R4i gold 3DS is really hot because it can work on 3DS/3DSXL firmware 7.1.0-14E/U directly. The R4i gold 3DS is easy to use and you just need to download the wood kernel. Then you can play almost all of DS games.

Ace3DS Plus is another good flash card for your Nintendo 3DS v7.1.0-14. Your console will work well with the Ace3DS Plus directly, no patch. What’s more, the Ace3DS Plus flash cart has built-in emulators function, which allows you to play more roms. Its price is quite competitive too.

At last, discuss the R4i-SDHC 3DS RTS in belief. R4i SDHC 3DS RTS luxury is compatible with 3DS/3DSXL 7.1.0 and NDSi 1.45. The R4i SDHC 3DS RTS luxury package has some features, Real-time save, Real-time guide, User-cheat. If you want to experience these functions, you could buy R4i-SDHC 3DS RTS.

All above flash carts can support your 3DS/3DSXL firmware 7.1.0-14E/U well. You can play most of DS games with them. If you want to play 3DS game, you have to take the R4i gold deluxe edition or Gateway into consideration with your 3DS/3DSXL ver 4.1.0-4.5.0.

Here we collected a fake Acekard 2i sample and have a comparision below.

Acekard 2i Front Panel Difference

Users can tell the differences below.
(1) Letter “a” in both acekardi and website www.acekard.com;
(2) Bold printing “DSi Compatible” in fake acekard card;
(3) Number “2″ printed lighter in clone acekard cards;

(4) Rough workmanship if not original;

Acekard 2i Back Panel Difference

Basic two obvious appearance differece when viewing from back panel.
(1) Circuit layout;
(2) Muti-Row workmanship for Fake acekard 2i;

Acekard 2i Circuit Layout and Chips Comparison

Clone Acekard 2i card may use EON chips as reported officially from www.acekard.com, or even apply the same SST chip but with different circuit components shown as below.

Acekard 2i Update Software Tell the Truth

If Acekard users could not open the Acekard 2i to check, they can use the Acekard 1.41 update file (update for 1.41 of DSi) to confirm.

Users can download update for 1.41 of DSi officially, and then have it tested for Acekard card on DS Lite or DSi console with version lower than 1.4.1.

(1) If run ak2ifw_update_141_DSL.nds on DS Lite, the fake Acekard 2i refused to respond even operated as instructed.

(2) If update Fake Acekard 2i after successfully updating genuine Acekard 2i, DS Lite will tell card error.

Actions from www.acekard.com

Acekard.com modified its PCB layout and use a smaller SST flash chip on Feb 21st, 2011. Anti-fake is a hard way for DS Flashcarts manufactures.

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