Hardware The Old 3DS and New 3DS?

[ponygals]

Haha alright then.

 

[codezer0]

Performance-wise, the new model is better, and has a built-in thing to interface with Amiibo's; However, considering that Smash 3DS hasn't yet been updated to support it means it might be a while before we see extensive use for it.

That said, from a hacking standpoint, it is going to be next to impossible to find one still on a vulnerable firmware for the likes of Gateway 3DS.

I still favor the XL models over the standard ones, in part because it has been consistent where the XL models simply had better battery life on top of having a larger screen. Likely has to do with being able to have room for a physically more potent battery.

 

[ponygals]

What type of charging cable should I get, the wall charger or the USB charger or does it not matter?

 

[sarkwalvein]

What type of charging cable should I get, the wall charger or the USB charger or does it not matter?

It doesn't really matter, but I would go with the USB one, as it is practical.
I have both wall chargers from Nintendo and third party USB cables that I use along with my cell phone charger.
I only use the USB cable, my Nintendo wall charger is collecting dust stored in some box.
I think Nintendo doesn't make USB to 3DS cables, so if you get a USB cable it must be third party.

EDIT: I have been using a third party USB cable along my cell phone charger since more than 3 years ago to charge my 3DS and 3DS XL, it works perfectly and the N3DS uses the same type of cable.

 

[ponygals]

Well I wanted to buy everything together like at GameStop or Toys R Us etc.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Well I wanted to buy everything together like at GameStop or Toys R Us etc.

I am almost sure they sell those third party cables at Gamestop, at least here in Germany.

EDIT: This one for example, in this case it comes with a power adapter also, but you can throw it away if you only want the cable
For sure you could get the cable only cheaper on eBay.

Or this in the USA.

 

[ponygals]

Okay, what about prices and deals do you think if I wait until like the holidays I may get a better deal or is that a bad time to buy it lol.

 

[sarkwalvein]

I am not very sure how prices work on the USA, but I think you have very good discounts on the Friday around Thanksgiving... If you want to wait until November, there you go.

 

[TecXero]

Be careful with USB charging cables for the 3DS. There's a lot of crap ones out there. I generally keep one in my purse, but I had to go through a few of them to find a good one. A lot of them had far too much resistance to use with the 3DS while on. At home, I have an official charger I leave plugged in and put the 3DS on whenever I'm home and it's low. The USB cable I just use as a backup.

 

[ponygals]

Oh? Will I will keep that in mind then.

 

[Deleted User]

I am not very sure how prices work on the USA, but I think you have very good discounts on the Friday around Thanksgiving... If you want to wait until November, there you go.

I think it's actually a Friday before/around/near Christmas? I'm not sure though.

Be careful with USB charging cables for the 3DS. There's a lot of crap ones out there. I generally keep one in my purse, but I had to go through a few of them to find a good one. A lot of them had far too much resistance to use with the 3DS while on. At home, I have an official charger I leave plugged in and put the 3DS on whenever I'm home and it's low. The USB cable I just use as a backup.

I had one in a set that included cases for your 3DS and games and a bunch of other stuff, the package had the official Nintendo seal on it, and it worked well, so I'd suggest looking for one that's labelled with an official Nintendo seal.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Be careful with USB charging cables for the 3DS. There's a lot of crap ones out there. I generally keep one in my purse, but I had to go through a few of them to find a good one. A lot of them had far too much resistance to use with the 3DS while on. At home, I have an official charger I leave plugged in and put the 3DS on whenever I'm home and it's low. The USB cable I just use as a backup.

Doesn't that actually depend on the quality of the charger?
I actually use a shitty Chinese eBay USB cable that I bought for €1, along with my 2A Nexus 4 USB charger, and it charges quickly even if I am playing while it is charging.

 

[Deleted User]

Doesn't that actually depend on the quality of the charger?
I actually use a shitty Chinese eBay USB cable that I bought for €1, along with my 2A Nexus 4 USB charger, and it charges quickly even if I am playing while it is charging.

Normally ones with an offical Nintendo seal are good quality.

EDIT: A few of my friends had some from different sets, most of them were great quality and worked, but some of the others didn't work at all.

 

[TecXero]

Doesn't that actually depend on the quality of the charger?
I actually use a shitty Chinese eBay USB cable that I bought for €1, along with my 2A Nexus 4 USB charger, and it charges quickly even if I am playing while it is charging.

If the materials have a high resistance, it also causes problems. Generally, a basic phone USB power adapter will work fine, assuming you have a cable that has a resistance within tolerance.

 

[Joe88]

the cheap usb cables they sell are garbage, it's ok to use in a pinch but they charge way too slow to be worth while
it does not matter if you use a 2A adapter, the cable will only output 500mA or less

 

[sarkwalvein]

Actually cables with too high resistivity should be a problem as there would be a big voltage drop that should translate to power dissipation in the form of heat.
Anyway, my €1 Chinese cables don't get hot and my 3DS XL charges full in around 3h with both the original charger and cheap-ass USB cables.
The quality of the cables is bad anyway as they break easily (if you treat them roughly they just snap).
For a USB cable to limit current to 500mA it should have 10Ohm resistance, and that is not really believable even for a PoS conductor.
I don't know if you have experience with this type of cables, but I haven't had charging time problems.
I think there is a myth being carried in this thread. I find it more plausible that you got very bad cables that snapped off internally, so they don't charge at all.

 

[TecXero]

Actually cables with too high resistivity should be a problem as there would be a big voltage drop that should translate to power dissipation in the form of heat.
Anyway, my €1 Chinese cables don't get hot and my 3DS XL charges full in around 3h with both the original charger and cheap-ass USB cables.
The quality of the cables is bad anyway as they break easily (if you treat them roughly they just snap).
For a USB cable to limit current to 500mA it should have 10Ohm resistance, and that is not really believable even for a PoS conductor.
I don't know if you have experience with this type of cables, but I haven't had charging time problems.
I think there is a myth being carried in this thread. I find it more plausible that you got very bad cables that snapped off internally, so they don't charge at all.

I have a cable like that. As soon as I bought it, it didn't charge my 3DS properly so I hooked it up to my voltmeter. It wasn't quite that bad, but it was still really bad. Every connection in the cable had terrible resistance. They probably used the cheapest, low-grade, copper they could find, if not some lead. Long story short, don't buy a 3DS USB cable from GEN.

 

[DJPlace]

i like the old but my hands are too big... that's my bigggest grip of it.