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An Acekard 2i Review: The Pioneer DSi Flash Card In Focus

 
 
 

AceKard 2i Review

 

Acekard 2i is often tagged as the world's first DSi flash card. The success of the Wii console may have spawned the DSi's complete overhaul; and everybody loved its new 'look', as well as its new feel. The DSi has basically the same internal hardware, which probably made every Game Boy fan rejoice. Alas, a patch that made all flash cards in the market totally useless with the DSi appeared at the time of its launch. This incompatibility did not last long, though. Just three weeks after the DSi was launched, the Acekard team announced that it is working on a second version that just might be compatible with the DSi; and a week after that, Acekard 2i came into being. The rest, as they say, is history.

The Features

Acekard 2i has perfect compatibility ratings from most users. This is because you can write a save file directly to the card in RAW format. DLDI is auto-patching, so you hardly need to convert when you run homebrew programs. The flash card also supports download play, as well as Wi-Fi, which makes it an ideal option not only for the lone gamer but for multiplayer game fans as well. Battery life is decent and there is multi-language support (English, Chinese, Japanese and French, to name a few, are the supported languages). It also supports multimedia formats such as MP3 and some text file formats.

The Word on the Street

There was much hype about DSi flash cards, and fortunately, the Acekard 2i did not disappoint. There are currently no known compatibility issues with it, and as such there is no need for tampering or patching with downloaded homebrew stuff. This flash card also supports automatic DLDI patching so you don't have to modify or convert anything homebrew before copying them to the card. A lot of homebrew software also works just fine in DLDI mode.

Performance-wise, the flash card did well too. Launching the games takes only a few seconds. There is hardly any freezing or slowdown, even in games where slowdowns are usual, such as Castlevania. There is also no trouble for download play so far. And as Acekard writes directly to the SD card, you don't have to constantly reboot files for updates.

The Verdict

The selling points of the Acekard 2i are its fully customizable graphic user interface, its compatibility with DS and the DS Lite, its near perfect compatibility ratings, good download support, the automatic patching feature, easy file management, and the extra features such as the soft reset function and cheats support. Another thing is that while the DSi's firmware is fully updatable, the Acekard 2i's boot sector is updatable as well so the chances of your flash card becoming useless are slim. The only problem is that, during its initial release, there were still non-DSi options that you can see on the screen. You can disable them; they won't affect gameplay anyway. They aren't really a nuisance but they do remind one that Acekard 2i was indeed a rush job.

The Acekard 2i is perfect for those who want a user friendly option. It is also among the cheapest in the market.

 

 

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Average Rating: 91.61%

Wanted a replacement for my wifes old r4 card. Happend on a great deal at r4dscard.com for acekard 2i with 2 gb micro sd card. So as the deal was so good I got 2 as my old r4 was having dificulty with the latest software also. arrived very quickly ard was a bit sticky when puuting the sd card in and getting it out but has now freed off and is no problem other than this very good build quality for the price . Iput on AKAIO V 1.7 software and it works great my wife has comented on how fast it loads compared to the old r4 so i am very happy with both the card and the service from r4dscard.com also you get the choice of 2 diffenrent firmwares and we can now play all the games we could not on the r4 so highly recomended.

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5 of 5 Stars!    by john shipp 15/07

PERFECT - Easy to install and setup - No problems whatsoever

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5 of 5 Stars!    by Anthony Casey 12/07

i have used many other cards and the supercard is the best in my opinion but it also is very expensive. the acekard is the nxt best thing and it carries a full 12 month warranty. if using a ds/ dsi/ or xl version 1.4 e you will need to flash the cart to make it work which is simple t odo and converts the acekard icon into a different icon so the dsi / xl doesnt recognise the acekard thus allowing it to play. i would give this cracking little card a big 9 out of 10.. and i have supplied over 50 with no failures...excellent product from acekard

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5 of 5 Stars!    by ANDY STEAD 04/07

Delivery was fast, but the card did not work as expected in my sons DSi. I had to do some digging to get the mod files to make the Acekard work in the DSi. Note that the mod file needs to be run from a standard DS Lite directly from the AceKard 2i you want to update. Once this is done you can use the acekard as normal. It's simple to do but you do need the files and an older DS Lite to make it work.

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4 of 5 Stars!    by David Loosemore 27/06

card excellent, new cards works on all new games. quick service thanks you

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5 of 5 Stars!    by Grant Harrison 04/06

Very pleased with this product. Extremely good price for the product compared to other sellers. Does exactly as what the description said it would. Free shipping was great, arrived quickly and seller communication was informative, letting me know when the product was despatched etc... Easy to set up, just plug and play. First time I have bought a card like this but while searching this one ticked all the boxes for what I needed. Thank you very much!

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5 of 5 Stars!    by Abdul Guefor 02/03

i move from a r4 card after updating my dsi to firmware 1.4E blocking my r4i card. well done to r4dscard.com I recieved this card very quickly even in the bad snowy condition of the new year, After updating the card with the new software using my sisters nds lite the card works like a dream. the interface is highly customisable and very easy to use with much more features than my r4i card. The construction of the card is very strong and i would say in was on par with standard nds carts i will be recomending this card to my friends along with this website to get then, thankyou

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5 of 5 Stars!    by MARTYN BOOTH 10/01

I've bought a few of these cards and they are excellent. Delivery has been superb especially over the christmas period. Very pleased with this company and will continue to use them.

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5 of 5 Stars!    by WILLIAM EDWARDS 07/01

My ordered arrived swiftly, great service from this site, will be ordering again. I ordered the acekard2i, works perfectly, games are being played as we speak.

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5 of 5 Stars!    by Diann o\'Meara 29/12

I brought an Acekard for the cheapest price. I searched at other websites and this website gave me the best deal. Quick delivery of product . I was sent an email immediately after I purchased and I was given further notice when they dispatched the product. I don't like to shop online but I was given assurance from emails, which made me less worried.

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5 of 5 Stars!    by Muntakim Suhel Ahmed 23/11

I got this a couple of days ago and it is brilliant a must buy and the service of this site is brilliant so user friendly

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5 of 5 Stars!    by Nathan O' Kane 16/08

Arrived very quickly & took no time at all to set up. Easy to skin due to may sites offering free themes or design your own with free software from the AceKard site. Runs all my games without problems. Good value for money plus no limit on the capacity of what micro sd card you want to use. It does require a few tweaks here & there as regards how some of the functions are executed but they are minor quibbles.

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4 of 5 Stars!    by Colin Yates 17/07

This is the card that works with the DSi or games. The R4 does not work with the DSi unless you only want to watch movies or pictures or listen to music. Tried both and this is the one that works, thanks memory bits for supplying these products.