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values99club
Apr 15th, 2009, 01:44 PM
Need to buy my son, who is 12 one R4 or TopToy DSTT or Acekard 2 or ??????

Can anyone recommend one that is very easy to use, reliable?

Pros and Cons of each?

How much are they and where is a good place to buy?

Thanks
EmperorOfCanada
Apr 15th, 2009, 02:21 PM
Need to buy my son, who is 12 one R4 or TopToy DSTT or Acekard 2 or ??????

Can anyone recommend one that is very easy to use, reliable?

Pros and Cons of each?

How much are they and where is a good place to buy?

Thanks

My first choice: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.21973

I like the EDGE, I like the menus and it is a fairly easy to use card.

My second choice: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11811

Acekards are a little more complicated, but not much and offers a crapload more customizability. All sorts of neat menu features.

I have no opinion of the DSTT, I personally wouldnt get it, but I know it works. Stay away from the R4, a year or two ago it was the best (or only) solution but now you can do far far better and the other products have much better support.
sfu_lifer
Apr 15th, 2009, 02:27 PM
Which DSi card is considered the best right now?
A buddy just bought one (despite my recommendation just to get a normal DS Lite instead) and wants a flash card.
slowtyper
Apr 15th, 2009, 02:29 PM
I wanted to buy one and started asking myself these questions after seeing so many different brands out. I got lazy and bought the cheapest one (TT or something) from Dealextreme and couldn't be happier with it. I don't know what I'm missing but if you don't know, you won't miss it! Can't be any easier to use than this.
ItemFinder
Apr 15th, 2009, 02:49 PM
Which DSi card is considered the best right now?
A buddy just bought one (despite my recommendation just to get a normal DS Lite instead) and wants a flash card.
Acekard for sure.
skyblue12
Apr 15th, 2009, 07:41 PM
Which DSi card is considered the best right now?
A buddy just bought one (despite my recommendation just to get a normal DS Lite instead) and wants a flash card.

i'd like to know as well.. i'm considering buying a DSi since i don't have my lite anymore but i've heard things about the mod cards not working with new firmware or something?
Matrixvibe
Apr 18th, 2009, 01:16 AM
There are newer flash carts that work with DSi now, one of which is the Acekard 2i, dealextreme carrys it.
4evil
Apr 18th, 2009, 01:36 AM
R4 = company stop manufacturing them since like 08, so all the ones out there are fake
dstt = eh its ok, i have one
acekard = good, i have the 2i version
everrest
Apr 18th, 2009, 08:11 AM
If its for DS or DS Lite , I'd recommend Cyclods, one of the best card out there but a bit pricey ranging from $60-$65. For DSi, Ak2i currently is the best one, If you want to wait, team M3 is going to release their Itouch 2 for DSi claims to beat all competitions.
BananaWeed
Apr 18th, 2009, 08:35 AM
I ordered two DSTTs from DX last week. I figured that I couldn't go wrong for $6 ea. They should arrive next week. I'm currently using a Supercard DS-One. It's a great card and I haven't had any problems with it. They update their firmware often too.
DJXP
Apr 18th, 2009, 12:41 PM
the cyclods is the best one to go with especially if you dont want to bother changing/replacing it later. the quality of it and support on it cant be beat.
Zeitgeist7
Apr 22nd, 2009, 04:42 AM
Does anyone know which one works best as both a DS and GBA backup and where to get it? I have a DS phat if that matters.
Seiphas
Apr 22nd, 2009, 04:49 AM
You can't back up GBA games with a DS flashcard. I'm afraid you need a GBA flashcard to do that.
Zeitgeist7
Apr 23rd, 2009, 10:29 AM
So I could get an AceKard2 to play DS games but could I get something to play backed up GBA games on the DS?
funkymankevx
Apr 23rd, 2009, 11:13 AM
I just got my DSTT that I ordered a few weeks back, and I don't have a single complaint.
values99club
May 9th, 2009, 12:43 AM
Thanks for all your help.

I have never ordered from DealExtreme.

Any Thoughts / Experiences?

Any coupons ?
jed
May 10th, 2009, 01:39 AM
They take awhile, but free shipping. With pricing, says it all.
kingkelly
May 10th, 2009, 04:41 PM
How long does shipping from DealExtreme take to Ontario usually?

Im planinng on ordering an AceKard 2 from there, since its liek $30 online everywhere else.
Seiphas
May 10th, 2009, 05:17 PM
Dealextreme is reliable, but they take around 2 weeks to ship.

To play GBA games on a DS, you need a GBA flashcard, and those can be tricky to get nowadays. Dealextreme sells a couple, I believe, and you can also get these things like "EZ-Flash 3-in-1", which fit in the SLOT2 thing for a DS Lite and provide GBA flashcard support, rumble, and more ram for the web browser.

If you're looking for just a GBA flashcard, I got mine from a guy on RFD. He's got a bunch of various models, though I don't know the pros and cons to each thing.
Zeitgeist7
May 12th, 2009, 12:59 AM
Dealextreme is reliable, but they take around 2 weeks to ship.

To play GBA games on a DS, you need a GBA flashcard, and those can be tricky to get nowadays. Dealextreme sells a couple, I believe, and you can also get these things like "EZ-Flash 3-in-1", which fit in the SLOT2 thing for a DS Lite and provide GBA flashcard support, rumble, and more ram for the web browser.

If you're looking for just a GBA flashcard, I got mine from a guy on RFD. He's got a bunch of various models, though I don't know the pros and cons to each thing.

The bolded seems perfect. Would I still need an Acecard for DS games?