As a observe as much as its first handheld gaming PC, Asus has simply revealed its model new variant, the ROG Ally X. The up to date Steam Deck competitor comes with a number of recent options and enhancements over the usual ROG Ally. Although as you’d count on, that bumps the worth up a bit.

How is the ROG Ally X higher than the ROG Ally?

First and most noticeably, the brand new Ally X handheld gaming PC is black, whereas the earlier model solely got here in white. Excellent news to some, however particularly those that are snacking whereas they’re taking part in. Subsequent, the Ally X sees upgrades to storage, battery life, and a further vent to maintain temperatures low.

Asus added a brand new 80Wh battery, which can assist with one of many greatest complaints concerning the ROG Ally. Its storage improve includes a 1TB M.2 2280 SSD and it maintains a microSD slot if that’s not sufficient for you. The ROG Ally X will include 24GB of LPDDR5-7500 RAM.

It is going to include a Home windows 11 working system put in.

Different specs are as follows:

• CPU – AMD Ryzen Z1 Excessive Processor (Zen4 structure with 4nm course of, 8-core/16-threads, 24MB whole cache, as much as 5.10 Ghz increase.)
• GPU – AMD Radeon Graphics (AMD RDNA 3, 12 CUs, as much as 2.7 GHz, as much as 8.6 Teraflops)
• TDP – 9-30W
• Show – 7 inches, 1920 x 1080 (16:9), 10-point multi-touchscreen, 120Hz refresh price, 7ms response time, 500nits brightness, FreeSync Premium
• Ports – 3.5mm combo audio jack, Thunderbolt 4 help DisplayPort, USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C, UHS-II microSD card reader
• Audio – Dolby Atmos, Hello-res certification, Good Amp expertise, AI noise-canceling expertise, Constructed-in array microphone, 2-speaker system with Good Amplifier expertise
• Community – Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
• Energy Provide – TYPE-C, 65W AC adapter, 20V DC output, 100~240V AC 50/60Hz common enter
• Dimensions – 28.0 x 11.1 x 2.47 ~ 3.69 cm
• Safety – Constructed-in fingerprint processor, Microsoft Pluton safety processor
• Compatibility – Asus says the ROG Ally X is appropriate with a number of libraries, akin to “Steam, Xbox Sport Move, Epic Video games Retailer, GOG, and extra…”

These within the new Asus handheld gaming PC can buy it from Finest Purchase and straight from the supply for $799.99. It’s obtainable for preorder, although orders gained’t ship till its launch date on July 22, 2024.