SD card reader problems is totally related to heat!! The recent bios updates changed the fan curves. I set a higher manual fan curve, and has completely solved the SD card problems. Best of luck
I was just about to purchase the Anker 737 then I managed to find another powerbank with 27000 mAh capacity (99.9Wh) that can charge at total output of 222watts and I still saved 75$ compared to the price of the Anker. It was even included a protective carrying case. It is a good idea to check out prices before purchasing because you can save a lot of money and still get a better product.
@@volcalstone I did not factor in a coupon that I did not know about of course :) (My fault for not mentioning that I don't live in the US I live in Norway) It is not on a discounted price on any website in the country I live in and I don't know the price in every other country. Anker747 is sold for the equivalent of 157$ on the cheapest website or physical shop in my country according to a price tracker that checks pricing in almost all shops here. The powerbank that I purchased costed me 84$ and has got bigger capacity with 222 watts of combined output. It supports 2x PD100 devices charing at the same time + PPS standard for devices that use it.
Some cool accessories! That battery pack must be a must have considering how fast the regular battery uncharges while playing! I wouldn't trust a flimsy stand that comes inside the protective case to put an expensive device like that on it! I would prefer if the case was in sturdier plastic to make sure that it's well protected! I'm sure you'll eventually do a sort of part 2 to this once there are more accessories available that are worth a try! Great video and keep up the good work!
Oh it TOTALLY is a must-have! The stand that comes with the device itself AND the travel case aren't ideal, but that little 8 dollar one from Amazon's still kicking and fits the Ally even better :) Yup, I'm sure more accessory stuff in the future but for now these are a solid start. Thanks as always, Dan :)
I had to exchange my ally for another one because of the sd card reader. Some people have done their own research and this specific card reader is only rated to withstand 70 degrees C. The reader is right next to one of the vents. In turbo mode the ally can get up to 95C. Unless asus throttles the sd card reader I don’t think much can be done about it until a revision releases maybe
@@YourPlayer2 yea, someone might be likely to travel on a plane with it, but youre taking a risk of not being denied. Great content and keep up the awesome videos!
I have an 8bit do sn 30 pro some time ago for the switch and my phone great for rpgs or cartoony racers. I love being able to take that and play tablet style (i like to do that) to last more than enough for downtime at work or anywhere in the house i can keep quiet after i get off during work so I don't wake the house up. Like right now.
Seems like SD cards can overheat in the Ally due to the positioning inside. If you use a custom fan curve to max out fans at 80 degress or close to it then it can help avoid SD card issues.
The charger Dock is actually pretty tempting. Its perfect for expanding the functionality on the go. It's also a superior charger to the included, since I can use my 3m braided cable with it. I'll probably use it as my main charger and keep the included charger with the larger Dock at home. The Switch has something similar with the Covert Dock.
So far I'd say it's my favorite of the accessories as it's the most solid/useful, and I didn't even notice it was a better charger so good to know! For me I'm keeping the charger dock here at the desk for capturing footage and putting the OEM charger in my living room. I'll have to look up the Covert Dock, but honestly the Switch doesn't get a TON of play for me nowadays outside of Tears of the Kingdom anyways :p
@@wohoo245yeah it's not worth the full price. If it goes on sale for around $40 then yeah sure. I understand that it comes with a power adapter vs just a standing dock with gigabit LAN which could be had for around as low as $15.
@@YourPlayer2 Same here, but for different reasons. I haven’t touched the Switch since my girlfriend started Disney’s Dreamlight Valley. Before that, it was Pokémon. I am really looking forward to Mario Bros. Wonder, though!
@@YourPlayer2 I did create a manual mode and messed with the fan curves. I actually get better performance at around 19-22 W. It’s crazy that just by doing that my temps stay around 60-62 C. When I put it in turbo mode it goes all the way to 92-95 C. I feel like even the stock Turbo mode doesn’t have a good fan curve and Asus needs to update them. How can 30W bring the temps up by more than 20-25 degrees C ? That’s a huge increase. Anyone else notice that ?
Yeap my reader worked great for about a week. Then it didn’t and caused issues with games not booting up. Like you noticed the SD card Extreme Pro I used for $123 still worked outside the Ally. I even formatted and downloaded games back to it from my pc. Then the Ally read the games fine for a little bit and then stopped again. Seems like the Ally has a very cheap SD card reader that is only good for reading data files for work stuff and not games. So it forces you upgrade the internal M.2 for expansion or use and external expansion nvme or SD device. It’s a shame. I’ll still keep my device though as I really enjoy it.
Glad to hear they let you get a refund on it! Really hope they get this sorted out (assuming that's possible) because that's a heck of a black eye for an otherwise capable Steam Deck competitor.
The travel case is not a good stand because the ally heats up too much since it’s covering the back. I was only able to play for an hour with it and it got so hot that I couldn’t play anymore so I decided to go ahead and grab the cardboard stand which has been working great lol
Oooh I hadn't considered that but another good point! The little stand base I featured is still working well for me though, particularly in docked mode :)
Sd card functions abit weird. I went thru 3x 1tb sd cards. They all corrupted when downloading directly to sd from steam or other platforms. Luckily i returned them as defective. What i do now is download all my games from steam to the ssd and then transfer them to sd. U can do the same for other platforms. So far no corruptions and working well. Also, dont try to remove sd after using ally for some time as the slot area gets really hot. 9 out of 10 times sd card will become gummy (the printed logo side) and get stuck when trying to remove. Just cool first and turn off ally before inserting or taking out sd card. I think the location of sd card slot with the hot fan exhaust is a poorly engineered design. Other than that, im happy with the device.
Ahhh now THAT I haven't tried so I'll give it a whirl. I haven't had any cards becoming melty yet but I'll definitely be more mindful of that now and appreciate the heads-up :) And same- Definitely some issues here but by and large enjoying the Ally!
Yeah by comparison it just seems like they should've put a little more effort in at that price point. Like it's functional to be sure, just nothing to write home about I guess.
I got the same exact mouse and it's awesome. I'm using it with 2.4GHz tho but I noticed the range isn't that far. Like it needs line or slight. I was trying to pair it via bluetooth but I couldn't get it to pair. I even disabled my prior device bluetooth as well. I do like that it matches dead on like you said. I haven't installed the Razer software yet tho.
It's been serving me quite well over the past few months! I haven't encountered that issue yet but to be fair I'm WAY close to the devices I'm using it with.
I think the SD card reader should of been in the bottom because I haven't installed a SD card yet but I've been hearing the heatsink and the heat is causing the issues
At first from early impressions I thought it would be uncomfortable since it was so angular but having gotten my hands on it now I think I actually prefer it from a comfort perspective :)
did u manage to fix ur SD card? With mine the SD card reader needed to be changed. I sent my ROG Ally back for a RMA, tgook about a month. Its been fine since but ive arranged the internal fans to come on all the time
So I haven't posted in a while. I have been enamored with Spiritfarer. I have put 80 hours into all on the deck! I really do need to get accessories for this thing though. Great vid!
No worries dude, I appreciate that you still dig it! Spiritfarer's been on the backlog but hopefully I'll get to it before too long :D Thanks a bunch, and if you find any rad accessories I missed lemme know!
@@andrewmorton5683 Yeah I just subbed for the steam deck stuff so like if this is an ally channel theres no point of staying subbed. Not trying to be a hater or anything i just dont like staying subbed to channels i dont watch
The official Ally case is an absolute disgrace and insult to the consumer and the device. Imagine having such an expensive device with a cheap case. Ridiculous.
So you can get a 2 TB m2.2230 SSD for the cost of that SD card... You need to really not want to open up your device to make the card an attractive option.
I liked the mouse but the controller not so much. If you already have a console from the last 7 years the controller already has Bluetooth and windows should recognize it especially Xbox controller.
That would be Vanquish! I talked about it more in this video if you wanna check it out at about the 6 minute mark :) th-cam.com/video/M-zkkvKQG8I/w-d-xo.html
The most important Ally accessory is a Ghostbuster Proton Backpack so you can keep the Ally's batteries charged up for a few hours.
Not inaccurate 😂
One hour max
SD card reader problems is totally related to heat!! The recent bios updates changed the fan curves. I set a higher manual fan curve, and has completely solved the SD card problems. Best of luck
I'm starting to see that! Gonna have to mess around with the curves for sure. May thanks, Frosttyy :)
Wow, thank you!
I was just about to purchase the Anker 737 then I managed to find another powerbank with 27000 mAh capacity (99.9Wh) that can charge at total output of 222watts and I still saved 75$ compared to the price of the Anker.
It was even included a protective carrying case.
It is a good idea to check out prices before purchasing because you can save a lot of money and still get a better product.
The 737 is $120 after a coupon at this time. So your power bank is only $45?
@@volcalstone I did not factor in a coupon that I did not know about of course :)
(My fault for not mentioning that I don't live in the US I live in Norway)
It is not on a discounted price on any website in the country I live in and I don't know the price in every other country.
Anker747 is sold for the equivalent of 157$ on the cheapest website or physical shop in my country according to a price tracker that checks pricing in almost all shops here.
The powerbank that I purchased costed me 84$ and has got bigger capacity with 222 watts of combined output.
It supports 2x PD100 devices charing at the same time + PPS standard for devices that use it.
LoL Volcano beat me to it :p Still it sounds like yours was a solid deal as well! Which one was it if you don't mind my asking?
@@YourPlayer2I purchased the Andersson PRB Travler 27000mAh
Some cool accessories! That battery pack must be a must have considering how fast the regular battery uncharges while playing! I wouldn't trust a flimsy stand that comes inside the protective case to put an expensive device like that on it! I would prefer if the case was in sturdier plastic to make sure that it's well protected! I'm sure you'll eventually do a sort of part 2 to this once there are more accessories available that are worth a try! Great video and keep up the good work!
Oh it TOTALLY is a must-have! The stand that comes with the device itself AND the travel case aren't ideal, but that little 8 dollar one from Amazon's still kicking and fits the Ally even better :) Yup, I'm sure more accessory stuff in the future but for now these are a solid start. Thanks as always, Dan :)
I had to exchange my ally for another one because of the sd card reader. Some people have done their own research and this specific card reader is only rated to withstand 70 degrees C. The reader is right next to one of the vents. In turbo mode the ally can get up to 95C. Unless asus throttles the sd card reader I don’t think much can be done about it until a revision releases maybe
I was WONDERING about the heat might being something at play. Here's hoping they can get it sorted one way or another!
The ROG Ally is excellent. It really is.
I agree and having a blast playing Spider-Man again on it :)
The power bank is great! Just not allowed on planes if youre planning to travel due to the watt hours being over 100.
No doubt! As for airport travel I THOUGHT it was allowed but I might've read that wrong o_0
@@YourPlayer2 yea, someone might be likely to travel on a plane with it, but youre taking a risk of not being denied. Great content and keep up the awesome videos!
I have an 8bit do sn 30 pro some time ago for the switch and my phone great for rpgs or cartoony racers. I love being able to take that and play tablet style (i like to do that) to last more than enough for downtime at work or anywhere in the house i can keep quiet after i get off during work so I don't wake the house up. Like right now.
It's still serving me pretty well at this point! You don't hear a lot of people playing in tablet mode but the few times I have it's been enjoyable :)
Seems like SD cards can overheat in the Ally due to the positioning inside. If you use a custom fan curve to max out fans at 80 degress or close to it then it can help avoid SD card issues.
Yeah, more and more it's looking like a heat issue- may have to do some manual adjustments!
@@YourPlayer2 i think it may be too late the sd reader on the ally may be dead from the heat watch this video
th-cam.com/video/gZilIOPNYhE/w-d-xo.html
The charger Dock is actually pretty tempting. Its perfect for expanding the functionality on the go. It's also a superior charger to the included, since I can use my 3m braided cable with it. I'll probably use it as my main charger and keep the included charger with the larger Dock at home.
The Switch has something similar with the Covert Dock.
So far I'd say it's my favorite of the accessories as it's the most solid/useful, and I didn't even notice it was a better charger so good to know! For me I'm keeping the charger dock here at the desk for capturing footage and putting the OEM charger in my living room. I'll have to look up the Covert Dock, but honestly the Switch doesn't get a TON of play for me nowadays outside of Tears of the Kingdom anyways :p
I’m tempted but it doesn’t include lan port
@@wohoo245yeah it's not worth the full price. If it goes on sale for around $40 then yeah sure. I understand that it comes with a power adapter vs just a standing dock with gigabit LAN which could be had for around as low as $15.
@@YourPlayer2 Same here, but for different reasons. I haven’t touched the Switch since my girlfriend started Disney’s Dreamlight Valley. Before that, it was Pokémon.
I am really looking forward to Mario Bros. Wonder, though!
I purchased a 1TB UHS-II SD card for $89 from Newegg. I still haven’t used it yet because of all the bad press it’s been getting.
Can't say I blame you- A lot of people have suggested adjusting the fan curves manually to maximize cooling so might be an option for testing?
@@YourPlayer2 I did create a manual mode and messed with the fan curves. I actually get better performance at around 19-22 W. It’s crazy that just by doing that my temps stay around 60-62 C. When I put it in turbo mode it goes all the way to 92-95 C. I feel like even the stock Turbo mode doesn’t have a good fan curve and Asus needs to update them. How can 30W bring the temps up by more than 20-25 degrees C ? That’s a huge increase. Anyone else notice that ?
Yeap my reader worked great for about a week. Then it didn’t and caused issues with games not booting up. Like you noticed the SD card Extreme Pro I used for $123 still worked outside the Ally. I even formatted and downloaded games back to it from my pc. Then the Ally read the games fine for a little bit and then stopped again. Seems like the Ally has a very cheap SD card reader that is only good for reading data files for work stuff and not games. So it forces you upgrade the internal M.2 for expansion or use and external expansion nvme or SD device. It’s a shame. I’ll still keep my device though as I really enjoy it.
Also thankfully Amazon return let me send my SD card back for a refund. So not out any money 💰
Glad to hear they let you get a refund on it! Really hope they get this sorted out (assuming that's possible) because that's a heck of a black eye for an otherwise capable Steam Deck competitor.
@@YourPlayer2 thanks and I agree
Nice video man
Appreciate it, Andy!
The travel case is not a good stand because the ally heats up too much since it’s covering the back. I was only able to play for an hour with it and it got so hot that I couldn’t play anymore so I decided to go ahead and grab the cardboard stand which has been working great lol
Oooh I hadn't considered that but another good point! The little stand base I featured is still working well for me though, particularly in docked mode :)
Cmd > disk part … to fix the broken SD cards. It may work.
I'll give it a whirl if I roast one!
Sd card functions abit weird. I went thru 3x 1tb sd cards. They all corrupted when downloading directly to sd from steam or other platforms. Luckily i returned them as defective.
What i do now is download all my games from steam to the ssd and then transfer them to sd. U can do the same for other platforms. So far no corruptions and working well.
Also, dont try to remove sd after using ally for some time as the slot area gets really hot. 9 out of 10 times sd card will become gummy (the printed logo side) and get stuck when trying to remove. Just cool first and turn off ally before inserting or taking out sd card.
I think the location of sd card slot with the hot fan exhaust is a poorly engineered design.
Other than that, im happy with the device.
Ahhh now THAT I haven't tried so I'll give it a whirl. I haven't had any cards becoming melty yet but I'll definitely be more mindful of that now and appreciate the heads-up :) And same- Definitely some issues here but by and large enjoying the Ally!
I bought the asus case and it's trash compared to the one steam gives you
How so?
Yeah by comparison it just seems like they should've put a little more effort in at that price point. Like it's functional to be sure, just nothing to write home about I guess.
@@YourPlayer2seemed like a rush job 🥱
@@YourPlayer2it’s something but it isn’t the best since it isn’t hard shell so it won’t protect the device that well.
I got the same exact mouse and it's awesome. I'm using it with 2.4GHz tho but I noticed the range isn't that far. Like it needs line or slight. I was trying to pair it via bluetooth but I couldn't get it to pair. I even disabled my prior device bluetooth as well. I do like that it matches dead on like you said. I haven't installed the Razer software yet tho.
It's been serving me quite well over the past few months! I haven't encountered that issue yet but to be fair I'm WAY close to the devices I'm using it with.
I think the SD card reader should of been in the bottom because I haven't installed a SD card yet but I've been hearing the heatsink and the heat is causing the issues
Agreed- here's hoping Asus can provide an update or at least some means of improving reliability.
I got to handle one of these and i found the ergonomics to be lacking. Did you feel the same way?
At first from early impressions I thought it would be uncomfortable since it was so angular but having gotten my hands on it now I think I actually prefer it from a comfort perspective :)
Interesting, I found it to be comfortable only because it's lighter and smaller than my Steam Deck.
What is the wattage of the charger dock? Maybe I missed it.
Says 65 Watts on it and I should've mentioned that! Sorry!
That's concerning about the SD card reader on the Ally. Hopefully Asus issues a fix for it soon.
I know right? Here's hoping they can get it fixed because that's a pretty major piece of functionality!
did u manage to fix ur SD card? With mine the SD card reader needed to be changed. I sent my ROG Ally back for a RMA, tgook about a month. Its been fine since but ive arranged the internal fans to come on all the time
Not yet but I should look into that!
The charger dock doesn't impress me much for the cost. If it was $50 maybe. The USB speeds and lack of ports is really weak.
Yeah hardly as full featured as the Deck's official Dock, but I like that it's more portable at least.
So I haven't posted in a while. I have been enamored with Spiritfarer. I have put 80 hours into all on the deck!
I really do need to get accessories for this thing though. Great vid!
No worries dude, I appreciate that you still dig it! Spiritfarer's been on the backlog but hopefully I'll get to it before too long :D Thanks a bunch, and if you find any rad accessories I missed lemme know!
Nice
Thanks, Mack :)
Hi does the Steam deck dock give you the full 65w just that I’ve heard it doesn’t give you the full 65w 🤔
Using it with the Ally? I don't believe so because I tried it briefly and it did not trigger the 30W Turbo mode unless it's something they patched?
@@YourPlayer2 thanks for replying yeah I believe if you use a 100w charger 🔌 it will work thanks again 👍
I leff like, because of Miles desktop 😊
LoL have you seen Across the Spider-Verse yet?! AMAZING follow-up to the original!
@@YourPlayer2 I've been 3 times on it, and love it, not that much as first film and hope we don't need to wait long for the third part.
dont get the over top price of external gpu as if it was same price as ally they would sell
Dude right? That's PRETTY steep!
So is this an ally channel now?
if you own one, its an interesting watch, no?
@@andrewmorton5683 Yeah I just subbed for the steam deck stuff so like if this is an ally channel theres no point of staying subbed. Not trying to be a hater or anything i just dont like staying subbed to channels i dont watch
@@AreYouDeadYet thats fair enough, but im sure there will be more steam deck stuff, guess the ally is just the new kid on the block at the moment
Nope! Just doing a few Ally videos as the new piece of hardware and Steam games video coming on Thursday :)
LoL yes, Andrew is correct- more Steam Deck en route as well!
The official Ally case is an absolute disgrace and insult to the consumer and the device. Imagine having such an expensive device with a cheap case. Ridiculous.
DEFINITELY coulda been better!
Oncore? Never heard of it
Anker :)
I'm just messing with ya! Keep up the great videos!
@jonahgillespie4184 LoL will do my best :p
So you can get a 2 TB m2.2230 SSD for the cost of that SD card... You need to really not want to open up your device to make the card an attractive option.
True. My use case is I have a 1tb card lying around that I wanted to use for emulators and leave the 2tb internal just for native PC games
Not a bad option! Not sure I'll venture to do that JUST yet but we'll see what happens if this SD situation doesn't get cleared up at some point o_0
I liked the mouse but the controller not so much. If you already have a console from the last 7 years the controller already has Bluetooth and windows should recognize it especially Xbox controller.
Yup, definitely flexible and if you've already got a modern controller laying around should work just fine :)
Does rog ally dock charger work for steam deck
Check now aaaaaand....looks like it! But I'd probably stick with the OEM to be safe unless you're in a pinch.
Configure your rog, it does not get hot.
Whats the name of the game in 11:30 aprox?
That would be Vanquish! I talked about it more in this video if you wanna check it out at about the 6 minute mark :) th-cam.com/video/M-zkkvKQG8I/w-d-xo.html
@@YourPlayer2 Yess! This is the first video I saw but searching I found more about the ally! Thanks!
Not interested in the ASUS Handheld in the slightest. Unsubbed.
Well, there's more Deck content en route for sure but if it's not to your liking I understand and take care!