QUOTE said:Posted 2008-9-25 (pics in folder 2008/09/23)... the pcb appears black, the actel chip that normally protrudes through the case is missing, and it is in a box instead of clamshell.
eldaddio said:I got one today, also for a friend. Feels flimsy and doesn't actually work!!
eldaddio said:I got one today, also for a friend. Feels flimsy and doesn't actually work!!
Edit: Just to elaborate, when the DS is booted up with the new card plugged in the DS claims "There is no DS card inserted"
boudincaca said:eldaddio said:I got one today, also for a friend. Feels flimsy and doesn't actually work!!
Edit: Just to elaborate, when the DS is booted up with the new card plugged in the DS claims "There is no DS card inserted"
Was it a black PCB one?
By the way, when someone will get the hands on a black one, would be appreciated to see the inside if possible, because i think the picture already seen of the black one seem to be from a "test pcb":
(look at the back of the pcb, you'll see many "TP" and TP=Test Point.).
eldaddio said:
Just to point out a fact that may have missed you entirely... they need test points to be able automate the QA (in this case mainly to reject bad die mountings under the epoxy) at manufacture time. Most devices like this are only tested in a random unit per batch, for example 1 in 1000 are tested on real end purpose hardware, the rest often visually inspected by a bored person sitting beside a machine or belt.boudincaca said:So, it's really the retail pcb, interesting, maybe they've put those test point to diagnose easily the defective one they receive back.
Have you double checked the settings for AceKard 2 to see if it isn't set to run with a higher brightness level?bustyman100 said:My black PCB AK2.1 arrived a few days ago. The case still feels cheap and wobbly, but at least it hasn't broken down yet. Like everybody else noted, no more protruding chip.
The supposedly improved battery life is very minor. I tested all of these with the same DSL and with the same 4 GB Kingston SDHC card, so the only variable is the slot-1 flash cart (dust cover in slot-2). I looped the NSMB intro video on full brightness with the sound off. I ran each test twice and took the mean average, rounding to the nearest 0.1 hour. Here are my results:
Supercard DS One v 3: 6.5 hours
M3 DS Real: 6.1 hours
AK 2.1 black PCB: 4.5 hours
AK 2 green PCB: 4.2 hours
I personally find this quite surprising. I took the AK2.1 apart and it has much fewer components compared to the Supercard DS One. There is no extra battery in the AK2 to charge for starters. I wonder why its power consumption is still rather mediocre?
bustyman100 said:My black PCB AK2.1 arrived a few days ago. The case still feels cheap and wobbly, but at least it hasn't broken down yet. Like everybody else noted, no more protruding chip.
The supposedly improved battery life is very minor. I tested all of these with the same DSL and with the same 4 GB Kingston SDHC card, so the only variable is the slot-1 flash cart (dust cover in slot-2). I looped the NSMB intro video on full brightness with the sound off. I ran each test twice and took the mean average, rounding to the nearest 0.1 hour. Here are my results:
Supercard DS One v 3: 6.5 hours
M3 DS Real: 6.1 hours
AK 2.1 black PCB: 4.5 hours
AK 2 green PCB: 4.2 hours
I personally find this quite surprising. I took the AK2.1 apart and it has much fewer components compared to the Supercard DS One. There is no extra battery in the AK2 to charge for starters. I wonder why its power consumption is still rather mediocre?