You're going under a different definition of "fake" and "clone".
For the scene, "fake" and "clone" mean that it's not an actual R4 card. Yes, it is still a flash card, but it's a shitty imitation. It will most likely NOT play any games that have been released recently (without getting a patch for those games).
We don't doubt that it's a working flashcart. We're just telling you it's most likely one of the shittiest ones you can get, because it's a knockoff clone of a badly-outdated cart.
IMO, Fake and Clone, in reference to flashcards, are two different things.
The R4's being sold at ShopTemp is a Clones.
It is the same hardware, can use the same software and functions just like a real R4.
The R4i's and R4SDHC's are FAKE.
They are not the same hardware, they cannot use the same software and their functionality is often different -- sometimes better, sometimes worse. They simply use the R4 name to sell their product.
I believe this would also make the R4i Ultra, which is a copy of the AceKard, a fake since (I believe) it does not have the same hardware and cannot use the same firmware unless it's cracked.
QUOTE(bebe15 @ Jun 20 2010, 03:58 PM) Fuck -.-' well where do you get a real one? :/ or maybe another kind of flashcart