Refurbished Nintendo DS Lite - €63 delivered [DealExtreme]

Basq

It's a good price it must be said!

EDIT: Apparently, they contain the real DS motherboard but in unofficial casing.


Buy it @ DealExtreme

- Factory refurbished Nintendo NDS Lite portable entertainment game console
- Original Nintendo software features including multi-lingual interface
- Completely scratchless brand new outter casing / shell
- Brand new stylus
- Brand new 100V~250V AC adapter (OEM)
- Brand new 3.7V 1600mAh lithium rechargeable battery (OEM)

rubadub

My mate got one from there and it was caught by customs, another person I know got one on ebay and was caught too. I got mine from ebay from china too and got it with no customs though. I think the customs hit was €25-30

killswitch

Even if you're hit by customs, you still save a wee bit...plus if you're lucky enough not to be stung by customs then you really are getting a bargain

AntiRip

rubadub wrote: »

My mate got one from there and it was caught by customs, another person I know got one on ebay and was caught too. I got mine from ebay from china too and got it with no customs though. I think the customs hit was €25-30

I always use the "drop shipment and gift service" and have never been stopped by customs, and I've bought a hell of a lot of stuff including mobiles phones etc.

ShooterSF

I dunno. No warranty available...

johnp

Certainly looks like a bargain!

Out of interest, if one were to purchase an R4 on DX, what would someone usually go for? There seems to be lots of different options.

thms.kelly

i just ordered one how long does delivery usually take? do they sell supercard ds one or can anyone recommend a good alternative?

killswitch

I got my R4 Ultra card for my DS through Pixmania.ie. it cost 16.99 plus shipping for the R$ Ultra card and a 2GB memory card

TriStar6

R4 Nintendo DS Adapter + 8GB Micro SDHC Card - £20.99 Delivered - One Week Only! + free delivery

corcaigh07

real r4's are not being made anymore and there isn't new updated firmware for these "new" r4's. best avoid.

rubadub

AntiRip wrote: »

I always use the "drop shipment and gift service" and have never been stopped by customs, and I've bought a hell of a lot of stuff including mobiles phones etc.

Dunno if that will be much help. They already put low values on the stuff, and no invoice is in the packet. If customs see an odd phone they might let it pass, they do not know the value. Everybody knows a DS is worth more than the €22/45 limit.

johnp

corcaigh07 wrote: »

real r4's are not being made anymore and there isn't new updated firmware for these "new" r4's. best avoid.

hmmm, forgive my complete lack of knowledge about these things, but does that mean if I buy this DS, I won't be able to get a R4 to work in it?

thewools

johnp wrote: »

hmmm, forgive my complete lack of knowledge about these things, but does that mean if I buy this DS, I won't be able to get a R4 to work in it?

Just get an DSTT with 2/4Gb micro SD card

Also sold on the same site... have bought plenty and no problems so far!!

johnp

thewools wrote: »

Just get an DSTT with 2/4Gb micro SD card

Also sold on the same site... have bought plenty and no problems so far!!

And this does the same job as the R4?

thewools

johnp wrote: »

And this does the same job as the R4?

Yip better in my opinion...

johnp

thewools wrote: »

Yip better in my opinion...

Great! Think that seals the deal for me! Cheers for the help and cheers to the OP!

johnp

Here's what I've come up with

DS Lite

DSTT

4GB SDHC

All for €75 delivered (or €88 for EMS delivery)

This is all I need, right?

slave1

I was looking at these a few weeks back but if you go through the discussions across the range there's some dodgy stories.
In the end went for a used DS from Gamestop, €85 with 3 month warranty, first one I got was dodgy and a simple return to the shop fixed me up with a new one, you won't have this with the DX option
AFAIK battery life was variable as they have generic batterys

h8red

Dodgy story: Only ever ordered once from dealextreme. 2 x 8GB SONY memory sticks. When they arrived I tried them out and found they were fakes.:mad:

Whether you get hit for customs or not is all down to the carrier AFAIK. If your stuff is deliverd via DHL you will definitley get hit if your item is above the import allowance. DHL have to declare everything.

Jet Black

You can get a second hand Ds lite and 1 game for 90euro in smyths.

johnp

Mask wrote: »

You can get a second hand Ds lite and 1 game for 90euro in smyths.

And I think Gamestop are doing them for 85 and Xtravision for 80 ish.
After doing some searching I think I'd be happier/safer buying the console from them and the extras from dX.

Davy

Brand new in Xtravision for €99 with €20 vouchers

bazwaldo

johnp wrote: »

Here's what I've come up with

DS Lite

DSTT

4GB SDHC

All for €75 delivered (or €88 for EMS delivery)

This is all I need, right?

Can't be sure about this as I dont have a DS, let alone a DSTT. But it looks like DSTT takes a microSD/microSDHC not SDHC which is what you linked to.

T-Maxx

Davy wrote: »

Brand new in Xtravision for €99 with €20 vouchers

I don't see this on their website though.

Davy

T-Maxx wrote: »

I don't see this on their website though.

Saw it in the papers. Dont have time to post a pic now, il do it tomorrow if you want it.

T-Maxx

Might as well just drop in myself to check it out. Cheers anyway.

Davy

jgoodbody

Sorry for digging up a old thread. My DS broke & I am looking into replacing one.

Saw one refurbished here for €65 with free delivery from Irelands. Seem pretty good. Never heard of the website though? Does anyone have any experience with them?

thanks

Mrsbananas

jgoodbody wrote: »

Sorry for digging up a old thread. My DS broke & I am looking into replacing one.

Saw one refurbished here for €65 with free delivery from Irelands. Seem pretty good. Never heard of the website though? Does anyone have any experience with them?

thanks

My daughters broke, so we took it out to a place in bray, they are giving her a new screen and case(choice of colour) and it only cost €60 altogether. You can post to them too, I'm not sure if I can put up the link to them here.

hshortt

Mrsbananas wrote: »

My daughters broke, so we took it out to a place in bray, they are giving her a new screen and case(choice of colour) and it only cost €60 altogether. You can post to them too, I'm not sure if I can put up the link to them here.

Why not? Let's know please.

Cheers

witnessmenow

Console repairs Ireland are the crowd based in Bray

GSM solutions in Dublin are another option, there isnt great stories about them on boards though for other repairs. I also believe they dont repair DS' on site, not sure though.

Then there is some consoledoc guy in Athlone, dont know about him :pac:

alastair_doom

Noticed in Gamestop recently they were advertising second hand DS-phats for €45. Cant remember the price of the lite unfortunately, but seeing as its now €100~ new you might be able to pick up a good quality second hand one for the same price as a repair.

witnessmenow

You'll pick up a second hand DS lite for in and around the €80 in the shops so unless the DS is badly water damaged its still probably worth your while at least getting a price to fix it.

tm2204

I've bought 2 second hand ones for my 2 kids in the last few weeks.

1st one was a pink one (excellent condition) with case, charger, spare pens, 2 games. All for €40

2nd was a white one (literally brand new) with case, charger, 3 spare pens, 2 games, strap, cleaning cloth etc: All for €50

Add in the cost of 2 R4 SDHC cards at €34 (I already had the micro SD cards to put in them) and it's about €120 for them both.

There are bargains to be picked up if you look about

patmac

tm2204 wrote: »

I've bought 2 second hand ones for my 2 kids in the last few weeks.

1st one was a pink one (excellent condition) with case, charger, spare pens, 2 games. All for €40

2nd was a white one (literally brand new) with case, charger, 3 spare pens, 2 games, strap, cleaning cloth etc: All for €50

Add in the cost of 2 R4 SDHC cards at €34 (I already had the micro SD cards to put in them) and it's about €120 for them both.

There are bargains to be picked up if you look about

Where?