There's a catch, though. Because of the lightweight and portable design of this thing, there isn't much space for super high-performance computing. If you were hoping to max out all of your games in a device that fits in your backpack, your best bet is still going to be one of the best gaming laptops. However, where the ROG Ally shines – much like the Steam Deck – is in playing the indie games that make PC gaming so magical in the first place.
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The Asus ROG Ally Z1 is equipped with a 7-inch FHD display, which is much better than the 800p display on the Steam Deck. However, while the ROG Ally Z1 has a slightly more powerful APU, the extra resolution is going to cause some performance problems if you're not careful – more on that later.
The problem here is that you're going to want to take full advantage of this display. It's a 7-inch IPS beauty rated at 500 nits of brightness and can theoretically reproduce 100% of the sRGB color spectrum. It's absolutely stunning, especially when the brightness is turned up.
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