The Ally is not “worthless” as it works fine using an ssd or an external sd drive, but instead is “worth less” as it’s resale value is less than it could be due to the sd reader. I no longer believe that an updated sd drive driver will solve the iss...
Asus is replacing the motherboard and adding a copper heatsink (?) on some of the RMA Allys. Shouldn’t a heatsink be added to the cpu as it is a major source of heat to prevent a second RMA after motherboard replacement?
There does not seem to be a real solution to the sd problem. Asus has yet to comment if a different software driver would fix some of the issues as Apple experienced with the same part on the Macbook. At this point since Asus is not giving refunds ...