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Looking to get a GBA flashcard to play some Pokémon romhacks on my Pocket, but need one that supports RTC.

Whats currently the better of the two between Everdrive GBA Mini and the EZFlash Omega DE? Can only find reviews on the GBA X5, nothing on the Mini.
 
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EZ-Flash Omega DE is by far the better option. The flashcart has a much better battery life, saving your savestates isn't a problem that doesnt require waiting a few seconds before powering off, rumble support for games that use it, and a larger NOR flash to run games that are larger than 64MB in size.

The price can range from $90-$110 depending on where you order them from.
 
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SylverReZ said:
EZ-Flash Omega DE is by far the better option. The flashcart has a much better battery life, saving your savestates isn't a problem that doesnt require waiting a few seconds before powering off, rumble support for games that use it, and a larger NOR flash to run games that are larger than 64MB in size.

The price can range from $90-$110 depending on where you order them from.
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I regularly see these carts for cheaper than that on Aliexpress. I just spent 30 seconds looking and found one for $70.
 
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I'm going to be the contrarian and recommend the EDGBAmini. You can buy it for $79 right now.

Save states are the one big feature the EZFlash has over the EDGBAmini. And while I recognize the utility of save states, I stopped using them a long time ago. It's cheating and it dilutes the achievement of beating a game. Just my opinion, YMMV.

Power draw on the GBA mini is about half of the EZFlash. I play on a real GBA (modded with laminated ITA screen) and get about 10 hours from a recharge on nimh AA's. With the EZFlash I'd get 5-6 hours, at least according to everything I've read comparing them.
 
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