The Asus ROG Ally just become a must-buy thanks to a massive discount that makes it as cheap as a Steam Deck while packing in all the extra power of the more up to date AMD processor used in Asus’s handheld. This Asus ROG Ally deal is part of a three-day discount across a wide range of Microsoft products that runs until Sunday, August 18, or until stocks run out.
The Asus ROG Ally is among the best handheld gaming PCs you can buy, with its only major drawbacks being the slightly cumbersome nature of its Windows interface and its high price. The former is something that’s potentially being fixed with a new Xbox App for handhelds update and the imminent arrival of the Steam Deck’s SteamOS for the ROG Ally and other handhelds. Meanwhile, today’s deal takes care of that high price.
We really can’t overstate how massive an opportunity this is. Just a few weeks ago the standard 512GB Asus ROG Ally with the AMD Z1 Extreme processor cost $699. After an official price drop from Asus to $649.99, following the ROG Ally X launch, this new $150 discount gets you this version of the Ally for just $499.99.
What’s more, you can also save $120 on the Asus ROG Ally Z1 which uses the slower non-Extreme version of the AMD Z1 CPU at the heart of these handhelds. It is a much slower version of the handheld – so much so that we’ve generally not recommended it so far – but its new price completely changes the picture. Normally retailing for $499.99, right now it’s just $379.99.
What’s more, there are no hoops to jump through to gain access to the discount. It’s just automatically applied. You also get a carry case and one month’s Xbox Game Pass for free with your purchase.
Some other highlights of this Microsoft 3-day discount include $20 off the Microsoft Arc travel mouse – one of the most compact yet comfortable travel mice around – a huge $200 saving on an iBuyPower RTX 4070 PC, and up to $350 off a wide range of laptops.
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