JYou can find Best Buy open box one for 250-300
AOUCH
JStill better for general use and older games
VIs it though?
JIt’s priced like a used 64gb or 256gb steam deck
Ahey guys 400$ for such a device with a 30day return window and pick up from your local store and windows license
KWith the new discount it is exactly equal to the 256 LCD Deck, new
5I heard this on a podcast and checked my local Best Buy and there were a few open boxes. One was a non-extreme one for $330 that’s the only deal I’d look at but even then idk, I might rather have a higher end retro handheld
Aalso blows sd perf for docked use
V...I'd rather the Deck lol
Sit's $299 at best buy if you find an open box :3
Ayou get a solid laptop for /5 the price
Ayou cant even get a nuk for this price
Athis is raspberry pi territory
5You can get an N100 for $130ish
5By the time you buy a good power supply for the pi or get an m.2 it’s about there
Aexactly its a steal
Aorange pi doa unfortunately it seems
Acalled it
Vwhat?
Aif you can get an ally for 100$ off
Acome on now
Aincluding sales tax
VI'd still rather the pi tbh
5I’d buy the neo just looks cooler
Aas a tinkerer it makes sense
Abut for a general consumer the ally is a steal rn
5At $400 or $500 I feel like I’m splitting hairs. Get the thing you’ll be happier with longer
5For whatever reason
JYeah that’s better
JYou get an objectively better product
5In my head, it competes with something like the Odin 2. Which isn’t the same category but the Odin 2 will blow a device like this out of the water for battery and be $100 cheaper. The z1 has terrible battery life too
VThe Pi Neo has a bigger battery than the Ally
V(Seemingly) better controls
VAnd probably better Linux support
Vand USB 4
VThat wins it for me
5Last i read the non extreme on windows lasts like 1.5 hours or something silly
VPi Neo also offers 8840U if you want that
5I need a locally hosted chat gpt AI wife
VNeed me a llama wife 
EAlly is already cheaper than the 499usd OPi model if that’s even gonna be msrp
EMight just be early bird
EBut again
EMany different handhelds, many different options, there are no bad options as long as their name isn’t Ayaneo
E:trol:
EAlthough the Air Plus 6800U and the Air 1S aren’t bad options
Sfor most people the steamdeck is probably the best option just from ease of use and it being moooostly stable. The ally has had a bunch of issues due to weird windows updates recently
EI do have to say
