R4 price raised

[Satangel]

Huge features, none.
But the overall feel, + minor features + great support give other flashcarts more quality then the R4

 

[Fat D]

CycloDS Evolution has real-time save, Wii connectivity, native support for EZ-Flash V 3in1, homebrew soft reset, slow motion, in-game cheat disable....

 

[Salamantis]

Buy another flashcart instead of the R4, it's getting old and support for it is dropping. You'll regret it later. Get a different flashcart.

Huge features, none.
But the overall feel, + minor features + great support give other flashcarts more quality then the R4
Wrong

QUOTE(Fat D @ Jun 27 2008, 09:53 AM) CycloDS Evolution has real-time save, Wii connectivity, native support for EZ-Flash V 3in1, homebrew soft reset, slow motion, in-game cheat disable....

 

[euphemism]

Buy another flashcart instead of the R4, it's getting old and support for it is dropping. You'll regret it later. Get a different flashcart.

Huge features, none.
But the overall feel, + minor features + great support give other flashcarts more quality then the R4
Wrong

QUOTE(Fat D @ Jun 27 2008, 09:53 AM) CycloDS Evolution has real-time save, Wii connectivity, native support for EZ-Flash V 3in1, homebrew soft reset, slow motion, in-game cheat disable....

You know the in-game text reader is coming soon too.

 

[Satangel]

Buy another flashcart instead of the R4, it's getting old and support for it is dropping. You'll regret it later. Get a different flashcart.

Huge features, none.
But the overall feel, + minor features + great support give other flashcarts more quality then the R4
Wrong

QUOTE(Fat D @ Jun 27 2008, 09:53 AM) CycloDS Evolution has real-time save, Wii connectivity, native support for EZ-Flash V 3in1, homebrew soft reset, slow motion, in-game cheat disable....

What is a huge feature, next to SDHC?

All those features you say aren't exactly huge.

 

[layzieyez]

SDHC capability is the hugest thing for me. I don't have to manage the space left on the card nearly as much as I had to with the 2GB limitation (I have 8GB on my EDGE and 4GB on my M3 Real).

 

[jalaneme]

because noobs like u keep buying them and they can take advantage of that by hiking the prices because you don't know any better.

 

[Rayder]

When I bought the R4 it was the best one to get.

Now, I want one with SDHC compatibility, but still be simple in that I don't have to fiddle in superfluous menus or be forced to select savetypes. It MUST be compatible with the official GBAtemp cheat dat and boot a full-fledged (read: not a 3in1) slot2 card correctly. It must also support DPG vids and 8gig and larger SDHC cards.

 

[Sephi]

M3DS REAL, EDGE, CycloDS Evo, DSTT, Acekard 2, SCDS1, umm list cold go on for a while.
(I think they changed the SCDS1 to automatically pick the save type)

 

[CorruptJon]

Who still buys R4's anyways?

 

[Sephi]

I bought my R4 about a year ago, I still love it.

 

[imtony]

I've had my R4 for a lil over a year now and it still works great. Only thing that makes me consider getting a new flashcart is SDHC support and maybe RTS.

 

[ojsinnerz.]

Who still buys R4's anyways?

Noobs, ignorant consumers, and parents.

My friend just bought a R4 for around 50 bucks, and he thought it was still the best, etc. He got it just a few weeks ago. He said "His friends recommended it over everything else".

When his R4 breaks, I'll be making sure to make him get a new cart.

 

[pokemongalaxy]

I bought my R4 about a year ago, I still love it.

Yah same here (actually mines m3simply ds=clone, m3 version of r4). Only thing I wanted was sdhc, no slow mo or real time save, those are just stupid. Thing is, an sdhc 4gb card is like $50 here, its more expensive than the card, so why buy one? But I wish I got a dstt instead because its only $20 on dx, I got m3simply ds for $35...so I sordof regret it. But hey, it's a good card!!

 

[Destructobot]

Can anyone fill me in what HUGE features other carts have over the R4? (other than SDHC...)

Strong support from the companies selling them.

 

[ojsinnerz.]

I bought my R4 about a year ago, I still love it.

Yah same here (actually mines m3simply ds=clone, m3 version of r4). Only thing I wanted was sdhc, no slow mo or real time save, those are just stupid. Thing is, an sdhc 4gb card is like $50 here, its more expensive than the card, so why buy one? But I wish I got a dstt instead because its only $20 on dx, I got m3simply ds for $35...so I sordof regret it. But hey, it's a good card!!

That's what I thought too, until I actually used them.

Those "stupid" things are what also helps the carts sell. It really depends on the user themselves, not just you.

Because one person doesn't need it, doesn't mean everyone else won't need it.

I used it quite a few times, and it's really helpful. I still try to use it as little as possible, but it's more useful than you think.

 

[vivienne]

I bought my R4 about a year ago, I still love it.

Yah same here (actually mines m3simply ds=clone, m3 version of r4). Only thing I wanted was sdhc, no slow mo or real time save, those are just stupid. Thing is, an sdhc 4gb card is like $50 here, its more expensive than the card, so why buy one? But I wish I got a dstt instead because its only $20 on dx, I got m3simply ds for $35...so I sordof regret it. But hey, it's a good card!!

That's what I thought too, until I actually used them.

Those "stupid" things are what also helps the carts sell. It really depends on the user themselves, not just you.

Because one person doesn't need it, doesn't mean everyone else won't need it.

I used it quite a few times, and it's really helpful. I still try to use it as little as possible, but it's more useful than you think.

I still love R4 than any other ones.

And I recognised that the price was really raised a little, no mistake on the shipping cost. Because we also need yo pay for EMS for 5 R4s at that moment. And the shipping cost raised too!

Everything is so expensive now.

 

[shakirmoledina]

scs1 or cyclo not this one atleast not anymore

 

[JPH]

Not necessarily scene or NDS news...just news about a certain online shop's price changes.

Topic moved.

 

[Trolly]

Well I got mine pretty much exactly a year ago (just before I went on holiday, if I remember well), and I'm actually not sure why it was that one I bought. I think it was the only one to list on Amazon or something. Either that, or it had a good reputation at the time. And it was cheap.

But I remember them saying one of their factories was shutting down in an e-mail, and that my R4 would probably be very late (luckily, the day before holiday! I almost pissed myself with excitement lol - not really :-/ ). They've probably been slowing down production continually since then.
Still, the only particularly useful function the R4 lacks is SDHC support. And then I probably wouldn't even use all that space.