From there it's akin to the standard ASUS BIOS configuration area. When powering up the ASUS ROG Ally, the BIOS configuration area is easily accessible, assuming you have a USB keyboard attached. Out-of-the-box the ASUS ROG Ally ships with Microsoft Windows 11, but of course Phoronix readers want to know about the Linux support. The ASUS ROG Ally that is now shipping is the $699 USD model with the 8-core / 16-thread AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 7-inch 1080p 120Hz display, 512GB SSD plus microSD storage expansion, and 16GB of LPDDR5 system memory. In today's article is a few words to get started on the Linux support. There will be many benchmark articles on Phoronix over the days ahead looking both at the ASUS ROG Ally itself for Linux gaming/performance as well as focusing more generally on the Ryzen Z1 Extreme. The ASUS ROG Ally features the new AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU that's interesting in its own right for being based on Zen 4 and RDNA3 integrated graphics. Following last month's announcement, this week marks the start of the ASUS ROG Ally shipping as the most compelling alternative to date for Valve's Steam Deck.

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