Acekard 2i is better
The R4i Gold is a fake card released to try and take advantage of the R4i selling so well worldwide. R4i sdhc and r4i gold card are different flashcard. they are similar in functions. But different in package. they use difference kernel. Both of them are popular in Players currently.
it seems R4i has better capabilities than acekard 2i but alot of R4i's are fake.
You can buy them from an authorised reseller.
Nintendo 3DS release for some days now, and there are many flash cards can break 3DS well, such as M3i zero, acekard 2i , R4i 3DS, supercard dstwo,i will recommend you M3i zero, it is one of the old and best card, and it is updateable, and will never blocked by Nintendo.There are many 3DS card in the market currently. such as 3DS card, R4i 3DS, R4iTT 3DS, R4i SDHC 3DS, R4 3DS, Acekard 3, M3i Zero and so on. All of them can run DSi games on Nintendo 3DS.
The before r4 ds card can't be used in Nintendo 3DS console. But there are many new r4 3ds card, wich can run perfectly in Nintendo 3DS. Such as r4 3ds from r4idsn.com, 3ds card, r4i sdhc 3ds, r4i gold 3ds, acekard 3, TT 3ds and so on. Yeah!
Download kernel from r4i card official web,Un-zip kernel,Copy all files into microSD card,insert microSD card into R4i card,insert R4i card in to DSi.
All r4i cards work on 3DS. But you need to understand that the R4 cards does not work on the 3DS 3D games and only for DS games. For the first generation R4, it does not work on the cards, please refer to 'R4i cards' , 'Acekard 2i' , ' M3i zero'.
for games you can buy them, download dsi ware, buy acekard 2i or R4i card online (acekard 2i preffered) and download games onto it from www.hkorz.com (onsite, click ds, then ROM list). for music, download in any format and convert to AAC using itunes or tunebite (itunes is easier) then download to SD card.
You don't need to reformat the r4i gold card. You just need to format the MicroSD card, and reinstall the r4i gold kernel and games. Nothing about the r4i gold card.
Yes. Reformat the micro SD card before installing the kernel for the R4i SDHC. R4i sdhc card from r4i-sdhc.com accept a MicroSD card to run games and medias on Nintendo console. The MicroSD card is used for saveing R4i SDHC kernel and games. Such as Kingston or Sandisk. If you buy a r4i sdhc card, you should also take a Micro SD card.
r4i gold and r4i sdhc card are most popular in players. both of them can support 3ds, dsi and ds lite. but personally, I think the r4i gold card has better compatibility.
the r4i v1.4 card is the old version, it can only work on dsi v1.4 and below console. No the latest r4 card for dsi is the r4i v1.4.5.