Black Friday? Never heard of it. But the Asus ROG Ally is £100 / $150 off on Cyber Monday
It’s the faster Ryzen Z1 Extreme version, too
I had a horrible dream last night that I had to spend a whole day, as well as a good chunk of the preceding week, rounding up discounted PC hardware. Chilling visions indeed. Good thing today is only Cyber Monday, meaning I can get away with spending a mere 80-85% of the day rounding up discounted PC hardware. Like this: this more powerful Ryzen Z1 Extreme edition of the Asus ROG Ally, a handheld Windows PC that beats the Steam Deck on 720p games performance. With £100 off in the UK and £150 off in the States, it’s now a much closer match on price as well.
Full disclosure, the newer ROG Ally X is a significant upgrade, sporting more RAM and a much bigger battery – but even the pre-Christmas deals season hasn’t cut it a penny below £799. At least in the King’s sterling, this deal makes it possible to get the original as half the price.
UK deal:
 | Asus ROG Ally (Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 512GB)£399 (was £499) |
US deal:
| Asus ROG Ally (Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 512GB)$500 (was $650) |
The ROG Ally Mk.1 is also a good choice if you want a portable PC with extra portable. This is both smaller and lighter than the standard Steam Deck, and while it doesn’t come with a case included, the savings here leave more than enough budget for a quality third-party bag buddy like the Dbrand Project Killswitch. Oh hey, that’s on sale as well.