Well, what do you want it to do? If we don't know that, this question is impossible to answer properly.

 

SC-DS One if you want a lot of functions.

AK2 or M3 Real if you like cool menus (not that the one of the SCDS One isn't cool... still it's just Moonshell )

 

True, but I was considering the M3 Real already with Sakura in mind

 

Then go with SCDS One. Full of functions to play around, and even the possibility to triple boot SCDS Menu, YSMenu and DSTT Menu

 

The SC-DS1 is 31 bucks now at DX.

But I think it's better to wait and see until the Sakura is out. If you like the finalized firmware, then it'd be a better choice.

 

Good tip.

Also, the M3 Real might be your choice if you want a GBA cart for rumble/ram/GBA games that works straight from the menu.

 

But the SCDS One's review is SOOOO old

It doesn't talk of the new features and still has many cons which have been corrected in the newest firmwares

 

If anyone's interested, I have the review of the SCDS1 SDHC, including the Realtime save, etc.

It's in my blog.

 

Well, the M3 Sakura seems to have a significant different compared to the original M3 Real. The GUI looks fantastic, fixes some lag problems in the original M3 real, less bugs, more functions, etc. Still nothing advanced, like RTS though.