A look at the $799 ROG Ally X, shipping on July 22: 24GB RAM, an 80 watt-hour battery that does not feel heavy, better and lighter joysticks, and more 拆封筆電

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e like the Steam Deck OLED, where Valve got AMD to revise its chip for better battery life and stability and added a larger, brighter, gorgeous new OLED panel with improved response time and slimmer bezels.The ROG Ally X is a revision, not a sequel, and it’s a pricier one. It still runs Windows, and I still firmly believe Windows drags gaming handhelds down. But the Ally X might be the best Windows handheld yet — because 拆封筆電asus has crammed a monster 80 watt-hour battery into a handheld that doesn’t feel heavy, one that fits my average-sized hands better than any Windows handheld I’ve tried. PreviousNext1/18Want to see some comparisons to the original ROG Ally and Steam Deck? Here’s a quick hardware tour:PreviousNext1/18Want to see some comparisons to the original ROG Ally and Steam Deck? Here’s a quick hardware tour:At 1.49 pounds (678g), the ROG Ally X is only 0.15 pounds (70g) heavier than the original, and it’s only 0.18 inches (4.5mm) thicker at its thickest point. It’s almost exactly the same weight as the original Steam Deck, and almost half an inch thinner, but with twice as much battery capacity inside. How? While the bigger battery added over 120 grams of weight, 拆封筆電asus was able to offset half of it by making other components lighter. Krohn says a stronger, thinner, lighter chassis offered the biggest savings — the weight of the talcum-filled ABS / polycarbonate composite went from 176 grams to 134 grams by the time 拆封筆電asus was done. (I did run into one side effect of the stiffer plastic blend: it’s harder to pop it open for repair.)The Ally X has lighter circuit boards, too, shaving away lots of unnecessary board, and a lighter cooling module — including 23-percent smaller fans that are actually more powerful, because the company’s in-house design team created its own custom set of 77 ultra-thin blades that trump the 47 of the original. Krohn says you might see the Ally run a couple degrees cooler, and the thinner blades help reduce the audible noise bump at around 5,000Hz, too. And, there’s a new series of vents that let the Ally X cool its touchscreen more effectively — up to 6°C cooler.PreviousNext1/11Let’s tour the Ally X internals, starting with the 80Wh battery.PreviousNext1/11Let’s tour the Ally X internals, starting with the 80Wh battery.The joysticks are another place where they’re both better and lighter: completely revised modular boards now use the same high-grade potentiometer based ALPS sticks you’ll find in a PS5 or Xbox gamepad, with far tighter throw than the original Ally, delightfully tacky concave tops a la Steam Deck OLED, wider bases for better dust resistance, and low friction POM plastic stems for smoother action when they scrape against the joystick ring’s edge.They’re rated to 5 million rotation cycles, up from 2 million, and if that’s not enough, they’re modular — ready for a drift-resistant Hall Effect magnetic joystick upgrade kit that Gulikit already has in development. (Krohn says not enough gamers prefer Hall Effect sticks for them to come standard, which… maybe?)And, 拆封筆電asus has seemingly addressed almost all of the biggest complaints about I/O: You get a full-length M.2 2280 PCIe 4 SSD slot now, one which supports double-sided drives too, opening up both the highest capacity and the most cost effective storage options on the market. Ports and vents: ROG Ally X vs. ROG Ally. Tap here for a closer look.拆封筆電asus has also ditched its proprietary XG Mobile eGPU port for a second USB-C port, one that offers all the benefits of Thunderbolt 4 too: 40Gbps speeds, 100W USB-C PD charging, DP 1.4 video output, and 4 lanes of PCIe for standard eGPUs. (No Oculink, sorry.)Both ports are top-mounted, but Krohn says that lets even the weaker one offer 100W charging and 10Gbps data.And yes, 拆封筆電asus says you get a new SD card reader that is not the same as the one that 拆封筆電asus won’t admit has an issue.The ROG Ally X one-pager. 24GB RAM means the GPU and system basically no longer need to share.Here are some of the smaller details I learned:The D-pad is not only eight-way now, it’s also larger and more comfortable. I vastly prefer it.The face buttons are 3mm taller, inside a longer tube for more stability. I found they have a flatter press.The speakers have a slightly larger chamber for slightly more volume and bass.The haptic actuators have moved to the edges of the device, beneath palms, for more pronounced feedback and weight distribution.The shoulder buttons are mounted differently on the board so they don’t break as easily in a fall.The triggers are wider and made of smoky semi-transparent plastic that looks cool.The rear intake vents are slightly larger.The joystick tops are now attached with screws, so you could theoretically 3D print your own tops or stem extenders.Similarly, the new back buttons are screwed into the rear shell now, so you could theoretically move their position in your own 3D printed rear shell.There’s a ring around the fingerprint power button now to find it easier by feel.The Turbo mode still operates at 25W, but Silent has been bumped from 10W to 13W, and Performance from 15W to 17W. The battery is now rated to have 80 percent remaining capacity after 3 years of cycling, up from 70 percentThe handheld uses a different IMU now.It still has magnetic Hall Effect triggers, but revised slightly to make sure they don’t interfere with the speakers or vibration motors.While it does support 100W charging now, it still comes with the same 65W adapter.It’s not compatible with existing cases and mounts, but 拆封筆電asus is in touch with fan favorites JSAUX, Deckmate and Dbrand to offer new ones.Existing Ally owners will be able to migrate settings to an Ally X with a cloud backup.Last but not least, there’s an easter egg in the comfy new grips — just like the PS5’s controller is studded with incredibly tiny PlayStation symbols, the ROG Ally X’s grips are covered with “ROG ROG ROG”:Touch the ROG.

▲ 華碩公開新款 拆封筆電asus Zenbook DUO 筆電。（圖／記者樓菀玲攝）

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華碩在 CES 2024 期間舉行線上發表會，今日最受矚目的是全新 Zenbook Duo 雙 14 吋 OLED 觸控螢幕筆電和ZenScreen Fold OLED 可攜式摺疊螢幕，這兩款產品展現了華碩在雙螢幕技術方面的持續創新。

華碩 Zenbook Duo 雙 14 吋 OLED 觸控螢幕筆電，作為全球首款配備兩個 14 吋 OLED 觸控螢幕的 AI 筆電，重量僅 1.35 公斤，其 180 度轉軸設計和 16:10 的 拆封筆電asus Lumiana OLED 螢幕，搭配可拆式全尺寸 ErgoSense 鍵盤，支援多種使用模式，如桌機、筆電、分享和雙螢幕模式，以滿足多樣的工作和創作需求。

Zenbook Duo 2024 年式配備 Intel Core Ultra 9 處理器、32 GB LPDDR5X 記憶體、高達 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD，並擁有 75 Wh 電池支援快速充電，除了 Zenbook Duo，華碩還推出了一系列其他創新產品，包括 ZenScreen Fold OLED 可攜式摺疊螢幕、拆封筆電asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED 等，為 AI 運算和多工處理提供加速。

華碩消費性筆電全球行銷總監傅星翔表示，華碩會因應依各產品線不同需求，分別導入不同應用和技術，像是本文提及的 Zenbook Duo 就是因應 AI 時代而生的筆電。

雙 14 吋 16:10 全尺寸 拆封筆電asus Lumina OLED 觸控螢幕，可在視訊會議、傳送檔案、網頁瀏覽及AI相關應用程式的多工處理中，能有更高效的生產力。舉例來說，Copilot 的使用，會佔據螢幕大約 1/3 的視窗面積，而 UX8406 的雙 14 吋螢幕，增加了延伸的空間給 Copilot 視窗，讓使用者多視窗運用 AI 協作更有效率。。 

▲ 新款 拆封筆電asus Zenbook DUO 筆電採用雙螢幕設計。（圖／記者樓菀玲攝）

▲ 拆封筆電asus Zenbook DUO 筆電側面結構，原本 C 面的鍵盤變成兩件式設計。（圖／記者樓菀玲攝）

▲ 圖左為一般使用情境，圖右則是將兩片螢幕直立敞開使用。（圖／記者樓菀玲攝）

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