Someone online is offering to sell me a slightly broken 3DS that they say is under 4.5, they are aware that I am looking for a gateway compatible 3DS.
The pics they sent seem to look ok, its missing the charge port entirely and also what looks like the LED indicator, the whole section of the casing has been removed, not sure what was oging on there. I asked them to send me a pic of it actually playing a game, they say it works fine if you put a charged battery in it, but we'll see.
I originally planned to just repair the port as the cost of the port and 3DS would still be significantly cheaper than buying a new one, plus I'm guaranteed to get a <4.5 3DS this way.
It doesn't have any part of the charging port, so the contacts on the sides of the port are gone too, so no charging dock.
But I also found this. http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-3ds/accessories/3ds-charge-kit/90431
And found a few people online that suggested these to others who had broken charge ports.
Would this solution work fine, I'd have to find one of these, unless anyone can suggest a more available product. The Nyko powerpak isn't that easy to find anywhere for cheap.
The pics they sent seem to look ok, its missing the charge port entirely and also what looks like the LED indicator, the whole section of the casing has been removed, not sure what was oging on there. I asked them to send me a pic of it actually playing a game, they say it works fine if you put a charged battery in it, but we'll see.
I originally planned to just repair the port as the cost of the port and 3DS would still be significantly cheaper than buying a new one, plus I'm guaranteed to get a <4.5 3DS this way.
It doesn't have any part of the charging port, so the contacts on the sides of the port are gone too, so no charging dock.
But I also found this. http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-3ds/accessories/3ds-charge-kit/90431
And found a few people online that suggested these to others who had broken charge ports.
Would this solution work fine, I'd have to find one of these, unless anyone can suggest a more available product. The Nyko powerpak isn't that easy to find anywhere for cheap.