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Phoronix: Windows 11 vs. Linux Gaming Performance On The ASUS ROG Ally Review (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/hardware@lemmy.ml
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Very interesting to see that Windows 11 is slightly ahead of Ubuntu. Clearly the Ubuntu experience isn't that polished yet, as there are various driver issues. Still very interesting comparison. I sort of can't believe you can play Cyberpunk on this thing.

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[–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Is controlling such a small device / screen complicated? Do you use an external mouse / keyboard? I'm quite interested in getting one.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    It's definitely not as nice as the Steam Deck because the Deck has touchpads. The Ally has a mode where the controller can act as a mouse but it's not great, and it requires the ROG software to switch between mouse and gamepad modes. Otherwise you're stuck with the touchscreen. I would recommend mouse and keyboard if you're going to be doing anything other than running the SteamOS/Big Picture UI (or the ROG Ally UI, but it's not great).

    On Linux, I made a program that can use a touchscreen as a mouse that should be able to work on any device with a touchscreen. I originally made it for the PinePhone so that I could click on things easier, but with a few tweaks it would probably work on the Ally for a pseudo-touchpad.

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