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That's a question we hear very often. And why not. There are countless slot 1 solutions on the market for the Nintendo DS and it can make picking the right one - without first being able to use it - a bit more complicated. But it really doesn't have to be. There are slews of reviews online for virtually any Nintendo DS Flash Carts - including the most popular Slot 1 Solutions too.

From what we can gather, the R4 DS seems to be a favorite among homebrew gamers. It offers unrivaled compatibility and speed with games. IN fact the only Slot 1 Solution that matches it is the M3 DS simply - And this is simply because (excuse the pun) the 2 units are made by the exact same people - at the exact same factory - and have exactly the same software (albeit not interchangeable between the two units). Both the M3 DS simply and the R4 DS are compatible with the brunt of the games on the market today. While the DS Linker is also compatible with many of the games, there are certain issues such as games slowing down, or intro movies not playing smoothly.

The DS Linker is a fine unit - don't get us wrong. And quite suitable for one reason or another to many of our customers. Perhaps they have a friend who has a DS Linker or it's the unit the prefer based on some of the homebrew applications that were made especially for that unit.

What is also important to consider when making your purchasing decision is memory. The DS linker and several other units have built in flash memory. This means that you won't be able to add more storage should you need to do so in the future. Now, 8Gbits (1 Gigabyte) is more than enough right now to store up to 20 - 50 files, depending on the file sizes, it may not be enough if in the future.

The Advantage that units like the R4 DS and the M3 DS Simply have are that they use external microSD cards that you can buy very cheaply at most electronics stores. So you're not at all stuck with any memory limitations, and can in fact have 2 or 3 microSD cards, each holding 20 - 50 files that you can carry in your pockey. Pretty darn good if you as us. Having the flexibility to upgrade the memory space - or have more than one memory card that you can pop into the unit is something that should be taken very seriously - it really does open up a whole new spectrum of storing and playing multi game files and homebrew applications.

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