I am probably going to buy this setup, "M3 Perfect SD (Slim) with Passcard 3" from kicktrading.ca Well, now I think that I am going to go with the SD setup. Here are the reasons. 1) People are saying (on M3 Wiki and other places) that the SD is going to be a bit faster on average... 2) The SD version is smaller, so it doesn't stick out as much as the CF counterpart. 3) My computer has a built-in port for SD cards, and I can use it in my Nikon D50!!! That is going to be a definite bonus! Does my thinking sound about right? OHHH! If I overlooked anything or made a mistake somewhere, please inform let me know about it! I want to make sure that I get the best possible setup that I can. Finally, this is a link to the card that I think that I will be getting... http://cgi.ebay.com/150X-2GB-ADATA-...QQihZ011QQcategoryZ122613QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It checks out on the Castlevania test (score of 5) and it looks to be a working SD card. I think this is a go!
What do you mean? if you mean the reading/writing to the card Compact Flash will always win. Other than that, that is a good setup - Welcome to the wonderful world of DS homebrew
Huh... well, I checked a couple of digital photo sites (as they seem to be the main people who review compact flash and SD cards) and according to their stats, the SD usually wins. I think that the main deciding factor for me though is that the SD card setup is much smaller, and won't be as unsightly as the CF setup. That and it is more utilizable when compared to CF. I'll post again here once all of my stuff arrives and I am up and playing games (among the other sweet things that I plan to be doing with my new DS setup!)
Alright, so I ordered my A-data SD card, and it is on the way to Japan from Hong Kong. This means that I need to jump on getting the actual M3 and passcard ASAP. Here are a couple links to products that I am looking at ordering from a shop in Japan. I want to get them here since they will be delivered within a day or two of ordering. http://store.yahoo.co.jp/ichibankan/43-2770.html http://store.yahoo.co.jp/ichibankan/43-2585.html If you look past the Japanese, there is English, in the form of product IDs and whatnot. I just was hoping that someone could look at these and make sure that they will work with an American DS Lite. I'm guessing that it will be fine, since the M3 is the English version, but just wanted another person's (or persons') opinion(s). This will PROBABLY be the last time I ask for help on this subject. Don't hold me to that though! hehe....
Well, since the M3 is listed as being the English version I think I will be alright if I order it. On top of that, isn't the DS (as were the previous gameboys) a universal system in that it doesn't have any country lockouts? I can't wait any longer to play my movies and homebrews -- hehe.
That is correct, the DS is a region-free system, so any game from any country will work on any unit. The only difference in the English and Chinese M3 units is the language of the menus of the M3.
English M3 has to PDA too, it's just in chinese though (they keep saying that it'll be a week/2 weeks till English PDA is released - that was a month ago)
Any word when the m3 lite (4 DS lite) is going to come out?? Or is it already out? Havent seen or heard anything since they had the real pict of it. The side doesnt look glossy on it too.
Some places are taking preorders for it, so it shouldn't be too long, i know the original release was delayed as the M3 team had trouble getting a vital component for the M3, but I believe they have it now, so fingers crossed it will be by the end of the month.
Alright, so where are we able to get the software to load games onto our SD card (or cf/msd)? It seems that all of the links on the manufacturer's site are down, and the m3 wiki is also barren of the software. I want to make sure that I am all loaded up and ready to play by the time that I get my unit!
Although its not the latest firmware and game manager, you can download v23b from http://www.getyourgameshere.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=9&chapter=0 I'm sure they'll update it soon enough to the latest game manager
