But will it brick my console / prevent the eShop / do nefarious stuff?
The $50+ tag doesn't seem worth the hope that it might play regular 3DS games with current firmware in the future.
How safe is the RD4i these days?
I want to buy a Flashcart so I can play fan-translated DS games on my 3DS, and the RD4i is a whopping $50 cheaper than the Gateway 3D...