Hacking AK Team declare AK2.1 more stable

[jabjab]

just wondering.. but its AK people that package the card reader?
If so could different failure rates be associated with different readers?
i have seen black one with some yellow behind word 'acekard' i think blue ones orange ones and black/grey ones with acekard written on them.
Could these help show which 'batch' or time period a card is from?


lol your monocle..... by jove!

 

[gratefulbuddy]

Well, correct me if I'm wrong but I've never associated "Quality Control" with "Made in China". Oh, yeah, nothing to correct here.

Subscribe to stereotypes much? Tell me which flashcarts are made outside of China?

CycloDS and DS-X...

I really wouldn't put either of those carts at the top of the quality control pile. Although the Cyclo has improved a lot since all the "paper-shim" problems they had at first. (Given the price point of the Cyclo, it "should" be made considerably better than an AK2.

 

[Minox]

In what country did they make CycloDS?

I don't know which one exactly, but I do know that it's made in Europe.

 

[Tanas]

I think I'll ask them could they replace it with the M3 Real.

they will they let me have a scdsone

I've just sent a ticket to dealextreme asking can I swap my acekard2 for the M3 Real, hopefully I'll be as lucky as you

 

[Destructobot]

In what country did they make CycloDS?

I don't know which one exactly, but I do know that it's made in Europe.

It was developed in Europe, but I believe it is manufactured in China just like the rest of them. Same goes for DS-X.

 

[Tanas]

In what country did they make CycloDS?

I don't know which one exactly, but I do know that it's made in Europe.

It was developed in Europe, but I believe it is manufactured in China just like the rest of them. Same goes for DS-X.

That goes for 95% of electronic goods

 

[Destructobot]

Right, and the other 5% are manufactured in Taiwan.

 

[Blued]

Bad news, I was ready to buy one... Now don't know what to choose again. Any suggestions of an good flashcard in the same price range?

 

[iann]

My first AK2 lasted 2 weeks before getting the infamous "FAT Error", it was replaced under warranty and this one is still going good after nearly 4 weeks.

From what I gather, the FAT Error usually happens within the first 2 weeks, so if my replacement is still OK after nearly 4 weeks, does that mean it's probably from a good batch, or is there a posibility it could still fail?

 

[lewjay]

My first AK2 lasted 2 weeks before getting the infamous "FAT Error", it was replaced under warranty and this one is still going good after nearly 4 weeks.

From what I gather, the FAT Error usually happens within the first 2 weeks, so if my replacement is still OK after nearly 4 weeks, does that mean it's probably from a good batch, or is there a posibility it could still fail?

No one knows, that's why it's such a mess because we have no info on how to identify cards from the "bad batches". What we have are pretty much ticking time bombs.

 

[OzModChips]

I thought they got busted in China, so they have their other place in France...

They did for a while
but they where stil being made in china somewhere - shipped to france, then to everyone from there
thats when there where al those ghey delays

now they are....
well, cant tell you what they are doing, they are quite sneaky

 

[Bri]

My first AK2 lasted 2 weeks before getting the infamous "FAT Error", it was replaced under warranty and this one is still going good after nearly 4 weeks.

From what I gather, the FAT Error usually happens within the first 2 weeks, so if my replacement is still OK after nearly 4 weeks, does that mean it's probably from a good batch, or is there a posibility it could still fail?

Reports of FAT errors that I've seen have ranged from 2 days to 3 weeks from when the person started using their AK2. So, the longer you use it beyond 3 weeks I'm guessing the better your chances that you have a good one. Of course, nobody knows (except maybe Acekard) what the problem is, so it's hard to say exactly why one fails at a specific time. That said, the Acekard 2 has a 1 year warranty, so even if it fails you should be able to replace it.

-Bri

 

[dib]

Bottom rate components coupled with rushed manufacturing. Consider the fact that even a company like Microsoft had huge issues with their 360s, and those cost a lot more than the $12 or whatever the AK2 is currently priced at.

Also raise your hand if you ever owned a DS-X: I did. No, you do not want a DS-X. Go read the DS-X section of the board some time.

 

[Kevino]

Mine worked for about 2 weeks (well only one week of real use) before I received the "processing do not turn off" error. Dealextreme isn't being too helpful in my attempt to return it, even though I have tested it to death, using several different SD cards, several versions of firmware, and tested in in 3 different Nintendo DS systems. Very frusterating.

For those of you who have just recevied AceKards, and they appear to work fine, just wait and see. It takes 1-2 weeks for the cards to go bad.

 

[Bri]

@Kevino: Others have stated that Dealextreme has been very helpful in accepting returned carts, even offering other carts in exchange.

@Blued: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=93412

-Bri

 

[Destructobot]

They didn't give me a hard time at all. I submitted a return request stating the details and the steps I had taken (I didn't mention opening the AK2, which I did do), and they just told me to get an estimate of the return shipping cost so that they could refund it, and then to send it back. I got the replacement more quickly than the original.

 

[helpme]

I got the replacement more quickly than the original.

my replacement was dispatched the same day i sent my acekard2 back after sending them a copy of my receipt from the post office
i received my OSone a couple of days ago

 

[OzModChips]

Hello
added a note to the first post
Ak2 dont really deserve the harsh words typed...they are working VERY hard on the issue - we just have been hit harder than others

 

[Searinox]

now they are....
well, cant tell you what they are doing, they are quite sneaky

Producing their flashcarts in the basement of the US Copyright Agency during the night shifts? 8D

 

[RoD131]

Bottom rate components coupled with rushed manufacturing. Consider the fact that even a company like Microsoft had huge issues with their 360s, and those cost a lot more than the $12 or whatever the AK2 is currently priced at.

Also raise your hand if you ever owned a DS-X: I did. No, you do not want a DS-X. Go read the DS-X section of the board some time.

I did.

(4Gb!!!1111 I'm not one of those wankers with a 2GB, I'm hardcore. Paper trick ftw.)