Watch out for bootleg R4s for your DS!

Those of you who are in the market for R4 DS better watch out. Fakes have been floating in China and in online stores. It’s a little hard to tell the real ones from the junk, but  never fear, there’s a way to separate the sheep from the goats.

The bootlegged ones allegedly have a little blue label signifying the memory capacity of the device. They may work just fine initially, but be warned that the flash memory used is cheap and of poor quality. The fakers used MK5/N-Card rip-offs that aren’t as durable as the real ones. Also, you’ll have no means of having the fake one replaced once it dies on you. Obviously, the real manufacturers won’t replace stuff they didn’t make.

DS fans are reporting sightings of similar gear everywhere. To see the full discussion, follow the read URL and read the threads.

Those of you who are in the market for R4 DS better watch out. Fakes have been floating in China and in online stores. It’s a little hard to tell the real ones from the junk, but  never fear, there’s a way to separate the sheep from the goats.

The bootlegged ones allegedly have a little blue label signifying the memory capacity of the device. They may work just fine initially, but be warned that the flash memory used is cheap and of poor quality. The fakers used MK5/N-Card rip-offs that aren’t as durable as the real ones. Also, you’ll have no means of having the fake one replaced once it dies on you. Obviously, the real manufacturers won’t replace stuff they didn’t make.

DS fans are reporting sightings of similar gear everywhere. To see the full discussion, follow the read URL and read the threads.