Hello guys,

I want to buy myself a 3DS console but I am not sure what I should buy. I am planning to buy a 3DS with a firmware equal to or below 9.2 for obvious reasons. At first I just wanted to buy a used old 3DS xl with an appropriate firmware, but (at least in my country) most used ones go away for around 50 euros less than a brand new one and afaik pretty much all new (old) 3DS XL's should have a good firmware so I thought I might as well buy a brand new one.
However I just found somebody selling a N3DS XL which is 9 months old and according to him not used very often on firmware 9.0.0-20E for a kind of reasonable price as I guess he doesn't know how much his console is worth (the price is about the same as brand new N3DS would cost).

Now I guess I should probably take the N3DS XL, but I am not really sure yet. The thing I dislike is that emunand is only supported up to 9.5. In general, is setting up a cfw on n3DS more difficult than on old 3DS?
And is updating the emunand to 9.5 difficult in particular or risky? Like is it worth the hassle? I read through some guides for old 3DS and I have a basic idea of how to set it up and stuff, but are there any other problems which aren't solved for N3DS yet? Afaik one can also install a cfw on N3DS without any exploit game, right?
Hope you can help me.

 

The 3D on the n3DS is just so much better, you'll be able to play n3DS exclusives, and use the CPU clock plugin in NTR to make certain 3DS games less laggy. Homebrew emulators run better as well. I would definitely go with the n3DS.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys, gonna get the N3DS.
For setting up the cfw this guide should be fine right? https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-how-to-install-a-cfw-on-a-9-0-9-2-n3ds-without-cn-oot.398394/
Also which cfw would you recommend me? rxTools should suffice if I mostly just want to install unsigned cia's, right? What exactly is the rxtools devmode? And if I understand it right, I won't be able to install virtual console cia's or did I get something wrong (note sure what AGB and TWL is)?

 

N3ds I bought an O3ds and always regretted it

 

If i choose between o3ds and n3ds, I'd go for n3ds, it has double speed, exclusive games but today its risky to get a n3ds for cfw (below 9.2) and i wouldnt take the risk. Its up to you.