Asus's fastest ROG Ally gaming handheld just got hit with the Black Friday discount stick making it $80 cheaper

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If 2023 is the year of the PC gaming handheld, could November 24 be the day to pull the trigger yourself? It might not be a bad idea, what with the full-spec AMD Z1 Extreme version of the Asus ROG Ally going on sale for $620 at Best Buy for Black Friday.

The Z1 Extreme is, of course, the fully enabled variant of AMD's awesome Phoenix APU, the chip that is making all these new-gen handhelds possible. It packs 12 AMD RDNA 3-spec graphics compute units. That compares with eight RDNA 2-spec CUs in the Steam Deck's older Van Gogh APU from AMD.

In short, it's the most powerful integrated GPU available for any PC and it makes for the best possible handheld PC gaming experience right now. The Ally also sports plenty of other juicy features.

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That shouldn't be too costly given the low price of NAND flash memory right now, just remember that the Ally, just like most handhelds, takes the compact M.2 2230 SSD form factor, not the larger 2280 used by most desktop and laptop PCs.

You can also check out our full review of the Asus ROG Ally to find out why it's such a great gaming handheld. But the Cliff Notes go something like this: Great performance, impressive screen, excellent docked experience, really quiet and lightweight. God speed and good luck!

Jeremy has been writing about technology and PCs since the 90nm Netburst era (Google it!) and enjoys nothing more than a serious dissertation on the finer points of monitor input lag and overshoot followed by a forensic examination of advanced lithography. Or maybe he just likes machines that go “ping!” He also has a thing for tennis and cars.