Steam Deck and Rog Ally

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

1. do you think its worth it if you already have a deck?
2. what sd from sandisk should i get? Ultra or Extrem?
3. is there a community guide how to install all the drivers you need?
4. what is your overall experience with the pocket pc device so far?

Greetings

[Mahjik]

On #2, I've used both SanDisk Extreme and Ultra. Extreme is noticeably faster than Ultra. While Ultra has larger storage options, I would recommend Extreme instead.

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Bizare because ultra is actual more expensive (in my store) with the same storage options

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by Mr Jt (Gog is king):

Bizare because ultra is actual more expensive (in my store) with the same storage options

Not sure on the prices in your area. I would only by directly from the manufacturer to make sure you don't accidentally get a fake. That being said, it you look at the stats, the Extreme has faster speed all around.

[Chris]

I would get an oled. The upgrade is worth it

[Drak3]

Originally posted by Mr Jt (Gog is king):

1. do you think its worth it if you already have a deck?

Only if you have games that only work on Windows but also run well on integrate graphics, and if you can stand using Windows on a 7" touchscreen.

Or if you plan on using a SteamOS-like distro like Bazzite.

The Ally's worst caveats are its short battery life (about 2 hours in the best case scenarios), the fact that it WILL kill its own SD card reader and whatever card you have installed (design flaw, not fixable with a software update), and the fact that Windows 11 is both functionally malware and a step backwards from 10 as a handheld OS (10 wasn't really a good OS for handhelds either)

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

So upgrading to the oled would be the best option?

[Drak3]

Originally posted by Mr Jt (Gog is king):

So upgrading to the oled would be the best option?

If you already have a LCD deck, the noticeable changes will be a better (and slightly bigger) screen and better battery life. It's also easier to repair.

If you think that's worth upgrading for, go for it. If not, I'd save that money for a potential Deck 2 in a few years.

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Yeah i need go think about that. Performance wise the default ally is just better than the deck

[invision2212]

Originally posted by Mr Jt (Gog is king):

1. do you think its worth it if you already have a deck?
2. what sd from sandisk should i get? Ultra or Extrem?
3. is there a community guide how to install all the drivers you need?
4. what is your overall experience with the pocket pc device so far?

Greetings

For me yes. I like having double the performance and windows is just easier for things. I can run games much easier that the deck struggles with. I will link a gameplay video at the bottom

Get the extreme. The main reason is because it has triple the write speed and this translates into faster downloading and installing games. It will not boot the game up faster as it’s capped to 100mb just like the ultra.

Steam OS updates do all that for you. It’s a very pick up and play system. While windows handhelds also have direct drivers from the dashboards you access.

I prefer handheld pcs for sheer convenience. They may not have the same power as box pcs but they offer a great alternative.

Deck vs ROG vs Legion go

It’s really up to you. They all offer something different


https://youtu.be/rWa-awQvlwo?si=KR62Bfqch2Ups7r1

[invision2212]

Originally posted by Drak3:

Originally posted by Mr Jt (Gog is king):

1. do you think its worth it if you already have a deck?

Only if you have games that only work on Windows but also run well on integrate graphics, and if you can stand using Windows on a 7" touchscreen.

Or if you plan on using a SteamOS-like distro like Bazzite.

The Ally's worst caveats are its short battery life (about 2 hours in the best case scenarios), the fact that it WILL kill its own SD card reader and whatever card you have installed (design flaw, not fixable with a software update), and the fact that Windows 11 is both functionally malware and a step backwards from 10 as a handheld OS (10 wasn't really a good OS for handhelds either)

Bro, please. Win11 runs flawlessly on my lenovo legion go. It literally smokes steam OS in every aspect. Some tweaking to the OS makes it so much better than steam OS.

The SD card issue is fixed on newer units. No need to pass on false information.

And also steam decks also brick and overheat sd cards. Let be real here and point out the flaws, as the deck is not perfect. It black screens if you let it run out of battery and sometimes never recovers. You don’t see that issue on other handhelds.

[S.O.B]

Originally posted by invision2212:

Originally posted by Drak3:

Only if you have games that only work on Windows but also run well on integrate graphics, and if you can stand using Windows on a 7" touchscreen.

Or if you plan on using a SteamOS-like distro like Bazzite.

The Ally's worst caveats are its short battery life (about 2 hours in the best case scenarios), the fact that it WILL kill its own SD card reader and whatever card you have installed (design flaw, not fixable with a software update), and the fact that Windows 11 is both functionally malware and a step backwards from 10 as a handheld OS (10 wasn't really a good OS for handhelds either)

Bro, please. Win11 runs flawlessly on my lenovo legion go. It literally smokes steam OS in every aspect. Some tweaking to the OS makes it so much better than steam OS.

The SD card issue is fixed on newer units. No need to pass on false information.

And also steam decks also brick and overheat sd cards. Let be real here and point out the flaws, as the deck is not perfect. It black screens if you let it run out of battery and sometimes never recovers. You don’t see that issue on other handhelds.

Neither SD nor Ally are flawless, nobody claimed that and I’m not going to argue about technical details or individual user experiences here, but replies like this will definitely lead the discussion away from the original topic.
If I get it right, the OP‘s question was whether it makes sense to get an Ally if you already own a SD. In my opinion it’s a clear „No“. I’d rather consider selling the SD to get an SD Oled OR an Ally X afterwards.

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

So i decided to buy the 1tb steamdeck oled. The 64 gb on the lcd were a bit painful

[ugafan]

What ultimately swayed you to get the Steam Deck OLED?

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Im happy with the deck but i need more storage. Also i watched many reviews including digital foundry and they recommend it as well. Also there is s killswitch in the sd card reader in the rog ally

[Jcee]

I would never buy asus anything, their warranty system is beyond a joke. Sent a laptop in for warranty because the 'S' key broke off, ended up costing me $200 and the laptop came back with a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up track-pad and now the screen disconnects randomly for 2-3 seconds.