OK, I'm going to get one for my wife. She is a techno-phobe so...
Use?Games only.
Price Range?Lower the better, but not at the sacrifice of compatibility with ROMs. I live in the UK.
Slot 1/2?1
Built in or expandable memory?Expandable preferred but not essential - depends how many NDS games it can hold if it's not expandable.
GBA compatibility?Nope.
Special features?Ease of use is essential. I've never used a flashcard and it's for the wife who is not very good with technology so a simple interface and ROM loading ability is a must. Download Play support is important too, as our daughter and I all enjoy multiplayer together.
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particularWell, the R4 is getting a lot of publicity so I guess that's easy to use. Someone else recommended the Cyclo. My guess is that those better informed (e.g. the GBATemp crew) know far more than casual news articles though.
I would say R4 as that is the supposed "noob cart" because it's so easy to use
but it's now pretty obsolete.
That said, EDGE or DSTT are the best for the cheap factor if you want to go expandable.
However, there is a built-in solutions that works well: the
F-card. I can't find the 1GB version, but if you want 2GB that's there. A 2GB microSD costs ~$17 anyways, so a DSTT or EDGE plus $17 is about the price of a F-card. Built in memory is faster causing some games to run more like the commercial carts rather than a little laggy, but for carts that support microSD, the memory can be changed to fit your needs, in case at first you don't have enough or have too much.
Just so you know, 1GB holds 20-30 games, depending on the sizes of the games. 2GB will hold double that, or ~50 games.
QUOTE(ninjistics @ Mar 7 2008, 05:29 PM)