| Zippy6 said: One of the people that leaked the premium ASUS ROG Ally as $699 is now saying the basic version will be $599. Something doesn't add up. Asus ROG Ally - Z1, 16gb Ram, 256gb SSD = $599 So basically to get double the GPU power, 33% more CPU power and double the SSD storage is just an extra $100? Either one or both of those prices are wrong or that's the craziest tiered pricing I've ever seen. You'd be crazy to go for the $599 model. ASUS ROG Ally Starts at $599 for Ryzen Z1/256GB SSD Version (wccftech.com) |
Yeah, I'd be shocked if there was only a $100 gap between them, who wouldn't pay the extra $100 to get 2 more CPU cores, double the SSD size, and a 6 tflop more powerful GPU? I personally doubt the premium is $700, the fact that they said "certainly less than $1000" makes me think that the premium comes in closer to $1000. I'm thinking $600 for the base model and $900 for the premium. With that pricing the base model has considerable value, $50 less than the SteamDeck top tier model and you get a 2 generation newer CPU, 2 more CPU cores, and a 2.8 tflop GPU instead the 1.6 tflop of the SteamDeck. Meanwhile the premium at $900 would be pretty pricey, but you will get a handheld with power between Xbox Series S and PS5 for that price, an incredible amount of power for a handheld, it's worth the $900 for those who want top end performance. Just like there are people who will spend $2000+ on a high end gaming laptop, there are definitely people who would pay $900 for the Asus ROG Ally Extreme.
Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 29 April 2023
