GBAtemp X-Rom 512Mbit Kit Review

[shaunj66]

GBAtemp.net review of the...
X-ROM 512Mbit Kit
from Easybuy2000.com

The first GBAtemp.net hardware review is finished and now online,
today we reviewed the X-Rom 512Mbit kit from Easybuy2000.

We'd like to thank Easybuy2000 for sending us the kit for review!

Please check out our review by clicking here.[/p]

 

[Blue_GoD]

I was thinking buying the X-ROM, but i didn't knew if it was any good.
This whole information helped me a lot. I will buy one

Thanks!!

 

[Chris6647]

Its a great job

this will help many people

 

[fou]

Heh, this has helped me decide which flash cart to get, and this has helped me a lot, now if only they would send me one

 

[SilverGenix]

im still thinking about buying, because its quite big and expensive (130E is a lot for me)
why dont they have a 256MB one???
well, i think i have to wait till my birthday

but when i got the money, im definitly going to buy a X-ROM flash card

btw. i got 2 USB ports on the backside of my keyboard

 

[Gaisuto]

It looks like a god among Flashcarts from what I'm understanding...

 

[kristianity77]

Looks like a card i need to buy!!! Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK to buy one of these?? TIA

 

[Dan1]

Great Review GBAtemp!! I'm not getting one, staying with my EZA-F, but this will help a ton of people.

Keep it real!

 

[Darkforce]

Yeah good review even if half of it was praising LittleWritter and not the cart, heh. Out of curiosity did you get to keep the flash cart, lolz

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[shaunj66]

Looks like a card i need to buy!!! Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK to buy one of these?? TIA
Try here: http://www.easybuy2000.com/global/europe/index.shtml

QUOTE(Darkforce @ Mar 27 2004, 09:00 PM)Yeah good review even if half of it was praising LittleWritter and not the cart, heh. Out of curiosity did you get to keep the flash cart, lolz

.

Littlewriter is a nice piece of software though.

Did I get to keep it? Hmm. *Looks at own sig*

 

[MarcosDJ]

How long do you think until pogoshell supports 512?

Also, how easy is it to pull apart the cart case so that i can respray it black?

 

[Time-Stalker]

Sounds perfect..until you read the flash times.
Think I'll stick with EZFA.
Great review though.

 

[shaunj66]

How long do you think until pogoshell supports 512?

Also, how easy is it to pull apart the cart case so that i can respray it black?

The next version of Pogoshell due for release in the next few weeks should support the full 512Mbit according to Sasq himself.

There's a small screw at the top of the back of the casing, which you can remove and pull the casing apart. So it shouldn't be too hard spraying the casing.

 

[Phhlow]

People complain about flash times too much. Oooh, big deal, it takes an extra minute or two; it's not like we're talking about hours here. As for people wanting to paint the flash card... Come on, who cares what colour it is... Mine could be shit brown and I wouldn't care. As long as it gets "shit" done!

 

[mole_incarnate]

Wait a minute here, they GAVE you one? Wow, I mean, its not like we are a real e-mag like gamespot or something... this could take us places hehe...

Nice review, ive been considering buying a flash cart for a while now, I dont have a sp though (hey I LIKE my normal GBA), so no X-Rom for me!

 

[Luse]

Well you guys have sold me... (Shaun needs to write more reviews, with the added KiVans take added to them

)

I'll been thinking about getting one for a while, simply because I'm sick of only playing them on my pc (sorta ruins the whole portability of the GBA) but I wasn't happy with the size of the carts.. ( Still might wait for a 1 gig one though...)

And since my pc sits on a desk, the cord lenth would be perfect for me, and it's set at a decent price...

 

[TmP_stryk]

great review Shaun. Send that cart over so I can test it too ;D

 

[assassinz]

I like the low price for a 512m cart, but I prefer to have a seperate linker to flash the cart in. Flashing with this set drains the GBA battery quicker and the USB cable is too short and bulky.
But it seems this is a reliable cart and has good support. That's what people want to hear.

 

[shaunj66]

Thanks for all the compliments guys.

But remember the X-Rom works on BOTH regular GBA's as well!! Not only GBA SP's!

I just made the review using my GBA SP.

And there is a 1Gbit X-Rom coming soon too, it's available for pre-order now!

 

[NIVE]

And there is a 1Gbit X-Rom coming soon too, it's available for pre-order now!

great