Nintendo DS and DSi Flashcard compared


M3i Zero vs Acekard 2i vs Acekard 2.1 vs EDGE DS vs iTouch DS vs iTouch2 vs DSTT vs DSTTi vs R4-III vs R4i Gold vs NCard

  M3i Zero
M3i Zero
Acekard 2i
Acekard 2i
Acekard 2.1
Acekard 2.1
EDGE DS
EDGE DS
iTouch DS
iTouch DS
iTouch2
iTouch2
DSTT
DSTT
DSTTi
DSTTi
R4-III
R4-III
Gold R4i
Gold R4i
NCard
NCard
Console compatibility DS
DS Lite
DSi (1.0-1.4)***
DS
DS Lite
DSi (1.0-1.4)**
DS
DS Lite
DS
DS Lite
DS
DS Lite
DS
DS Lite
DSi (1.0 - 1.3)
*
DS
DS Lite
DS
DS Lite
DSi (1.0-1.4)**
DS
DS Lite
DS
DS Lite
DSi (1.0-1.4)***
DS
DS Lite
Boot normaly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Memory speed Fast Very fast Very fast Very fast Fast Fast Fast Fast Fast Very fast Extremly fast
Game Patching required No No No No No No No No No No Some rare
Memory microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
microSD
microSDHC
(max 4GB)
microSD
microSDHC
Internal NAND 1GB or 2GB
Skinnable Yes, built-in skins Yes, built-in skins Yes, built-in skins Yes, built-in skins Manually edit some .bmp files Manually edit some .bmp files Manually rename folder Manually rename folder Yes, built-in skins Manually edit some .bmp files Manually edit some .bmp files
Spring-loaded No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Real Time Save Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Slow-motion mode Yes, 7 levels No No Yes Yes, 5 levels
doesn't work with every game
Yes, 5 levels
doesn't work with every game
No No No No No
Multimedia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manage files Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Favorites No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Compatibility Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very good Very good Very good Very good good
Downloadplay Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
not all games
Yes
not all games
Yes
not all games
WIFI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Accessories included microSD Reader
Case
USB Power cable
microSD Reader microSD Reader microSD Reader microSD Reader microSD Reader microSD Reader microSD Reader microSD Reader
Case
USB Adapter
USB Cable
microSD Reader
Case
Action Replay Cheats Codes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Firmware Updates Very Often Very Often Very Often Often Often Often Often Often Often Often Rare

Built-in Langage

English
French
Spanish
Other
English
French
Spanish
Other
English
French
Spanish
Other
English
Spanish
Other
English
French
Spanish
Other
English
French
Spanish
Other
Single langage:
English
French
Spanish
Other
Single langage:
English
French
Spanish
Other
Single langage:
English
French
Spanish
Other
Single langage:
English
French
Spanish
Other
English
Computer compatibility Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows
Mac
Linux
Windows 2000 / XP / Vista

*Works with Nintendo DSi system version 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 (not yet with 1.4)
**Works with Nintendo DSi system version 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 (Needs an update to work with version 1.4!)
***Works with Nintendo DSi system version 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4
To determine which version you have go to System Setting, the version is shown at the bottom of the top screen.

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