Posting the same on the rogally sub to hopefully get both opinions.
I was basically getting ready to buy a steam deck. LCD is fine, and it feels like $50 more for 512 Gb over 256 Gb is worth it.
Most of the reviews I see mainly say that the ROG Ally is more powerful but has Windows. This can be seen as a positive or negative. It didn’t feel worth the extra money to my case.
But now the ROG Ally Z1 is also $450 on sale, so I’m hesitating because it feels like a better deal for the money…
My main use for either device would be casual gaming, almost entirely when traveling. In a plane or hotel room, basically to kill time when it’s most convenient than my laptop because of the space.
Hence why I don’t want to spend more for an OLED or Z1E.
I do feel like the steam deck might have better battery life, and while the Z1 is more powerful, it does need to run Windows which takes resources on its own. But I am more familiar with Windows. I can see how it might offer more tools such as Google Drive to sync files etc…
Am I missing anything, anyone with wise advise on how to decide?
Thanks in advance.
Don’t get the standard z1. I know the extreme model is on sell right now for $599 right now. Could also do open box but not sure if you will hit the 450. At that point I would go steam deck
I think I’d rather get a new steam deck than an open box Z1E. The good/excellent conditions are still around $500 or more.
The steam deck also seems to have much better battery life.
Thanks for your input.