Hacking My Supercard Lite review

[jigaboo]

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the tip regarding moonshell and DS Organize (both of which I will be playing with when I get mine).

J

 

[zalman]

How do SnezziDS and NesDS work? Do they need the patcher?

 

[trench02]

I got my supercard lite today from realhotstuff. It works great with my standard 1 gig sandisk microsd. I didn't notice any lag with DS games. The front loading micro sd is flush with the base and you need to use your fingernails to remove it.

I was suprised how well the patcher program worked. I was able to patch a gig of files all at once. For those waiting for the m3 micro, you should just get the supercard lite instead becuase it's going to be a real pain removing the cartridge (they both seem to use a daughterboard for the microsd card slot).

The supercard menu loads up instantly, no delay on a flashed ds.

Overall, the card works great. Can't beat it for $50.00. I'm sure the m3 lite english will cost at least 75.00+

 

[MrGosu]

my sandisk card that i have is a p60m ... anyone know that means

 

[compi_]

The micro sd card doesn't stick out, but you can take it out VERY easily, maybe a bit too easy, but if that bothers you , you can just add a piece of paper on top of it.

I will test SnezziDS and NESDS later.
Also, the access time of my micro sd card is 1.1 and the access time of the ultra one is 1.0 So there is little difference between these two.

 

[khan]

Compi: i am wondering how many days does it take between Supercardstore shipping the item to receiving it, because i payed on friday and was asked that they will ship it on monday because i made the payment a little late and now its tuesday and still no sign of my items. :'(

 

[panther_512]

Has anyone tried Scummvm DS on the SC Lite????

 

[_Mazza_]

I just want to say loading GBA games is really fast with my ultra micro sd compared to my regular mini sd

 

[khan]

_Mazza_: you have ordered from Supercardstore many times, can you please answer my question above?

 

[compi_]

Compi: i am wondering how many days does it take between Supercardstore shipping the item to receiving it, because i payed on friday and was asked that they will ship it on monday because i made the payment a little late and now its tuesday and still no sign of my items. :'(

That's normal I think, because if they ship it on monday, it can't arrive the next day since you don't live in the UK. You can read on their site that shipping to Europe excluding the UK takes 2-5 business days.
Quote from the supercardstore FAQ:
QUOTEHow long will my order take to reach me?
Large cities are almost always quicker than small towns.

UK: 90% get there next day.

Europe: 2-5 days - Large cities in Germany and Slovenia can take two days - small places in Holland and a lot of Italy can sometimes take longer - we do not know why.

North America: 5-8 days.

Rest of the world: 5-10 days. Australia is normally quite quick.

 

[khan]

That's normal I think, because if they ship it on monday, it can't arrive the next day since you don't live in the UK. You can read on their site that shipping to Europe excluding the UK takes 2-5 business days.

I live in UK just using my native flag, if it does not turn up tomorrow then there is seriously something wrong.

 

[kalimero]

The micro sd card doesn't stick out, but you can take it out VERY easily, maybe a bit too easy, but if that bothers you , you can just add a piece of paper on top of it.

Did it have the click-in function like the SCMini or the DS game slot? Or did you just pull the micro sd card out of the slot?

 

[mastermaw]

@ Khan - I'm sure it will be on its way soon. Supercardstore are very reputable.

maw.

 

[kutis]

according to this page, http://www.valuemedia.co.uk/popprods.htm?P...DQCJP-1024-E10M

# Read AVG Mb sec - 8.33
# Write AVG Mb sec - 4.833

if thats true that would make your card aprrox. what... like a 50x speed card?

ive looked through about 50+ webpages searching for the read and write speed of the
"SDSDQ-1024-A10M" 1gig sanddisk, but to no avail. all i know is that the E10M is more recent than the A10m. ive read that over time they may have just started to make their NON ultra 1gig sticks faster. but i can find no evidence of that. so is it possible that the SDSDQ-1024-A10M is 12x, where a SDSDQ-1024-E10M is actually much much faster? i just need anyone that has a 1gig sandisk NON ultra SDSDQ-1024-A10M, to post and verify that their card ALSO plays castlevania and tonyhawk flawlessly as COMPI said his does. i asked SNEEF as well, he said hes using a SDSDQ-512 0614501597S. which doesnt really help me, cus its the 1gig sanddisks im concerned with. why does any of this matter? cus if one IS actually faster than the other, we know what to look out for. so anyone with a SDSDQ-1024-A10M please post your results. thanks.

seam

umm, may i ask how know which is A which is E if i dun have the original box anymore?

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edit: back to topic, great review dude.. covers lots of important points

 

[compi_]

The micro sd card doesn't stick out, but you can take it out VERY easily, maybe a bit too easy, but if that bothers you , you can just add a piece of paper on top of it.

Did it have the click-in function like the SCMini or the DS game slot? Or did you just pull the micro sd card out of the slot?

No, you have to pull it out, not a "click" system.

 

[amptor]

u guys are picky about a little gap lmao, I mean.. first of all, these bootleg carts never fit properly, usually are too snug. Also I read this guy's review and it says that castlevania intro runs at the correct speed. I'd rather have my DS games running at the proper speed than a plastic that is in about 1mm further. I'm sure you should be able to modify the thing somehow to make it fit better but overall it looks decent from the review. I'm disappointed that GBA hasn't improved. People will tell me 'gba is dead' yadda yadda but you gotta understand that 1) the system supports GBA and 2) if it supports GBA and you have 2400 roms wouldn't u want it to work right? Yes it is asking a lot but also, remember these guys profit off of internet piracy and the supercard was initially designed for use with the GBA system. So it makes u wonder who is more correct the end user who wants better features or the guy who is making the stuff and counting on a free scene to support his products. Every time this product is revised, GBA gets neglected lol.

 

[dreary79]

Can GBA support be fixed with a firmware update. I thought that the SCL was supposed to fix GBA slowdowns.

 

[KingKapalone]

awesome! thats all i wanted to know. thanks so much compi. i have ONE more question though. can u tell me if your sandisk card is a SDSDQ-1024-A10M or a SDSDQ-1024-E10M.


according to this page, http://www.valuemedia.co.uk/popprods.htm?P...DQCJP-1024-E10M

# Read AVG Mb sec - 8.33
# Write AVG Mb sec - 4.833

if thats true that would make your card aprrox. what... like a 50x speed card?

ive looked through about 50+ webpages searching for the read and write speed of the
"SDSDQ-1024-A10M" 1gig sanddisk, but to no avail. all i know is that the E10M is more recent than the A10m. ive read that over time they may have just started to make their NON ultra 1gig sticks faster. but i can find no evidence of that. so is it possible that the SDSDQ-1024-A10M is 12x, where a SDSDQ-1024-E10M is actually much much faster? i just need anyone that has a 1gig sandisk NON ultra SDSDQ-1024-A10M, to post and verify that their card ALSO plays castlevania and tonyhawk flawlessly as COMPI said his does. i asked SNEEF as well, he said hes using a SDSDQ-512 0614501597S. which doesnt really help me, cus its the 1gig sanddisks im concerned with. why does any of this matter? cus if one IS actually faster than the other, we know what to look out for. so anyone with a SDSDQ-1024-A10M please post your results. thanks.

seam

I was also looking online for the differences between these two cards and I think the only difference is that one letter. I searched for the E10M and only found sites in the UK that were selling it. When I searched for A10M I found US sites. My guess is that E stands for Europe and A stands for America. Other companies do this as well, such as Sony Ericsson with their phones.

 

[seam1]

awesome! thats all i wanted to know. thanks so much compi. i have ONE more question though. can u tell me if your sandisk card is a SDSDQ-1024-A10M or a SDSDQ-1024-E10M.


according to this page, http://www.valuemedia.co.uk/popprods.htm?P...DQCJP-1024-E10M

# Read AVG Mb sec - 8.33
# Write AVG Mb sec - 4.833

if thats true that would make your card aprrox. what... like a 50x speed card?

ive looked through about 50+ webpages searching for the read and write speed of the
"SDSDQ-1024-A10M" 1gig sanddisk, but to no avail. all i know is that the E10M is more recent than the A10m. ive read that over time they may have just started to make their NON ultra 1gig sticks faster. but i can find no evidence of that. so is it possible that the SDSDQ-1024-A10M is 12x, where a SDSDQ-1024-E10M is actually much much faster? i just need anyone that has a 1gig sandisk NON ultra SDSDQ-1024-A10M, to post and verify that their card ALSO plays castlevania and tonyhawk flawlessly as COMPI said his does. i asked SNEEF as well, he said hes using a SDSDQ-512 0614501597S. which doesnt really help me, cus its the 1gig sanddisks im concerned with. why does any of this matter? cus if one IS actually faster than the other, we know what to look out for. so anyone with a SDSDQ-1024-A10M please post your results. thanks.

seam

I was also looking online for the differences between these two cards and I think the only difference is that one letter. I searched for the E10M and only found sites in the UK that were selling it. When I searched for A10M I found US sites. My guess is that E stands for Europe and A stands for America. Other companies do this as well, such as Sony Ericsson with their phones.

man... you are probably EXACTLY right. i didnt even think about that. good job.

 

[KeYbLaDeXaLcHeMi]

nice review.

i was thinking of getting either the g6 or the supercard lite.

i was on the supercard store site, and on the top it said:
"one card to rule them all"