As VideoCardz spotted, two flagship AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme PC gaming handhelds, the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go, are at their lowest price points. Considering both handhelds are still listed at MSRPs of $649 and $679, respectively (and started at $699), the new record prices of $499 for the ROG Ally Z1 Extreme and $544 for the Legion Go are pretty remarkable. While the $544 number for Legion Go looks a little shakier at the time of writing, the $499 Best Buy pricing promotion for ROG Ally will be held until tomorrow.
So, why are these handhelds getting such drastic discounts? A few different events are shaking up the market. For a long while, handhelds using the Ryzen Z1 Extreme's Radeon 780M iGPU, including high-end Ryzen 7000 and 8000 series CPUs, simply outclassed all other integrated graphics options—but with the caveat of requiring plugged-in operation for maximum power draw and performance.
