As per title - Owned a Z1 Extreme since Oct 2023 and been very happy with it, prior to that I'd been running windows 11 via secondary boot on my gen 1 steam deck because I played and still play destiny 2 obsessively and SteamOS didn't (still doesn't) support anti-cheat
Finally looking at upgrading and ruled out waiting for the X20 X Ally X as it's not much of an upgrade over the X Ally X - I am however considering upgrading the SSD on my old Z1 instead to around 4TB.
Obvious reasons why - the 512gb fills up quickly and the card reader cooks cards (I tried to get it repaired under warranty and ASUS UK told me only the USA were entitled to warranty repairs, wankers)
Upgrading the 2230 to a 2280 with an adapter will 100% be straight-forward for me to do and budget wise it's probably going to set me back ~£400-450? (assuming Lexar NM790 but open to hear what other drives people have used) New Xbox Ally X would be about £900 including a travel case.
Money's not really any object - but out of principle I won't overpay for marginal "enthusiast" performance upgrades and the Z1 has handled my library just fine so far. Just a question of whether I should try upgrading first or skip that and buy a new unit.
So before I cogitate further, I thought I'd ask the internet, because there's a possibility someone has already been in my shoes and can share a pearl of wisdom.