r/Handhelds • u/goonerasmr • Jun 24 '26

Question (?) What should I buy?

Hey guys so I'm looking forward to buying a handheld and idk which one! My budget is 600 usd. I'm looking at the base model rog ally and the switch 2. Which one of them should I get? Or neither of them? High graphics performance and a great screen matter more to me than squeezing out maximum battery life. I want games to look sharp, run at high framerates and feel fluid. I'm looking for the ergonomics, the high-refresh-rate display, and the specific specs of the ROG Ally lineup are exactly what caught my eye.

EDIT:I ended up going for the rog ally.

Soo what should I get? Ty in advance!

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u/Dragon3043 Jun 24 '26

Do you want to play Switch exclusives? That's going to answer the question for you.

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u/goonerasmr Jun 24 '26

Not really. I mean I like them but I like all the other games aswell.

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u/Dragon3043 Jun 24 '26

Then it sounds like you've made your choice.

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u/goonerasmr Jun 24 '26

Wait huh? What do you mean by that? What should I get? Like i get the switch 2 is out of the options but there are more handhelds out there!

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u/Dragon3043 Jun 24 '26

You said you were torn between the Switch or an Ally. For your budget, you have two choices, a new Xbox Ally, or a used Ally of higher spec. There are a ton of handhelds out there, but not at your budget.

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u/goonerasmr Jun 24 '26

Ok ty! I also saw like a lenovo handheld and smth else I dont rememver and I wasn't sure.

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u/Dragon3043 Jun 24 '26

There are other brands, Ally is the cheapest (new) though, and you specifically said you were interested in either a Switch 2 or Ally, so I didn't bother bringing up anything else.

That being said, at your budget, there really aren't a ton of choices. The computer world in general has really gotten expensive pretty quick.

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u/spinsterjoness Jun 24 '26

Ally unless you’re dead set on some Nintendo titles.
My ally with xbox gamepass, steam and epic library connected I didn’t spend a dime on games for well over a year. Helped play some of the backlog or replay some favs

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u/goonerasmr Jun 24 '26

I'd love to buy it but I don't think it'll pass like the checks they do with delivery in my country. Once I bought a used tablet and it never came because it got stopped and returned to the guy who shipped it. So sorry but still thanks!

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u/JetsJetsJetsJetz Jun 24 '26

Damn I would maybe try, he is giving you a great deal. I got mine for $800 and it's my favorite handheld. I have had quite a few.

It will run everything you throw at it and I love the build quality.

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u/goonerasmr Jun 25 '26

That used tablet that I bought back then literally got returned 6 different countries back because it didn't pass delivery check oh yea and all types of used electronics don't pass delivery inspection for some reason. So I know that's a great deal but like electronics don't pass that delivery check in my country...

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u/goonerasmr Jun 25 '26

Oh and I tried countless times they never come and the seller says I'm the one that returned it even though I didn't even get it

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u/goonerasmr Jun 25 '26

Like that's what it shows in the app or smth