Review Acekard 2i Review

[Dr.Aqua]

Acekard 2i Review

Intro:
Acekard2i is an amazing flashcart that is indeed compatible with the latest 1.4.1 DSi firmware. It is compatible with all current DS's(phat, lite, (i), and i XL). Acekard offers near 100% compatiblity for commercial roms and seems to have a very high hombrew compatibility rate.The Acekard 2i is the ideal cart for people who just want to play games. The famous AKAIO gives online cheat updating, Wii Connectivity, Auto Anti-Piracy Routines, Save Slots, and much more.

Acekard 2i's official features list:

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Support DSi, DSL, IDSL, DS and IDS
Perfect Compatibility. No need to convert, No need to flash.
Write save file directly to TF card. No more save type selection.
Auto patching DLDI. Run homebrew programs without convert.
Support Soft-Reset. Support Download play. Support Wi-Fi.
Support microSD and microSDHC microSD card. No maximum file limit.
Support Action Replay. Built-in editor.
Low power consumption. Long playing time.
Easy operation. Support pad and touch screen control.
Multi-languages. Support Customize Skin.
Support launch slot-2. Support expand package.
4 level brightness adjustment.
Support reading text files, listening mp3 and watching movie

Packaging and Contents

Box Contents
Acekard 2i slot-1 cart x1

The box just like original Acekard2 box except for the "DSi Compatible" sticker on it

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The box is made with hard cardboard that can be opened via a small flap. The cart itself is on a thin plastic film. Due to the very slim box and plastic film, it is hard to crush and if it does it will cause no serious damage to the cart.

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My only complaint is the lack of a card reader.


Flashcard Design

The cart is grey with a silver sticker on it proudly stating that it is DSi compatible(first one

) The cart overall feels very sturdy. I have the current kind which has no protruding chip. The new acekard also only has 2 teeth on the side of the farthest contacts to help the cart align the contacts. The plastic is glued together so taking it apart is not a good idea. The one with all the teeth is very old and hard to find and likely to be a fake. The microsd slot is spring loaded. People have reported broken springs but i have yet to encounter such a problem. The springs work with a firm push though it is not advised to use it.


OS
AKAIO provides a powerful OS with very many features.

Official Features:

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Cheat Improvements - R4/XML Cheat File processing, online updating Wii Connectivity
SMART Auto Anti-Piracy Patching Routines
"Future Adaptable" Multi-loader support (for AK2)
Multiple Save Slots per title - with copying between slots
Slot-2 Integration - EZ3in1 (w/GBA Patching), eWin 2in1, and older FlashAdvance Pro carts
1 Root placed Shortcut
Multi-page Start Menu
Filetype-based external icon support Per-ROM settings for soft-reset/download play/cheats
Per-Game GBA Frame support
Copying/Cutting/Deleting SAV files along with NDS files Support for deletion of non-empty folders
Several improvements to 2byte language support
Expandable Support for multiple language GUI translations (currently 11 official translations)
SAV backup/restore from within GUI (.SAV.BAK)
Wi-Fi Cheat Database, Savelist.bin, Wi-Fi plugin, and Loader updates with automatic download resume.
Support for microSD and microSDHC memory cards (currently up to 16GB) Homebrew Soft-reset (AK2/AK2i) NDS "intro" remover Anti anti-piracy patching (AK2/AK2i)

You can up to 9 save files for the same game

It has pretty good Slot2 support. It automatically detected my EZ 3in1 for the opera browser and can boot gba games directly.

The skins can be very detailed and even animated as seen here http://www.ndsthemes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=6721

It can update cheats and loaders via WIFI

Support various AR cheat types

You can use custom icons for your games and file extensions

Compatibility
ROMs:
Animal Crossing: Wild World - Pass
Bomberman Land Touch! - Pass
Lunar Knights! - Pass
Mario Kart DS - Pass
Mario Party DS - Pass
Nintendo DS Browser - Pass
New Super Mario Bros. - Pass
Pokemon games - Pass
Scribblenauts - Pass
Tetris DS - Pass
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Pass

Homebrew:
Comicbook DS - Pass
DSNotes - Pass
Mario Paint Composer DS - Pass
World of Sand - Pass
DSx86 - Pass
Flight from the Dark - Pass
Operation Libra - Fail
Quake2DS - Pass
QuakeDS - Pass
StillAliveDS - PassDSOrganize - Pass
GBA Exploader - Pass
Wolf3D - Pass
Bunjalloo - Pass
Colors - Pass
Moonshell2 - Problems (U cant use soft reset)

As you can see very high compatibility

Conclusion:
It is very easy to see why this has made itself one of the top flashcarts.
I recommend this to anyone who just plays games and has a DSi

Pros:
Cheap $14 average price
Awesome AKAIO
Wifi Updates
Cheats
No need to patch
Auto DLID
Slot 2 support
Custom Icom
Powerful OS
High Compatibility

Cons:
No Premium Features(Real time Save, Slow motion, Free Cheat, In Game guide, etc.)
Is nothing without AKAIO
Suffers from contact issues(hit/miss)
No microSD card reader included



My first review
Please tell me if there are any errors

 

[KingdomBlade]

Ugly Review.

I don't like it.

Please, make some paragraphs.

Don't make a bunch of broken sentences.

Add some more detail.

Add pictures to make it look better.

Give more information.

 

[Oveneise]

Yeah, not to be mean, but I agree with the above poster. I would be nice if you went into some detail and gave some of your own thoughts about the cart as well, but this is definitely a start! I'd say make some paragraphs explaining what sets it apart from other carts, and the build quality, etc.

 

[Langin]

Sorry but it is not a good review, its like you made it in ten minutes. am maybe you like your style but its to simple, you will need to get a bit more in detail about everything. Post some pics and maybe even make a video! And try to use

Colors
CODECode boxes etc.

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use spoilers too to avoid stupid people.

just try to hold it simple and detail-full.

But since it is your first review, I should not be to hard for you. Advice: look at the official GBAtemp.net reviews.

 

[Dr.Aqua]

Okay
i will try harder next time

 

[lordmatwise]

does the acekard2i work on the dsi xl? because i have heard some talks that it doesn't

 

[Rydian]

It does, though you may have to do the paper trick to get the contacts to touch.

http://www.akaio.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=790&f=8