I'm planning on moving on from my old 3DS to the new 3DS XL. Is it too late to purchase a system that has a vulnerable firmware compatible with gateway?
How prone are the sellers to giving the console serial number? I know they wouldn't want the hassle of giving this type of information. Is the serial on the console itself or easily accessible on the box?OP: I got a new one on eBay for around $200 (basically the price of any new one). I simply asked the seller for the serial number and he gladly gave it to me (since it could possibly increase his chance of a sale).
I would go that route. Of course, you may be asking a lot of sellers before you find one, but it's what I did. Took maybe a week.
should be on the sticker on the box, just write up a little message, (maybe just say your looking for one with a IPS screen rather than TN i know some people can be a bit weary selling stuff or giving info without a reason as to why you want that info) so just get the message pre-typed and paste it to a few different sellersHow prone are the sellers to giving the console serial number? I know they wouldn't want the hassle of giving this type of information. Is the serial on the console itself or easily accessible on the box?
Can you please recommend me a few retailers? I don't know if it's against the rules as it may count as advertising.should be on the sticker on the box, just write up a little message, (maybe just say your looking for one with a IPS screen rather than TN i know some people can be a bit weary selling stuff or giving info without a reason as to why you want that info) so just get the message pre-typed and paste it to a few different sellers
also worth looking towards some of the more expensive retailers as they generally get through their stock much slower, so the cheaper the retailer, the more likely they will of cleared all their initial stock and are now only selling newer models
nope im in the UK so it wouldn't really be relevant anywayCan you please recommend me a few retailers? I don't know if it's against the rules as it may count as advertising.
I really lucked out on it about a month ago since it was 9.0 and had an IPS screen.
OP: I got a new one on eBay for around $200 (basically the price of any new one). I simply asked the seller for the serial number and he gladly gave it to me (since it could possibly increase his chance of a sale).
I would go that route. Of course, you may be asking a lot of sellers before you find one, but it's what I did. Took maybe a week.
Bought mine Thuesday 28-04-2015 the N3DS XL has IPS but came with 9.4 on it :/, anyway, not that bad, i really wanted a XL for the collection, and i still have 1 hackable old 3ds and a hackable 3ds xl comming in next week to replace the one i fried
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Just compared my N3DS Ambassador edition to the N3DS XL, seems my ambasador N3DS uses a TN screen, it's more washed out and more brighter then the N3Ds XL same brightness settings black theme and in a dark room compared
How prone are the sellers to giving the console serial number? I know they wouldn't want the hassle of giving this type of information. Is the serial on the console itself or easily accessible on the box?