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Which should i buy

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by DARKJD4, Mar 19, 2010.

  1. DARKJD4

    DARKJD4 Member

    M3i zero or acecard 2i can you give me details about them and which is better cause i'm going to upgrade from my old r4.
    P.S: also which has a better feel or simmlar feel to the r4
     
  2. BSNAllstar

    BSNAllstar Well-Known Member

    The AK2i is your best option in my opinion. Idk about similarities in feel to an R4 though...
     
  3. tt7

    tt7 Active Member

    i have the acekar 2 and i here acekard is better than r4 but i dont know about m3
     
  4. BSNAllstar

    BSNAllstar Well-Known Member

    he wants to know which one is better between the AK or M3.
     
  5. dblood

    dblood Well-Known Member

    acecard 2i everyone says it the best card and like every rom works on it
     
  6. DARKJD4

    DARKJD4 Member

    So this is the information i found
    Comaptibility:


    M3i Zero:
    98%
    Slower Updates

    Acekard 2i:
    100%
    Faster Updates

    CycloDS Evolution
    100%
    Fast Updates

    Final Verdict:


    M3i Zero:

    PROS:
    Better looking cart
    SD Card slot on the side
    Dont need another DS to upadte bootloader
    Sakura Looks Better
    Direct Media Playback
    DiskCheck
    RTS
    RTG
    Nice LED when flashing
    Supports 3 firmwares(Sakura,Touchpod,itouchDS)
    Freebies
    Better looking box

    CONS:
    Weaker build quality
    Menu is slower than AKAIO
    Lacks some features that AKAIO has
    More Expensive
    Can get bricked during flashing
    Homebrew support is bad on sakura


    Acekard 2i:

    PROS:
    Fast Menu
    Better Build Quality
    100% Compatibility
    Can disable GBA icon on DSi
    Can update through Wi-Fi
    More Skins
    No risk of bricking(can be restored)
    Start menu is a nice addon
    Faster upadtes
    AKAIO
    Wii Connectivity
    Cheap

    CONS:
    Need moonshell for media
    Some batches have contact issues
    Menu has everything crammed up
    Hard to make skins
    Lives on AKAIO the official firmware sucks so if AKAIO dies the acekard dies with it

    CycloDS Evolution

    PROS:
    Simple Menu
    100% Compatibility
    Good team that speaks in english not chingrish
    Frequent Updates
    RTS
    RTG
    Slow Motion
    No Need To Put Firmwrae On Cart
    Fast Loading
    Good Box
    Good Build
    Good Card Reader

    CONS:
    Expensive($450
    still dont know yet