With the advent of PC gaming handhelds, the nearly limitless library of games on Steam and other PC clients are now at your fingertips anytime and anywhere. The best gaming handhelds have a hefty price tag and the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X – arguably the best Windows gaming handheld – retails for $1,000.
Fortunately, Best Buy is offering one easy way to get a solid discount on the Xbox Ally X. Best Buy is currently stocked with "Excellent Condition" open box units. Starting this week, the price of these units have dropped from $950 to $899.99. That makes it $100 cheaper than buying brand new. Mind you these are pre-owned, but they are Geek Squad verified and the best graded units are in like-new condition cosmetically and even include all or most of its original warranty.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X for $899.99
Open Box – Excellent Condition
The Xbox Ally X Is the New Handheld Gaming PC to Beat
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is the most powerful handheld gaming PC you can get. It's equipped with the newest AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and a 1TB SSD. It runs off the Windows operating system, but with Xbox integration. The nomenclature might be confusing, but the Xbox Ally X is really more of an evolution of the the Asus ROG Ally X handheld than it is an actual Xbox console. Jacqueline Thomas sums it up quite well in her Xbox Ally X review:
Jackie also goes on to say that "the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is easily the best handheld gaming PC available right now." Compared to other gaming handhelds equipped with the same Z2 Extreme CPU, the Xbox Ally X is actually reasonably priced. The Lenovo Legion Go 2 costs $1,100 and the MSI Claw A8 costs $1,150.
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