Asus Confirms MicroSD Card Reader On The Rog Ally Is Prone To Failure - TwistedVoxel
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Asus has confirmed that the MicroSD card reader on the Rog Ally is prone to failure under certain thermal conditions. In its latest official statement regarding the ongoing issues affecting the Rog Ally, Asus has confirmed via internal testing that the handheld device's MicroSD card reader is prone to failure under certain stressful thermal conditions. In order to increase reliability and minimize
  • CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orgEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    I said on that other site and was downvoted into oblivion for reminding everyone that

    asus makes shit hardware, always has and always will

    the astroturfing is incredible.

    • Toribor@corndog.ukEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I loved my Asus graphics card… Until it died.

      I also loved my Asus Android tablet… Until a hardware problem that made it slower over time even after reformatting it make it unusable. (Technically Nvidia’s fault).

      In theory their stuff is really great, but yeah I have definitely been burned by Asus in the past.

      • CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orgEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        What theory though? You say “In theory,” as if Asus ever made good shit. They never have… IDGI. You had two pieces of expensive hardware die and you still support them?

        They are shit. Always have been. Always will be.

    • shadmere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      It’s inane to say “always has.” You can easily make the point that they’ve become pretty damn shitty, though.

      • CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orgEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I cut my teeth in the IT industry repairing Acer and Asus laptops in college. This was 20 years ago. When did Asus ever, EVER, make good hardware?

  • DarkThoughts@kbin.social
    14·
    1 year ago

    Asus ROG seems to just be garbage tier products marketed as premium. Just ask the rubber pads on my Gladius II.

  • Logster998@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Right now, it really looks like handheld gaming is cornered by Nintendo and Valve. The steam deck is way more reliable and appealing compared to the windows handhelds, and the switch is the switch.

    • einsteinx2@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Recently built an SFF PC and the only SFX-L power supply in stock with a native 16pin power connector was their Loki model. Luckily they just rebrand Seasonic power supplies who are afaik known to be pretty high quality so hopefully I won’t have any issues with it. But yeah their stuff always seems to have a big price premium they don’t deserve and overboard “gamer aesthetic” that I’m not really into, so I generally stay away from their stuff.

  • RonSwanson@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Jeff Gerstmann had a funny bit the other week about having trouble getting the SD card out of his Ally so he could return it, until he remembered he could just run a game on it until the heat popped the SD card out for him.