Best Buy Is Selling Asus ROG Handheld Gaming PCs at Big Discounts Right Now

Best Buy has two solid handheld PC deals running simultaneously — a new Asus ROG Ally X with Z1 Extreme for $799.99 (down $200) and open-box Asus ROG Xbox Ally X units starting at $789.99, both available for a limited time.

The ROG Ally X at $799.99 packs an AMD Zen 4 Z1 Extreme CPU, 24GB of LPDDR5X-7500 RAM, a 2TB SSD, a 7-inch 1080p 120Hz display, and an 80Wh battery good for 5–6 hours of play — double the capacity of the original ROG Ally. It also adds a second USB port so you can charge and connect peripherals at the same time. Worth noting: availability appears to be zip-code dependent, so check your area before getting excited. The open-box Xbox Ally X deal is a different machine entirely — it runs the newer AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip alongside 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a 1TB SSD, and normally retails for $1,000. Best Buy's Techtober Sale brings that down to $849.99 for an excellent-condition unit or $789.99 for fair condition. These are Geek Squad-verified with a 15-day return policy, and the top-graded units are described as like-new with minimal use.

The two handhelds sit at different points in Asus's lineup. The ROG Ally X with Z1 Extreme is the more affordable option and still competitive against similarly priced rivals like the Steam Deck and Legion Go S — the Z1 Extreme outperforms the Ryzen Z2, Z2 Go, and Z2A found in those machines. The Xbox Ally X steps up to the Z2 Extreme, which is the most powerful APU in any handheld under $1,000. For context, the next step up — the new Xbox Ally X20 with its larger OLED display — is up for preorder at $1,299.99, and the Lenovo Legion Go 2 with the same Z2 Extreme chip costs $1,300.

IGN reviewer Jacqueline Thomas called the Xbox Ally X the best handheld gaming PC available, and the site recommends it over the Steam Deck. Both deals are time-limited and stock-dependent, so if either machine is on your radar, sooner is better than later.