Latest ROG Ally status and gotchas?

Bazzite
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I just bought the ROG Ally (RC71L) Z1E because it was massively discounted here (like half the price of Ally X). I’ll stick with Windows 11 until the free 3 months Game Pass is up, but it’s only been a week and Windows is really annoying me.

Before I jump to Bazzite, is there any gotchas and general info for ROG Ally that I’d want to know? I found out that Fingerprint Scanner apparently don’t work (naturally) and that sucks. What about the general performance and battery results in the last few weeks? I’ve only paid attention to it when it hits big on mainstream YouTube and that was more about Ally X.

Side Note: maybe we can have a pinned post for general “Bazzite use for Handheld and HTPC discussion” thread?

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One thing that hit me was that I didn’t have sound in speakers in Bazzite (I had sound if I plugged in headphones). I updated the BIOS on the ROG Ally, and that fixed the problem.

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I am already making sure BIOS, firmware and such are updated on the default Windows install first, yes.

Does dual boot work btw?

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Yes, but follow our guide for dual-booting.

I have an Ally X and there really isn’t that many gotchas today, but here’s the wiki page that I probably should update since it seems most of these issues are now squashed. I could confidently say that the Ally and Legion Go are probably our most supported handhelds outside of the Steam Deck.

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Nice - do update me when that’s updated so I can make a more informed decision.

I think I’ll go with the Windows-to-Go route. I’ll just grab an SSD enclosure and connect it via USB-C while I’m at home.

Thanks for the info!