The Z1 is a (comparative) disappointment.
If Asus had sent me one, I would have looked for the silver lining of battery life — perhaps AMD’s weaker chip would get more? Butthat battery life is only slightly better with weaker games and can be comparable or worse with triple-A titles. When fully loaded, the Z1 Extreme might actually be more efficient.
None of that is enough to make the Z1 a bad product; as you’ll see in the video above, there’s plenty this system can play reasonably well! And with my $700 Z1 Extreme review unit, I’m anecdotally finding it’s a much betterBut if you’ve only got $600 to spend, it seems pretty likely the Z1 ain’t it. And if you’ve got $700, I definitely wouldn’t bother with it.
(Note: The 512GB model of the Steam Deck does technically retail for more than the 512GB ROG Ally at $650 vs. $600, but the Steam Deck also starts at $400, and it’s easy to swap in a new drive yourself — just one extra screw compared to
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