Acekard 2i or R4i? (Solved)

I realize it's a little early to be asking this since most of us don't have a DSi yet, but I'm about to order everything online and I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me if I should go with the R4i or the Acekard 2i?

Now I realize there's a lot of anti-R4 sentiment on this forum, but keep in mind this is a new product, and I'm sure it won't have any of the problems the imitation R4s had.

Just to be extra clear, I don't want any opinions on previous generations of hardware here. I'd just like to know what, if anything, people have heard about these two cards specifically, and if one is better than the other.

Thanks.

 

on gbatemp.net theres a article regarding the acekard 2i fully working on the australia dsi version.
as the euro dsi not been release yet theres no way to tell if nintendo have implement a security patch for it.
if i were you, i wait before purchasing a flash card. there are r4i, acekard2i, dstti, ezflash vi etc.. best to wait to see which card actually works on the euro dsi. then buy that one.

 

I recommend AK2i

 

acekard2i does not work on european dsi
see here http://translate.google.com/transla...uropaeischen-dsi/&sl=de&tl=en&history_state0=
google translated.

 

Is the European model the same that will be released in North America, or another version of the Japanese one? I found an online store in Canada that sells the Acekard 2i, so I assume it will work on the DSis sold in Canada.

I just don't want to have the DSi show up next week and then have to wait another 2 weeks for this to show up before I can actually play anything.

I guess I'll try the Acekard and cross my fingers. It seems to be the most popular one so far, but that could just be because it was the first.

 

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I would STILL avoid anything with the R4 name in it, the same reasons are still valid and therefore still stand, you said it yourself ITS NEW, so how long is it going to be around, 1 version of software take your money and run, or lasts for years, who knows. AceKard have a proven track record, therefore try and stick to something where there is at least a little bit of confidence they will still be there tomorrow

The AceKard is working provided you have the system language set to English. No one has even bothered to try the R4i - no review on any forum in fact there is already more than 1 R4i "NEW R4i (r4i.cn) No loader released, R4i-SDHC (r4i-sdhc.com) Latest: v1.02b"

However as you are psychic "and I'm sure it won't have any of the problems the imitation R4s had." please let us know!

 

Well I wasn't able to get an Acekard from the place I got my R4 a couple years ago, but they did have a couple R4i's.

Like I've mentioned before, I have an R4 that I bought from these guys a year and a half ago, and never had a problem. I don't know anything about the ripoffs, but the authentic R4 cards are great, so I don't need to be psychic to recognize a good product when I see one.

Rememeber, you're not going to have people starting threads about how great their R4 works, but only when they have problems. If you look back, I'm sure you'll see that every card has had problems at some point. The only reason you see more complaints about the R4 is because it was one of the most popular cards, and easily the most replicated. If you take the time to find the real thing, it's well worth is.

I'll let you all know how the R4i works out for me when it arrives.

 

no acekard2i works on my DSi - i'm in Canada as well, i ordered it from mygamingmart - they're canadian as well!

enjoy ur dsi!

 

cturtle - why did you waste everyones time, if you knew what you were going to buy and did not want any input why bother posting??

 

I didn't know what I was going to buy. Did you actually read any of my messages?

I said, I was going to buy the Acekard, but they were sold out. All they had were R4i's and I figured that would be better than nothing. Do you really hate the R4 that much that you have to jump down someone's throat every time they mention it??

And if anyone else is interested, I still plan on letting you know how the R4i works out for me.

 

daysandy - thanks for adding your own card to the ones NOT to buy.

Selling your own is not what this is about - it is about helping others, if it works send the cards to forums and mags and get them to review it.

 

And I can tell you I have a device to turn any metal into gold send me $1000 and its yours (no one is fool enough to believe that one) - without independant testing you could be saying anything - and probably are.

Stop trying to sell R4 Cr*p, change its name so it is not stealing the reputation of a once great product, get it independantly tested by a site or mag.

Then we will believe them, we do not need to look at offensive unsupported advertising, when there are working products with a DECENT reputation for updates, anyone that buys this needs their head examined.

 

I don't get what some people have against R4?! I mean that was the Flashcart I had for my DSLite, and I never ran into any problems, and they seemed to have come out with updates fairly quickly! I don't have my Lite anymore, and just yesterday bought a DSi, so I'm still contemplating on whether I want to get the R4i, or the Acekard 2i.

DSi-Hacks released a video on the 17th of them trying the R4i on the US DSi, and other then a little lag, it worked just fine!

R4i on US DSi

 

You're confusing the current R4's with the cheap knockoffs that flooded the market and drove the original R4 team out of business.

If you have an original R4 then good for you, it was a solid card. But there are no longer real R4's being made. ALL R4 cards on the market today are knockoffs just trying to capitalize on the R4 name. Including the R4i. Buying from any of them is supporting the people who killed the original R4.

 

I totally agree with penguin! R4 have STOPPED production for well over ONE YEAR now and ONLY CLONES have flooded the market. The R4i has already 3 or 4 versions made by DIFFERENT guys who simply stick a R4 sticker on it so i wouldnt trust it a single bit!

I got an acekard 2i for my dsi and its going very well indeed. Buy from REIABLE online retailers who get them from the manufacturer, you have to be careful.

Try mygamingmart.com -- they are authorized resellers for Acekard so definitely a good choices is the acekard2i for the DSi -- NOT this so called "r4i" - its definitely a FAKE!

cheers

 

Ya, I thought that R4 stopped making cards, I just thought that they came back, I didn't realize that they were knockoffs! I was chatting with some fellas on IRC and they told me the same thing!

I just went ahead and got the Acekard2i on DealExtreme! Crazy how cheap DealExtreme can go these days!

 

Well if what you guys are saying is true, and the original R4 team never released an R4i, then wouldn't that make whichever the first R4i was the original? You can't copy something that never was.

Sure they may have dishonestly stolen the name of a reputable company, but if they're selling a product that works, then who cares?

I'm not saying you should go out of your way to buy an R4i or anything, but it's ridiculous how many of you sheep have jumped on the R4 bashing train without understanding why.

If you're really worried, there are ways to protect yourself if you don't get what you're promised. Pay by credit card. Every credit card company has a zero liability clause. If you don't get what you paid for, or you receive something that doesn't work, you can always have your CC company reverse the charges very easily.

My R4i was delayed at customs, but it should be arriving any day now, so as I said I'll be happy to let you all know how it works.

 

Dealextreme.com is super cheap, yet its %100 imitation, I ordered the Acekard 2i and the R4i from dealextreme.com and they where oth fake, plus the acekard was received damage, then returned, and the whole shipping process took around 1.5months.

I bought the original Acekard 2i and R4i from best4ds.com It was more expensive than dealextreme (cheaper than amazon and ebay) BUT they where real, I suggest the R4i. The Acekard is nice, but contains less items, and it's a bit more tricky to install for newbies. The R4i was worth it, I bought an R4 for $11.95 for my cousin and he liked it, the only upside is that a 2GB MicroSD holds and average of 30-40 games (depending on size, and most are from 20-40)

I suggest you go with the R4i

 

R4i works well.I bought this one excellent Real Time Save feature XD