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Nintendo DS and DSi cards are cartridges used to enhance a user's experience while playing on their Nintendo handheld console. They allow consumers to convert their DS and DSi consoles into MP3 players, movie players or even into a PDF and office document reader. They are also able to play regular games as they would have done before.

The R4i SDHC card was the first ever card under the R4 brand name to be produced for the Nintendo DSi. Cards that were previously compatible with the Nintendo DS and DS Lite consoles were not working with the newer DSi owing to new hardware incompatibilities. The R4i SDHC was the first R4 card to overcome this hurdle, along with the Acekard 2i and EZFlash Vi who had their products released mere weeks afterwards.

Micro-SDHC cards are supported by the R4i SDHC card up to a maximum size of 32GB. With each gigabyte of data allowing approximately eight games, that would amount to over 250 games on a single card. Most consumers use 4GB or 8GB cards to balance price against memory capacity, where there is enough room to typically store a large number of MP3s as well as a movie and some games to spare.

The R4i SDHC uses a springless Micro-SD card slot to minimise mechanical parts on the card. This means that more cards will not experience the infamous spring slot problem that previously plagued cards such as the R4v2 (which was forced to change its design) and the DSTT which also later adopted the springless design. Like the iEDGE DS card, the R4i SDHC has a protective plastic covering over its connector strips, minimising the ability of dust to gather on the sensitive connector strips of the card. Dimensional control is good on the R4i SDHC, with 98% of cards tested by NDS-Gear conforming to within 0.1mm.

Firmware upgrades for the r4 sdhc ds remain a mystery at present, with the team giving away few details about whether the card would be compatible with a further Nintendo firmware upgrade at a later point. It is likely that the internal firmware of the R4i SDHC is not upgradable, with frequent software updates allowing for compatibility with the latest applications and games. The latest R4i SDHC software is incredibly stable, however, and the team have updated the software extremely frequently over the last year. It is also one of the cheapest Nintendo DSi compatible cards on the market, a main selling point for many.

In closing, the original DSi compatible card is a stable one and also one that is incredibly cheap and ideal for first time DS / DSi card buyers. The internal firmware of the card may not be upgradable but this would only apply in the case of a worldwide DSi firmware update which has not happened since the summer of 2008. The R4i SDHC card is a sturdy and reliable card, ideal for the first time user of a Nintendo DSi card. It is also backwards compatible with all older Nintendo handheld consoles (the DS, DS Lite and DSi as well as the DSi XL).r4i sdhc ds

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