ASUS and Lenovo gets a high price as Valve depends on some steam surface sales

Separately, VALVE temporarily stopped selling $ 649 from the OLED Souk deck in the United States and Canada, citing the unlimited supply chain restrictions:

Steam Deck OLED 1TB models are temporary temporary in the United States and Canada, where we adapt to modern supply chain restrictions. We expect to return to stocks by the end of the summer, and we currently expect the prices to remain the same. We will update here as soon as we have more clarity about the shape of the schedule at the end.

Keep in mind that the Deck Steam $ 549 $ 512GB OLED is the model that I recommend anyway. But along with the fact that MSI Claw Ai 8 Plus, which runs Intel I also got $ 100 in prices shortly after launch, it seems that Windows makers no longer compete with Steam Deck or Switch 2, and I started wondering whether Microsoft would be able to do this when Xbox ALY later later this year.

It is not clear whether Trump’s trade war with China is responsible for any of these specified changes in prices, although it seems likely in the case of ASUS ROG AllY X. It starts 800 dollars by hand from $ 900 in Best Buy in the United States, but still costs $ 800 In Best Buy CanadaAnd the price did not rise in Mexico either.

ASUS will not tell us why the price rose, or until it confirms the price increased to freedomAfter frequent emails.

Meanwhile, Lenovo raised its Legion prices on the level of entry with Steamos twice before putting the port for sale on May 25. Tell us about The first $ 50 price increase in March, and the price was quietly raised at another $ 50 before launch.

As a result, Legion Go is now $ 599 dollars more than $ 50 than its closest competitor, the Bukhari deck of $ 549, making Lenovo choosing more difficult than it could have been. Although the Steamos version has been greatly improved on Windows One, it is not a clear winner on Steam’s surface in performance, battery life, screen quality or comfort in my tests.

I plan to get a full review of the Steamos version from LEGION GO soon, and now that I have experienced Z2 Go and Z1 Extreme Config. I am still I don’t recommend buying the Windows Z2 GoWhich was deducted to the same $ 599. If you are wondering, you did not send MSI freedom MSI Claw 8 AI Plus Review, After I warned readers Not buying its disappointing predecessor, and the company no longer answers my emails.

If these prices seem very high for you, there is one deal that I keep in the maximum: apparently, some retailers offer YMMV Closeout offers up to $ 349 on The original Lenovo Legion goes With separate control units. I found it huge and uncomfortable to keep it, and Continue on the wayBut it is more interesting at this price, and the Z1 Extreme Chip makes it more powerful than Z2 Go Go Handheld.