New Review - R4 DS

Killermech · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(ShadowXP @ Jan 2 2007 said:
Same, mine got shipped today too and I'll be using a normal SanDisk 1GB microSD with it. The race is on Killermech

Ack! If you get it first.. you better bring some good news *shakes fist*

QUOTE(DeVante @ Jan 2 2007 said:

Hey shaunj, I noticed when you turned on your DSLite with the R4 inserted, it booted immediately to the R4 menu without even showing the DSLite health warning screen.

How did you get it to do that?

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Hes nds has flashme, so it skips the health screen unless you have flashme stealth

jelbo · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(kohkindachi @ Jan 2 2007 said:
QUOTE(destructobot @ Jan 2 2007 said:

QUOTE(kohkindachi @ Jan 2 2007 said:

And can we convert the .SAV from R4 TO .0 for G6?
I know there's a way to .0 ---> .SAV

Should be easy enough. According to the info already posted the R4 saves are the same format, but padded to 512 kB. You would either have to chop off the last (unused) half of the .sav file, or in the case of the two games that actually use 512 kB saves probably just rename the file.

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Sounds easy, but how we go abt 'chopping off'

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File Trimmer

marblearch111 · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(tetsuya @ Jan 2 2007 said:
That was a nice review. At the moment I have about 46$ in my paypal. Can someone tell me how much is the shipping at Gameyeeah is?
Thanks for the good review shaun

it cost me $45.50, thats was including shipping to UK.

marblearch111 · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(ambitous21 @ Jan 2 2007 said:
yes could someone try a sandisk 1 gig with the r4 and see if everything runs fine?

just try a few benchmark games like castlevania, animal crossing, etc

i'm not sure if i can find a kingston around.. and sandisks are much more cheaper so the 1gig is mor affordableÂ

me --> poor college student

i've got a regular 1gb sandisk, it runs everything perfect

AceHazard · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(marblearch111 @ Jan 2 2007 said:
i've got a regular 1gb sandisk, it runs everything perfect

Good to hear everything works well on a regualr SanDisk. I can't wait for mine to arrive!

ShadowXP · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(marblearch111 @ Jan 2 2007 said:
QUOTE(ambitous21 @ Jan 2 2007 said:

yes could someone try a sandisk 1 gig with the r4 and see if everything runs fine?

just try a few benchmark games like castlevania, animal crossing, etc

i'm not sure if i can find a kingston around.. and sandisks are much more cheaper so the 1gig is mor affordableÂ

me --> poor college student

i've got a regular 1gb sandisk, it runs everything perfect

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That's great to hear, the regular SanDisk is gonna be the microSD I use with my R4

T-hug · Jan 2, 2007

Excellent review as always! I think a r4 vs m3 simply review may be needed to define the better card..

zatelli · Jan 2, 2007

Heads up shaunj66 for the, as usual, near perfect review. Given that most slot 1 solutions ,at the time being, have, to a certain extent ,quite similar specs, it would be nice to have a rough idea of how this card behaves powerwise.
It would be a great incencitive to buy this card knowing that in addition to being a top of the range product, its power consumption permits extended play sessions.
A power consumption section would be a great addition to this review though.
I think the rating shouldn't suffer from low homebrew compatibility or dated GUI since source files have been released to developpers, while firmware 1.05 should introduce skinning to the masses.
However something remains unclear concerning clean rom compatibility: since R4 ain't be download play capable for most game, would this mean, it dynamically patches roms, hence , it might not be future proof.

mr_blonde_88 · Jan 2, 2007

Just orderd my R4 from GameYeeeah

£25
and a 1GB SanDisk MicroSD for £15 from eBay

I Cant Wait for this!

imaginey · Jan 2, 2007

For those in the UK, can anyone comfirm if gameyeeeah are import friendly (ie. mark items as being worth under £18 or $35-ish)? Was going to buy from winsunx for $35 but the shipping cost is almost as much on top....

mr_blonde_88 · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(imaginey @ Jan 2 2007 said:
For those in the UK, can anyone comfirm if gameyeeeah are import friendly (ie. mark items as being worth under £18 or $35-ish)?Â Was going to buy from winsunx for $35 but the shipping cost is almost as much on top....

not too sure what you mean

but you can change the currency and it will the change all the prices accordingly

£21 for the R4 and £4 for the P+P

jelbo · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(imaginey @ Jan 2 2007 said:
For those in the UK, can anyone comfirm if gameyeeeah are import friendly (ie. mark items as being worth under £18 or $35-ish)?Â Was going to buy from winsunx for $35 but the shipping cost is almost as much on top....

Yes, read their FAQ.

imaginey · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(mr_blonde_88 @ Jan 2 2007 said:
not too sure what you mean

but you can change the currency and it will theÂ change all the prices accordingly

£21 for the R4 and £4 for the P+P

I mean that any item imported into the UK from outside the EU is liable to VAT, import duty, and handling charge if it has a marked value of over £18 (and is not a gift, for which the allowance is £36). The potential charge on top of the £25 would likely be:

3.5% of £21 (import duty, £0.74)
17.5% of £25 (VAT, £4.37)
£5-£15 (handling fee, depends on postal carrier)

So it could theoretically cost another £20 on top as well as take a couple of weeks extra to get to you, if customs get hold of it (depending on the carrier, this can be fairly random to be honest so it's not guaranteed you'll be charged by any means).

imaginey · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(jelbo @ Jan 2 2007 said:
Yes, read their FAQ.

Heh, I thought I had already, christ knows how I missed it I must be going blind - it's not like they could have made it any clearer

pristinemog · Jan 2, 2007

Just letting everyone know this: the microSD card reader that came with my R4 today doesn't work. My PC wouldn't recognize it when I plugged it in except in Safe Mode. My other computer would read and write just fine but now the light doesn't even turn on on the reader in either computers.

It was also hot the last time it worked so I think it must have EXPLODED. How cheap. I already have an SD reader in my computer but it's slow to write. The microSD reader from the R4 (when it worked the one time) wrote at the real speed of the Ultra II card.

Oh well.

Aerquos · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(pristinemog @ Jan 2 2007 said:
Just letting everyone know this: the microSD card reader that came with my R4 today doesn't work. My PC wouldn't recognize it when I plugged it in except in Safe Mode. My other computer would read and write just fine but now the light doesn't even turn on on the reader in either computers.

It was also hot the last time it worked so I think it must have EXPLODED. How cheap. I already have an SD reader in my computer but it's slow to write. The microSD reader from the R4 (when it worked the one time) wrote at the real speed of the Ultra II card.

Oh well.

I would suggest you get those regular SD card readers at a local electronics store. They can't be more than $5 USD. Most of them should be USB 2.0 so transfer rates should be fairly fast.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820223068http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820223068

ambitous21 · Jan 2, 2007

my laptop has a 5-in-1 card reader so i'm fine
but someone else's card reader also doesnt works..

well.. at least they gave one out

marblearch111 · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(imaginey @ Jan 2 2007 said:
For those in the UK, can anyone comfirm if gameyeeeah are import friendly (ie. mark items as being worth under £18 or $35-ish)?Â Was going to buy from winsunx for $35 but the shipping cost is almost as much on top....

i from UK, i bought from Gameyeeah, they marked it as gift and valued it at $12 (£7-8) on the custom declaration.

i choose 12-18 airmail which was £3, and it arrived within 9 days, and this was during the busy Christmas & New Year holidays, communication is a bit shit though, they will update you when your item is shipped, but if you have any questions they hadly ever reply.

shaunj66 · Jan 2, 2007

My card reader doesn't work either! Very strange. I didn't bother testing it as I have my own.

On closer inspection it seems one of the pins on the TF slot is bent up on mine, so nothing is detected. You can fix it by cracking open the casing (you'll need superglue to put it back together) pulling off the TF slot aluminium cover (carefully using the four tabs so you can reattach it) then carefully bending the pin slot back down into position using tweezers. Snap the aluminium cover back on and it should work.

marblearch111 · Jan 2, 2007

QUOTE(mr_blonde_88 @ Jan 2 2007 said:
Just orderd my R4 from GameYeeeah

£25
and a 1GB SanDisk MicroSD for £15 from eBay

I Cant Wait for this!

watch out for fake sandisk micro sd on ebay, they are cheap generic with sandisk printed on them. speed, reliablity will be affected, performance on you R4 could be affected. I got fake one before, and then bought one from Amazon, big difference in perfomance & quality.

not all cards are fake on ebay, but i would say the majority are, play.com has it for £18, Amazon.co.uk has it for £15 + £2 P&P. stick with theswe stores, fake cards are everywhere.

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