Hacking What's the difference between haxchi/cbhc + mocha cfw and rednand?

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I have haxchi installed in my wii u and i boot it every time i launch the wii (i'm scared about cbhc bricks so i just use haxchi), but what's the difference between my config and having a rednand in a sd card? Should i get a 64gb sd and install rednand or it doesnt change anything?
 

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One has rednand, the other doesn't. No real difference other then that.

Rednand can be unbriced without hardmod and can be updated without losing hacks (assuming big N releases one).
Both getting brick and a new update is unlikely tbh. No real reason to to a get 64 gb just yet unless you already have one.
 
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One has rednand, the other doesn't. No real difference other then that.

Rednand can be unbriced without hardmod and can be updated without losing hacks (assuming big N releases one).
Both getting brick and a new update is unlikely tbh. No real reason to to a get 64 gb just yet unless you already have one.
Uhm thank you, but i think i'll need to get one cause the one i'm using now has not enough space to install backup games that occupy more than 2gb :/ (that's another question, can i install games without download them in the sd maybe just like the 3ds ticket files?
 

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There are only two real benefits of redNAND:
  • Brick-protection by confining all changes you make to the redNAND on your SD card, but 99.9% of people won't be doing anything risky anyway.
  • You can update redNAND without updating your sysNAND, but 5.5.1 is the latest version, and I don't think Nintendo will likely push another update before the release of the Switch anyway.
In summary, there's no real reason I can think of to use redNAND. Mocha or Haxchi on sysNAND will suffice for 99.9% of users.

can i install games without download them in the sd maybe just like the 3ds ticket files?
As of right now, no. That might be possible someday.
 
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Uhm thank you, but i think i'll need to get one cause the one i'm using now has not enough space to install backup games that occupy more than 2gb :/ (that's another question, can i install games without download them in the sd maybe just like the 3ds ticket files?
At max you will only need 32 gb sd card considering the biggest wii u game is 20ish gb. (32 with dlc and updates)
 

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But what if they release an update? I'll take a 64gb, they're cheap
If Nintendo releases an update, then yes, you are going to want a large enough SD card for redNAND. Until then, there's no real need for redNAND, and as I said earlier, I don't think Nintendo is going to release another Wii U update.
 

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