The ASUS ROG Ally console is a miniature gaming-oriented PC with the AMD Ryzen Z1 extreme processor with 8 Zen 4 cores and 12 CUs of integrated RDNA 3 graphics card that has managed to outperform other available models such as Steam in performance and power. Deck.
Inside, accompanying the Z1 Extreme, we have 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM at 6,400 MHz and 512 GB of NVMe 1.4 PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 storage. This SSD arrives in a compact M.2 format 30 mm long to maintain the dimensions of the console. However, a user Has got Modify the ASUS ROG Ally to accommodate a full-size M.2 2280 80mm long M.2 SSD.
In this way, it has managed to expand the storage capacity of the ASUS ROG Ally up to 4 TB, also taking advantage of how easy it is to access the interior and change its components.
In order to place an M.2 2280 SSD instead of the M.2 2230, the user had to remove some plastic tabs by cutting them, as well as move the antennas of the console’s WiFi 6E connection. In this way, a wider space is left from the M.2 port
Reddit user “EmotianlSoft4849” is the author of this modification, and has made it to fit a 4TB Crucal P3 Plus SSD.
Being a platform based on PC components with x86-64 architecture with Windows 11, when replacing the SSD it works without problems.
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Anthony Delgado
Computer Engineer by training, writer and hardware analyst at Geeknetic since 2011. I love gutting everything that comes my way, especially the latest hardware that we receive here for reviews. In my free time I mess around with 3d printers, drones and other gadgets. For anything here you have me.
