News Asus' upcoming ROG Ally X revision comes with minor spec bumps, same APU

[Admin]

An updated ROG Ally Z1 Extreme model gets a sneak preview ahead of an official June 2 announcement.

Asus' upcoming ROG Ally X revision comes with minor spec bumps, same APU : Read more

 

[das_stig]

So for Asus customers it's a case of we are going to screw you over, it's buy the current model that we know has issues but we won't fix, buy the new model with near enough same specs but with all the fixes, at a higher profit margin and then in a few months time, it's obsolete as we release the superior new model, at a higher profit margin and in a years time when we have all the faults on this model reported and fixes identified, start the cycle again. Business is good !

 

[Notton]

The Tom's article skips over some details that The Verge's article mentions.
Like a 2280 slot (without a janky 90d adapter).
It increases battery life by using a larger battery, and is also heavier.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

+1 for the above comment.

The storage now comes with support for NVMe M.2 SSDs with up to 2280 form factor support which means you can plug in anywhere from 4 to 8 TB drives.

Also, even better is the memory upgrade which now comes with LPDDR5X-7500 memory support. But sadly, all this comes with a the price expected to be higher than the $699 MSRP of the original Z1 Extreme variant.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

Videocardz has a leaked slide confirming some of the changed specs.

24GB LPDDR5 7500 Mhz memory (so 8GB extra, with more bandwidth), and with 80 Wh battery, which is almost double than previous version/40Wh. The APU and the screen specs remain the same though.

The new ALLY X is also 70 gms heavier, and thicker.