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Nick Evanson

With nine BIOS updates and a new warranty extension, Asus is trying its best to move forward from the ROG Ally's SD card woes

Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC.

Nine months ago, we reported a problem with SD cards being ruined by the ROG Ally handheld gaming PC. Back then, Asus said that heat was the issue and released a BIOS update to adjust the fan speeds. How successful that fix was is unclear but Asus has now announced a 12-month warranty extension for the device's SD card reader, which suggests all is still not well.

News of the change (via Notebookcheck) hasn't been overly well received, with a fair number of negative comments on social media. The main focus of the ire is the fact that the extension only applies to customers in the US and that Asus is claiming that "a small number of SD card readers…may not perform as expected."

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