ROG Ally mod adds an extra touchscreen for more Windows real estate and works as a handy stand

Handheld gaming PCs are loved by many of us in the PC Gamer hardware office and I especially like the. The only thing I wished it had was a bigger screen, as the 7-inch 1080p panel limits how much you can do in Windows. One creative modder has solved that problem by making a clamshell attachment for an extra touchscreen, doubling the Ally's amount of screen space.) has developed an ingenious solution to the ROG Ally's relative lack of display size.

I'm not being critical here, as the modder herself writes that the project is"more for fun than anything." It does look like you can't keep the screen permanently plugged into the Ally's USB port as there's no sign that the design allows access to the charging port in the USB-HDMI adapter. But that's hardly a major issue and if you enjoy a spot of modding yourself, I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to come up with a fix. In the meantime, it'll be interesting to see if anyone comes up with a better way to expand the ROG Ally's display capabilities. Another 1080p panel would be best, but finding one that's super slim and lightweight is the real challenge there.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.

At least with this mod, you can play a spot of Stardew Valley while watching your favourite film at the same time. And you never know, it might inspire Asus to build an add-on for its Ally that does the same thing. Ah modders, is there nothing they can't do? He went on to do the same at Madonion, helping to write the help files for 3DMark and PCMark. After a short stint working at Beyond3D.com, Nick joined Futuremark full-time, as editor-in-chief for its gaming and hardware section, YouGamers. After the site shutdown, he became an engineering and computing lecturer for many years, but missed the writing bug. Cue four years at TechSpot.com and over 100 long articles on anything and everything.

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With nine BIOS updates and a new warranty extension, Asus is trying its best to move forward from the ROG Ally's SD card woesNick, gaming, and computers all first met in 1981, with the love affair starting on a Sinclair ZX81 in kit form and a book on ZX Basic. He ended up becoming a physics and IT teacher, but by the late 1990s decided it was time to cut his teeth writing for a long defunct UK tech site.
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