GBAtemp presents: ShopTemp

[monkeymachine]

Looks like it's down now (403). Didn't think switching servers would be this disruptive.

 

[Dark Blade]

LOL we're forbidden.

 

[Ace Gunman]

They're having a few technical issues at the moment, we've been told its being worked on.

EDIT: It turns out the issue isn't on ShopTemp's end, but rather the host. They're doing tests to fix a slowdown problem on the network. If all goes well the shop will be back up and faster than ever in no time.

 

[omgpwn666]

It was fast, now I keep getting Forbidden error when loading the page, this does not effect who I'm buying from.

 

[Ace Gunman]

Well folks, it seems the issue is fixed. And to compensate for the downtimes, the ShopTemp team and GBAtemp have decided to extend the offer on $29.95 DSTWO pre-orders to more than the initial 100 for a while. It will be at cost to both sites, but neither we nor ShopTemp mind taking a hit to apologize and benefit you guys.

 

[KingVamp]

Awesome no doubt getting that cart

 

[inter4ever]

Ace Gunman: I would love to preorder now but I wanted to confirm the memory card situation (please see my previous post)

Thanks in advance....

 

[Daidude]

The R4i SDHC and other R4 cards are actually quite cheap compared to other websites and the R4i SDHC is always updated, works well and is only £6.80 or something so stop de-moting( not sure if thats a real word

) it just lacks a few features compared to other flashcarts

. I'll be getting a SCDS2 sometime after it comes out though. And I'm making all my future flashcart purchases from ShopTemp!

 

[Daidude]

Also I have a R4i SDHC and I am planning to get a better one such as a SPDS2 or a different one thats much better

 

[shaunj66]

My favourite part was how the cart box pushed the logo over the navigational buttons.

Could you elaborate on that? What browser are you using?

 

[Ace Gunman]

Ace Gunman: I would love to preorder now but I wanted to confirm the memory card situation (please see my previous post)

Thanks in advance....

Yep, they're original. Everything ShopTemp sells is. That was one of the stipulations of the arrangement. As for their class, I really don't know about that. And finally, Kingston Japan is generally thought of to be the superior brand when it comes to flashcart speeds. Hope that helps.

 

[Covarr]

Ace Gunman: I would love to preorder now but I wanted to confirm the memory card situation (please see my previous post)

Thanks in advance....

Yep, they're original. Everything ShopTemp sells is. That was one of the stipulations of the arrangement. As for their class, I really don't know about that. And finally, Kingston Japan is generally thought of to be the superior brand when it comes to flashcart speeds. Hope that helps.

Kingston Japan is highly regarded in speed because with their 1GB and 2GB cards, they WERE the fastest, when speed wasn't documented on the cards themselves. With the SDHC standard, though, came classes. A class 6 card is going to be faster than a class 2 card, no matter who makes which one. And yes, class really does make a difference.

 

[Porivian]

In for 3 Acekard2i's.
With the coupon I got 3 for the price of what other sites sell 1 for, and since I didn't need them quickly it was a perfect match, and it was awesome that things worked out for all 3 of us (shoptemp, gbatemp and me!)
Now we'll see how the order pans out.

 

[King Zargo]

R4 is pretty cheap. I remember forking over lots of cash for one. I might get one for my friend.

 

[ByteMunch]

Why do shoptemp sell the bad, bad fake R4i cards!?! Could you not talk to them, make them more... Informed?

 

[viz]

the supercard dstwo was 29.99 yesterday and now its 37.50 what gives

 

[Ace Gunman]

Why do shoptemp sell the bad, bad fake R4i cards!?! Could you not talk to them, make them more... Informed?
Do you mean that you think all R4i carts are bad, or just those particular models?

QUOTE(viz @ Apr 7 2010, 04:59 PM) the supercard dstwo was 29.99 yesterday and now its 37.50 what gives

It was a temporary discount for the first 100 customers, then due to some downtime on the shop ShopTemp decided to extend it a little bit longer and to more people while taking a loss on each one, for the benefit of the community. However the discount has since ended and now what you're seeing is the regular ShopTemp price. It's still quite low, and you likely won't see such a lower price anywhere else.

 

[viz]

alright if its still the cheapest price ill probably buy one

sucks i missed out though

 

[Gunmaster51]

I gonna try buying something but could someone clear these two matters up?

1. Are we supposed to make new accounts for shoptemp or do our gbatemp ones carry over?
2. Someone earlier mentioned using discount coupons, how do you get those?

Thanks.

EDIT

Nevermind. I figured it out lol.

 

[Wekker]

For existing members of the GBAtemp community, you will each be provided with a discount coupon for specific products within the shop

what is it about? where is the discount coupon? i just brought DSTWO, can i still redeem the coupon?