New and improved ASUS ROG Ally X battery life is just what it needs to compete with the Steam Deck

Yet another leak for the ASUS ROG Ally X points towards as much as 8 hours of battery, but how does that compare to the competition?

[Vits]

Honestly, I really like this updated version. But it doesn't solve the biggest flaw that the original had for me: the Z1 Extreme APU. Yes, it's an extremely powerful part, but it is not part of AMD's Adrenalin driver update program, so it's dependent on Asus for driver updates. And unfortunately, Asus doesn't have a stellar record of support for their devices.

[Goodguy01]

Up to 8 hours basically just means the least demanding games. AAA gaming at highest wattage would probably be about 2-3 hours which is good compared to just about 1 hour with the current ally. The OLED Deck can do about 2-3hrs.

[mrcatastropheAF]

With much less performance so that makes sense.

The Steamdeck shines at the lower TDP end but gets absolutely mopped at the high end.

Similar longevity with much better performance is a big win for the Ally X

[Killa78]

Too bad Asus are all awful company.

[PRIMORDUS]

They used to be the best when it comes to motherboards, now I will never buy anything from them again.

[Firebird360]

8 hrs yea right. Running tetris?

[Skuletor]

Only after setting the screen brightness to the lowest level, of course.

[Notellin]

They tested the battery life watching a game of Tetris in 360p. Running Tetris natively brought the number down slightly to 1 hour and 38 minutes. 😂

[Asuka]

Nope. The only improvements I want to hear is better customer support. Otherwise, I can't be bothered.

[PRIMORDUS]

I would suggest you never trust ASUS anymore: https://www.youtube.com/wat... and this one: https://www.youtube.com/wat... I would avoid Newegg as well, he also has a few videos on them, though it's a bit over 2yrs old, still they cannot be trusted.

[Chocoburger]

Sucks to see both companies fail these days. In 2016 I bought my new PC parts including ASUS motherboard from NewEgg.

I'm looking to build a new PC, which high-end brand of motherboards do you recommend these days, and from which online store?

[PRIMORDUS]

Yeah, I used to swear by ASUS, going back about 10yrs that's all I bought from for motherboards. Well, so far I had luck with ASRock, which I have now x470 with a 5800X3D, had that board since 2018. ASRock, and I think Gigabyte are good. MSI again I would avoid, going by GamersNexus the title of the video "Killshot: MSI’s Shady Review Practices & Ethics". I would say the best online store, Amazon they take back returns with no issues, if everything was returned when you received it, like the motherboard and all the accessories. Also if you live close to a MicroCenter that would be great, they have a build your own PC section and their returns are the same like Amazons. You can buy from them online but they also charge shipping and sometimes they run special for in store only. If you want a good channel for building a PC try Paul's Hardware he's great. Oh I recommend this site: https://pcpartpicker.com/ so you can get all your PC parts together in one list with the stores, prices, rebates done for you. Hope this helps 🙂🖥️

[Chocoburger]

I don't have a Microcenter near me, but thanks so much, my 2006 PC had a Gigabyte motherboard, so I'll buy that brand again. I'll also check out Paul's Hardware YT channel and PC part picker as well.

[PRIMORDUS]

Your welcome. Ah ok, yeah Gigabyte is pretty good, stick with it, as I will most likely stay with ASRock for my next build we both had good luck it seems with boards😎 Also Hardware Unboxed if you want reviews of PC parts, as well as GamersNexus.

[Lionsguard]

NEVER trust what Asus says about their battery life, even these "reviewers" are often paid off. I have an Asus Zenbook and they advertised 8-15 hours of battery life, I can barely squeeze 8 hours out of it and that's if I turn down the resolution to 720p, turn off wifi, don't watch movies, pretty much do nothing on it. Even with all that off, I can get maybe 6 hours watching movies. I also had an Asus Transformer tablet years ago that someone gave me and that thing was great for the first year or so until it started chugging like crazy, not even a factory reset saved it. Even though these are different products, Asus has an absolutely terrible reputation when it comes to hardware and support.

[Jingsing]

isn't this thing like $799?