I’m just jumping into the hand-help space but with the release of the Steam deck OLED and the £100 reduction in the ROG Ally Z1 Extreme price I’m have difficulty deciding between the SD and the ROG.

I have Xbox game pass so will be duel booting the SD with windows and will also be using whichever one I go for for emulation. I have not used Linux before except Unraid so would have to learn.

Any advice either way would help, thanks.

  • SubjectCraft8475@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you care about battery life, trackpads, expandable SD card, integrated motion controls, OLED get a Deck

    If you care about graphics, framerate, playing any game you want, easy to mod games etc, less input lag, full size SSD mod, light and smaller, 1080p VRR, better D Pad get ROG Ally

    I owned both and preferred Deck

  • MBJi@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Wanting to use it with game pass is probably the best reason to go with a windows handheld. That and connecting with play anywhere games in the Xbox app.

    I have a dual boot setup with the Deck, but its not a real smooth experience and requires a lot more hands on work to get it in decent shape.