questions about acekard2

hi, I want to buy an acekard2 and I have a lot of questions. I hope you can help me.

1. I heard that the acekard2 is one of the best flashcards. is that true?
2. Can I play every game with it or are there some games which are not working with the acekard (so can I play the new games like kingdom hearts or mario and luigi without problems)?
3. Is it easy to update the firmware (can I update it even if I dont know so much about computers)?
4. get the card regular updates or isnt it longer support?
5. must I patch the games with arm7 that I can save the datas?
6. what price is ok for the acekard and where can I buy it in germany?

I hope that this are not to much questions for you and that you can answer me all or some questions.

 

AKAIO has auto-patch for almost all games, and you need to ARM7 patch the games yourself if it's saving doesn't work, but a lot should. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST FLASH CARDS!!! But... If you have money, go get the CycloDS, its a lot better. To update it, all you have to do is to move two files into your Micro SD card. A good Price for the AceKard is 10-20 USD, idk how much it is in Germany, and dealextreme will ship it to you for china at the cheapest (~12.50 USD). Kingdom Hearts and Mario and Luigi MAY work with AKAIO, i have not tested them without the patch yet .

EDIT: Here is a big long list of games that don't need to be patched anymore for the newest AKAIO firmware

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September 20th
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Fixed Anpanman to Touch de Waku Waku Training (#4182).
NOTE: On AKRPG you must disable all patches.

September 17th
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Fixed SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny (#4177).
Fixed THE iDOLM@STER: Dearly Stars (#4178).

September 14th
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Fixed Hysteria Hospital Emergency Ward (#4092).

September 12th
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Fixed Pokemon Heart Gold (#4159).
Fixed Pokemon Soul Silver (#4160).
Fixed Scribblenauts (#4163).

September 11th
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Fixed Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (#4162).

September 7th
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Fixed Castlevania - Portrait of Ruin (#0676,#0735,#0881).
Thanks yellow.wood.goblin

September 4th
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Refixed Nanashi no Game Me (#4133).
Fixed Mono ya Okane no Shikumi (#4148).
Fixed Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2 (#4151).

September 1st
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Fixed Pokemon Platinum Wii Connectivity. (#2641,#3541,#3783,#3784,#3787,#3794,#3797,#3942)
NOTE: You need to hold down X when launching the game for Wii connectivity to work.
Fixed Catan (#3908).
NOTE: This is an actual game bug fix because the programmers screwed up.
Special Thanks to yellow.wood.goblin
Augest 30th
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Fixed The Legendary Starfy (#2444,#3841).
Fixed Rittai Picross (#3499).

Augest 29th
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Fixed Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (#0127,#0186,#0395,#0705).
Fixed Phoenix Wright: Justice For All (#0626,#0820,#0909,#0926).
Fixed Apollo Justice Ace Attorney (#0993,#2036,#2289,#2295,#2313).
Fixed Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations (#1342,#2735,#2739).

Augest 27th
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Fixed Nanashi no Game Me (#4133).
Fixed Super Robo Gakuen (#4134).

Augest 24th
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Fixed Korg DS 10 Synthesizer (#2514, #2768, #2899).
Fixed The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody - Tipton Trouble (#0565).

Aguest 18th
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Fixed Sid Meiers Civilization Revolution (#2437, #2628).

Augest 11th
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Huge rewrite of akrpg loader courtesy of yellow_wood_goblin.
--This fixes far to many games to list (Thanks yellow_wood_goblin).

August 10th
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Fixed Zhigan Yi Bi (iQue DS #0001).
Fixed Momo Waliou Zhizao (iQue DS #0002).
Fixed Rentian GouGou (iQue DS #0003).
Fixed Momo Yaoxi - Yun Zhong Manbu (iQue DS #0004).
Fixed Shenyou Maliou DS (iQue DS #0005).
Fixed New Chaoji Maliou Xiongdi (iQue DS #0006).

August 2nd
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Fixed Tsukibito (#4081).

July 31st
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Fixed Puyo Puyo 7 (#4028).
Fixed Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Rich Oosouji (#4013).
Fixed Kiwami Birei Aquarium Sekai no Sakana to Iruka Kujira Tachi (#3665).

July 29th
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Pokemon Wii Connectivity Fixed. (#0576,#0577,#1015,#1016,#1242,#1243,#1247,#1248,#1249,#1250,#1251,#1282,#1284,#1286,#2014,#2017)
-You must use Old DMA for this to work, hold down X when loading the game.
Special Thanks to yellow.wood.goblin

July 14th
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DMA mode is now default for Animal Crossing (#0223,#0389,#0989,#1479).
NOTE: You can't use non-DMA mode anymore with this game.

July 11th
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Fixed AFL Mascot Manor (#3903).
Fixed NRL Mascot Mania (#3906).

July 10th
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Fixed Dragon Quest IX - Hoshizora no Mamoribito (#3966).

June 29th
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Fixed Cooking Coach (DSi#0001,DSi#0004,DSi#0005,DSi#0006).
Fixed Classic Word Games (DSi#0002,DSi#0003).

June 27th
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Fixed Bomberman 2.

June 1st
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Fixed Animal Crossing letter disappearing bug (#0223,#0389,#0989,#1479).
-Hopefully its fixed properly this time.

May 29th
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Fixed Kingdom Hearts 358-2 Days (#3819) on AKRPG and AK2.
Fixed Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story (#3782) On AKRPG.
Fixed Mabeopcheonjamun DS (#3659) On AKRPG.

May 23rd
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Fixed Animal Crossing letter disappearing bug (#0223,#0389,#0989,#1479).

May 21st
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Fixed Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story (#3782).

May 13th
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Fixed Mabeopcheonjamun DS (#3659).
Fixed My Sims Kingdom (#2840,#2852,#3568).

May 1st
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Fixed Made in Ore. (AK2 and AKRPG SD only, AKRPG Nand wont be supported). (#3690)
- Set save type to 256Mbit.
Thanks yellow.wood.goblin

April 20th
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Refixed Chou Gekijou Ban Keroro Gunsou 3 - Action Tenkuu Daibouken de Arimasu. (#2104).
Fixed Magical Starsign. (#0470,#0614,#0845)
Fixed Sleep mode with 3in1 inserted on AKRPG.

April 17th
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Fixed Pokemon Ranger. (#0361,#0644,#0986)
Fixed Chou Gekijou Ban Keroro Gunsou 3 - Action Tenkuu Daibouken de Arimasu. (#2104)
Fixed Sleep mode with 3in1 inserted. (NDS Browser/Opera still exhibits the screen and sound flashing/popping)

April 13th
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Fix broken soft reset from last update.
Fix problems with newer AK2i's.

April 9th
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Fixed some Soft Reset problems. (AK2 Only)
Updated Auto piracy patching on AKRPG and AK+. (Fixed #3607)

April 5th
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Fixed Mummy Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. (#2505/#2734)
Fixed Koma Neko DS. (#2664)
Fixed Phantasy Star 0. (#3191)
Fixed Homebrew support.
Fixed Softreset in a number of games.

April 3rd
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Fixed 250 Mannin no KanKen. (#1825)
Fixed Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (#3607). Thanks yellow.wood.goblin

April 2nd
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Fixed Trioncube. (#0533,#0860,#1127)
Fixed Scrabble Interactive - 2007 Edition. (#1408)
Fixed Pony Friends. (#1080,#1117)
Fixed Tsunde Tsumikiss. (#1412)

April 1st
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Fixed Puzzle Series Vol. 11 - Nurikabe. (#0922)
Fixed Puzzle Series Vol. 12 - Akari. (#0923)
Fixed Tossa Mo Keisanryoku Shunkan Sokutou - Keisan DS Training. (#0952)

April 1st
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Refixed Monster House. (#0497/#0521/#0849/#0999)

April 1st
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Fixed Daigasso Band Brothers. (#0036)
Fixed Ping Pals. (#0038/#0134/#0191/#0351)
Fixed Zoo Keeper. (#0034/#0050/#0069)
Fixed Shrek - Super Slam. (#0141/#0181)
Fixed SpongeBob SquarePants - The Yellow Avenger. (#0170/#0204)
Fixed Bouken-Ou Beet - Vandel vs. Busters. (#0243)
Fixed Manga-ka Debut Monogatari DS - Akogare! Manga-ka Ikusei Game. (#0267)
Fixed Kero Kero 7. (#0302)
Fixed Hi Hamtaro Ham Ham Challenge. (#0273/#2488/#2793)
Fixed Soroeru Puzzle Douwa Oukoku. (#0409)
Fixed Monster House. (#0497/#0521/#0849/#0999)
Fixed Chou Soujuu Mecha MG. (#0547)
Fixed Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The - Tipton Trouble. (#0565)
Fixed Eragon. (#0691/#0702)
Fixed Jump Ultimate Stars. (#0696)
Fixed Tank Beat. (#0727/#1118)
Fixed Kabushiki Baibai Trainer - Kabutore!. (#0770)

 

Kingdom Hearts and Mario work clean, with 1.5.