Well, its a bit in the khyali pulao stages right now, since I don’t have the income to do any of them. But I need to replace my love-it-or-hate-it junk Dell Inspiron because its overheating like nuts, and has been since I bought it. It used to work more than it heated, but now it heats up enough to crash. And well, its always loved throttling the moment I need it the most. Just last week, I missed out on a commission deadline (1800) because it crashed for a few hours. So I’m calling quits with this four year old boy, it has served me well, but it shall be replaced with a more well thought out option. Now heres the pinch, sorry for rambling: My on hand budget is 30,000 Rupees. Once I get a stable job, that naturally increases. Which means I can build a PC and yada-yada. Or convince my future boss to buy me a swanky setup/laptop. Why is the Ally even here, you must be wondering… I like handhelds a lot. I have the Steam Deck, and the draw of a Windows Handheld is making my greedy little heart yearn for it. Using it as a stopgap is just my way of justifying my urge to hoard another handheld (and play valorant with friends). To my understanding, the Ally at 39k beats almost anything except a PC. I use mine for gaming, basic modelling work and other design tasks. My Steam deck is a better performer than my RTX laptop, so in my head a device that performs better than my aged like milk buddy and costs a 3rd of it is an absolute win. Then, I’ll build a PC at the end of 2026, with my not yet heard earned money. I’m sorry for rambling so much, I tend to overthink simple things too much.
TL:DR:
I need a somewhat portable PC device for gaming and working, on a dangerously low budget. So I look for replacements, and find Ally Z1E is like 30k for a 1650ti/laptop 2050 performer. Urge to hoard handhelds and have a solution now clouds barely developed cortex. Should I buy Ally and then build a PC/buy a lappy end of 2026? Or build a barebones PC now, get my laptop fixed and build it up later? Am I dumb for thinking so much?