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Review is quite long (45 min). A highlight:

  • Games tested with frame timing: Steam Deck has very consistent frame timing, ROG Ally is only competitive plugged in, otherwise on battery (and the same 1280×720) the low 1% and low 0.1% are far worse than Steam Deck in several tested games, and more akin to AYANEO.

Other things:

  • Crazy $2000 for ASUS RTX “4090” eGPU with proprietary connector vs. GPD’s standardized OCuLink
  • ASUS with pushy BIOS updates and questionable benefits, sometimes even performance regressions
  • Windows 11 touch keyboard appears automatically in text fields, and more comfortable than the Steam desktop mode on-screen keyboard
  • Steam Deck with 60 fps V-Sync cap sounds more closely like ROG Ally on “Silent”, without annoying high frequency noise. But once uncapped, sounds like ROG Ally on “Turbo” and with high frequency noise.
  • The reviewed ROG Ally also developed a malfunctioning SD card reader, like many reports.
  • merthyr1831@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Easy steamdeck killer checklist:

    ✅ SteamOS/ChimeraOS ✅ Trackpads ✅ 800p at most ✅ AMD Z1 ✅ Within $300US of deck’s upper price point

    Literally just need all 5 and you’ll easily slip into the steamdeck market instead of “handhold windows handheld” market