New Review - R4 DS

[Darkwhat]

Hi to all of you,

I am new to this board and I really appreciate reading all of you posts.

I will prensent myself before asking some questions.

First, I just got my DS for Christmas. So, I must say that I am really a newbie on all this. (DS or R4DS).

Before asking questions, I have taking the time 5-6 hours to read all the topics that I have fund about this. First, I begun with the superkey + supercard. For me, it was difficult to understand. You needed to many things to work it out + patched the game.

Now, I see that the R4DS is really interrresting for me. I have read the review on this board and I have find it very, very complete. Bravo to the writer. It was excellent.

Now with my questions. Like I said before, I havent fund the answer to this questions before. Sorry if it was already said but I didnt fund nothing.

1- I want to buy a Sandisk SDmicro card ultra. However, on amazon.com, I see that they got two versions.
a) Sandisk 1GB Ultra II Mobile MicroSD Card at 54$ US
b) SanDisk 1 GB Ultra II MicroSD Card (SDSDQU-1024-A10M, Retail Package) at 72.95$ US

What is the difference between the 2? What card do I need to get?


2- Is there a big difference between a normal Sandisk microcard and a ultra? Worth the difference?

3- Does the R4DS can play GBA roms? I dont think so but I to be sure.

4- My DS is new. Does using R4DS can end my warranty?

thanks a lot guys. I would really appreciate if someone could answer these questions.

Happy new year to all

DarkWhat

 

[mr_blonde_88]

I can answer 3 and 4

R4 doesnt play GBA games, but i heard something that i can play them if under 32mb?
Some1 will have to confirm that

and it wont invalidate your warranty, dont worry

 

[jelbo]

I can answer 3 and 4

R4 doesnt play GBA games, but i heard something that i can play them if under 32mb?
Some1 will have to confirm that

and it wont invalidate your warranty, dont worry

R4DS absolutely won't play any GBA ROMs, same for any current slot-1 card. Because of the lower speed of slot-1, GBA support will most likely be nonexistant, unless an emulator is written, wich is also very unlikely. The 32Mbit thing is related to the M3 Lite, that dropped GBA support, but supposedly plays GBA ROMs that are 32Mbit or smaller. The same was said for the similar SuperCard Lite Rumble, but that one refuses to even display .gba files, let alone play them.

 

[Darkwhat]

Thanks guys for this help.

If anyone can answer questions 1-2, would be great.

thanks

 

[mr_blonde_88]

I can answer 3 and 4

R4 doesnt play GBA games, but i heard something that i can play them if under 32mb?
Some1 will have to confirm that

and it wont invalidate your warranty, dont worry

R4DS absolutely won't play any GBA ROMs, same for any current slot-1 card. Because of the lower speed of slot-1, GBA support will most likely be nonexistant, unless an emulator is written, wich is also very unlikely. The 32Mbit thing is related to the M3 Lite, that dropped GBA support, but supposedly plays GBA ROMs that are 32Mbit or smaller. The same was said for the similar SuperCard Lite Rumble, but that one refuses to even display .gba files, let alone play them.

ahhh ok, my bad
cheers for the correction

 

[oblio211]

Hey, has anyone actually tested a 2GB microsd card yet? Thinking of buying a 2GB card but want to make sure she will work.

 

[Armadillo]

Probably gonna order one tomorrow now and retire my g6 to gba games , it looks so good

. Just one thing , it does support sleep mode right? , I'm guessing it does , but it aint mentioned anywhere so thought I'd check.

 

[darkzagi]

oops I know its a stoopid question, but how do you make an NDS lite sleep?

thanks!

 

[Deleted User]

Close it while it's on.

 

[Darkwhat]

Nobody know If I must take the microsd Mobile memory card or the ordinary one?

 

[Killermech]

Nobody know If I must take the microsd Mobile memory card or the ordinary one?

There shouldn't be a difference. Maybe the microSD mobile is better optimized for mobiles than the ordinary one. As the ordinary one would probably work on a mobile as well. Or the other card was marketed before they decided to include the 'mobile card' thing and is in reality the same card with different package.
On the package to the Sandisk microSD I bought, there was a 'mobile card' mark as well.

My guess would be that either one of those will work properly on your R4.

 

[iamwhoiam]

microSD/transflash are designed for mobile phones, not GBA flashcarts (lawl). thats why most of them come with "mobile" somewhere on the packaging.

 

[Killermech]

microSD/transflash are designed for mobile phones, not GBA flashcarts (lawl). thats why most of them come with "mobile" somewhere on the packaging.

They should change that and have the text 'NDS Slot-1 Memory card' instead. Now that would make my day

 

[Darkwhat]

Sorry iamwhoiam but my english is not very good and i am not sure to understand.

What must I take?


a) Sandisk 1GB Ultra II Mobile MicroSD Card

b) SanDisk 1 GB Ultra II MicroSD Card (SDSDQU-1024-A10M, Retail Package)



Just tell me A or B and I will understand it better.

Sorry about that. I try my best....


Darkwhat

 

[mr_blonde_88]

Sorry iamwhoiam but my english is not very good and i am not sure to understand.

What must I take?


a) Sandisk 1GB Ultra II Mobile MicroSD Card

b) SanDisk 1 GB Ultra II MicroSD Card (SDSDQU-1024-A10M, Retail Package)



Just tell me A or B and I will understand it better.

Sorry about that. I try my best....


Darkwhat

A or B

 

[darkzagi]

If i'm not mistaken it should be
b) SanDisk 1 GB Ultra II MicroSD Card (SDSDQU-1024-A10M, Retail Package)

but why not get a 1GB Kingston MicroSD card with lifetime warranty?

 

[digital_sin]

i'm guessing they're both the same thing. maybe one of them is retail and the other is OEM...

BTW: IMHO too go for kingston.

 

[Darkwhat]

Is the 1GB Kingston MicroSD card as fast that the Sandisk Ultra? Will I see a difference in gameplay?

 

[qtrinh]

Just bought mine today, hopefully will arrive by end of this week *fingers crossed*

***
Does anyone have an opinion on the A-Data 2GB Micro SD card? It's about $90USD locally, or I can get it on sale for $50USD from Newegg, based in California, seems quite reputable:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingRe...agesize=&Page=2

so, what you think of A-DATA? had 13 decent reviews as well (can be viewed in the same page as the link above)

thanks in advance, as this is the only 2GB card i can reasonably get without resorting to ebay.

 

[leetdude_007]

I got a 1GB A-DATA coming soon from a shady yahoo shopping site. That's the thrill of bargains - who knows when I'm going to lose my debit account!