ROG Ally X (2024) RC72LA

World's Best Brands

Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced that it has been awarded as one of the World’s Best Brands 2024 by TIME in the United States in the Consumer Electronics and Gaming Hardware and Peripherals category.

Best in Class

The Asus ROG Ally X is one of the most powerful gaming handhelds yet

Editor's Choice

For a minor upgrade, the Asus ROG Ally X’s small tweaks feel like more of a major update

Editor's Pick

...the handheld gaming PC to get.

Editor's Choice

A fantastic mid-cycle refresh that improves what’s already there while maintaining a competitive price point.

The Best

There is no denying that the ROG Ally X is better than the original Ally in several different ways.

Best Portable Gaming PC

closer than any other to delivering the ultimate handheld console experience

iF Design Award

The product design of ROG Ally X won the iF Design Award 2025, a global symbol of excellent design.

Gold medal

We're giving the Gold Award to this ROG Ally X, which is positioned as the best portable Windows console in terms of battery management. Already excellent, the original ROG Ally has been revisited and improved in every aspect to achieve near-perfection with this Ally X. Its potential and the power offered by this format really impressed us.

4/5

Asus is undoubtedly offering us the most accomplished PC console of the moment. Its battery life quite simply makes a mockery of the competition, running for almost 4 hours on AAA games. The new casing ensures a masterclass grip, and the screen is well calibrated and fluid.

8,6/10

Rog Ally X is undoubtedly a successful improvement on the first version. More ergonomic, more powerful and more pleasant to use, it corrects most of the minor shortcomings of its predecessor. Performance is impressive for a handheld Windows console, and the gaming experience lives up to the expectations of demanding gamers.

9/10

...the best news, of course, is the battery life. It's improved significantly, and depending on the game you're playing, you'll be able to play for a whole afternoon sometimes, far from a power socket. Added to its solid pre-existing base, what more could you ask for from the ROG Ally X?

Gold medal

...we can say that the 2024 version of the console has matured. Better battery life, a larger SSD and improved performance. We really appreciate the fact that ASUS has been able to correct some of the shortcomings we identified.

5/5

The ROG Ally X is an excellent evolution of ASUS' previous console. More powerful thanks to more RAM and reworked ventilation, ergonomics corrected thanks to user feedback, and a battery twice as big: the ROG Ally X becomes the champion of the medium... The heating problems have been corrected and don't hinder long-term use at all. In short, a high-performance Windows-based handheld console with a decent battery!

9/10

With the ROG Ally X, Windows is still omnipresent, but Armoury Crate SE 1.5 provides better management not only of everything related to the console, but also of games, with a menu adapted to consoles. On the hardware side, Asus has been able to review its console and make the necessary changes to offer gamers a more coherent vision of the PC console made by a major PC manufacturer ... because performance and autonomy are definitely on the agenda together this year.

4/5

The ROG Ally X is the console it should have been in the first version. Pleasing design, rethought buttons, doubled battery life and expanded storage... Asus has corrected its shortcomings to offer a comfortable, powerful and nomadic machine.

9/10

ASUS has hit the nail on the head with the ROG Ally X, arguably one of the best portable consoles on the market today. ... Starting with a better grip and a stronger battery, a divine design, but also an infinite catalog of games and Dolby Atmos sound quality to die for. What's more, with its optimal ventilation, added RAM and extra storage, we have to admit that the ROG Ally X is a portable console to own...

5/5

Thanks to its unrivalled technological capabilities alone, the ROG Ally X is the most exciting portable PC console on the market. And thanks to its batteries, finally adapted to its energy needs, you can expect to play Cyberpunk 2077 in nomad mode for well over 45 minutes.

Platinum

The ASUS ROG Ally X portable console has significant improvements and is a more than justified revision of its first iteration from a year ago

Editor's favourite

It is still one of the best consoles in terms of features/price

Platinum

Asus ROG Ally X greatly improves autonomy thanks to its 80Wh battery, adding more RAM, USB4, fingerprint reader to be the most complete portable console

Gold

The ASUS ROG Ally X allows you to play almost any modern game in Full HD resolution

Platinum

ASUS ROG Ally X: the best portable console just got even better

8.5

It’s simply a device worth the money if you’re a demanding gamer who frequently travels.

8/10

The ROG Ally X proved that ASUS can create an even better handheld for hardcore users.

Product of the Year

Elegance, performance and productivity all come together in this laptop. The 4K screen is excellent for multimedia editing, it already integrates Artificial Intelligence features (Copilot+) and it even comes with a stylus designed for digital creatives.

9.5 InforGames

Last year I published a review of the ASUS ROG ALLY, where the biggest problem was its battery life. Now I bring you a review of the improved version of ASUS' first portable console, the ASUS ROG ALLY X.

IGN Incredible

The Asus ROG Ally X is a superior version in practically every aspect of the base model of the portable console - which should come as no surprise to anyone, especially since Asus has never hidden the fact that the new model is basically that: the same, but better ( and more expensive).

Exame Informática Recommended

If the Asus ROG Ally X proves anything, it's that portable gaming PCs are here to stay. Allows you to play with quality and fluidity anywhere.

Exame Informática Recommended

After the Asus Rog Ally Z1 Extreme, the brand launched a new console that can also be an authentic PC. The Asus ROG Ally X arrives with the necessary improvements, both in terms of software and hardware.

PC Guia Excellence

Last year, we tested the ROG Ally, Asus' first console/PC. Now, the Ally X has arrived. Asus says this is not a second generation, but a revised and improved version of the first model. Let's see if it's better than the first one.

PC Guia Excellence

Last year, we tested the ROG ALLy, Asus' first console/PC. Now, the ALLy X has arrived. Asus says this is not a second generation, but rather a revised and improved version of the first model. Let's see if it's better than the first.

9 Gamereactor

It's worth stating that as an upgrade, the Ally X is just further proof that Asus has the best Windows-based laptop offering, offering the most versatile laptop possible through simple optimization, simplification and strategically placed components.