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R4 DS Cartridge for DS Lite ,€24 Delivered

MisterAnarchy · 2007-04-05 12:28:16

Great price on a R4 DS at DealExtreme. Approx €24 for the R4 or €34 for the Cart ,1Gb combo. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1202 Delivery is free and is sent by registered post from Hong Kong. I received 2 earlier on this week and they are the real deal.

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#182 13-09-2007 05:44PM

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I can recommend the R4 anyway - great piece of kit and very simple to use! Have a look over on the console forum for details on both.

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#183 13-09-2007 06:09PM

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SteM wrote:

Anyone buy from this bunch before? I bought an R4/card package from them a few weeks ago. It was shipped the following day but still hasn't shown up. I contacted them for a tracking number twice and they haven't gotten back to me. Getting a bit nervous...

Have a look through this thread

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=470377&page=30

Apparently they are taking ages to turn up but they are turning up!

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#184 13-09-2007 06:25PM

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As far as I know, the r4 and m3 are pretty much the same thing. Just in different packages.

Just got my 7th r4 recently and they've all worked flawlessly. (They've all been for different people, I don't keep breaking them )

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#185 13-09-2007 10:36PM

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well, had a good look around and best deal is still per posting on previous page

Was helping someone to order this today - here is a summary of the cheapest deals found for the R4 card and a 2GB MicroSD card (All in stock right now):

2GB MicroSD

www.shop4memory.com €33

www.7dayshop.com €25.60

www.mx2.co.uk €19.59

R4 Card

dealextreme €30.72
($41.95) (P&P free) (Price has gone up since we first heard about this site - but still good!)

ConsoleUp €33.83

gameyeeeah €32.55
($35.95) (+ P&P $5.50)

Went for dealextreme & mx2, total = €50.31

Hope that helps! Git 'em while they're hot!

dealextreme + mx2, for the r4 and microSD - nearly got a minisd by accident -, picked up a 3-1 for browser/gba/rumble usage also from dealextreme, now lets see how long it all takes to arrive.......

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#186 15-09-2007 02:18PM

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ARE you all using the USB micro card readers you got with R4 , there was a problem with them way at the start saying they were burning out the cards ?
are they working fine now ?

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#187 15-09-2007 10:29PM

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I think that they are fine now. Well, I've had no problems....

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#188 23-09-2007 09:26AM

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price of the R4 card has been reduced from $41.95 last week - when I ordered:rolleyes: to $36.95, with the dollar so low at the minute even better...http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1202

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#189 24-09-2007 05:48PM

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Is it possible to still save whatever your playing on the ds or does the card just let you preview the game so to speak

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#190 24-09-2007 06:13PM

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lets you save... its exactly like playing the real deal!

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#191 24-09-2007 08:13PM

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MX2 MicroSD cards, ordered 13th, dispatched 14th, arrived 24th, 7 working days from order to receipt, not bad

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#192 25-09-2007 05:38PM

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@Slave1 did you use the standard free airpost or the EMS option?

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#193 25-09-2007 05:50PM

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free option, well let's be clear it's not free, just included in the price, anyhow I'm not in any mad rush so I choose the free option, I'm expecting 2-3 weeks and will post back upon receipt

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#194 01-10-2007 02:23PM

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Just FYI,

I ordered the R4 from Consoleup last Tuesday and it arrived this morning. Pretty efficent although I may have been lucky !!

Ordered the 1G card from them too and they sent out a 2G instead..:D

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#195 01-10-2007 08:07PM

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well, my R4 cart and 3in1 expansion pack arrived today so that's not bad, about two and a half week from order to delivery

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#196 08-10-2007 11:09PM

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Anyone know how to add on the ems shipping on dealextreme.com? Need it in a hurry for a pressie, but it will not let me alter the shipping

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#197 09-10-2007 12:17AM

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You can normally just click it in the drop down menu then onto the next page and it'l be added.

Mine arrived friday,it was sent the previous wed via ems so 10 days for delivery,i actually expected it to be abit quicker but happy with what i recieved none the less

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#198 09-10-2007 10:26AM

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Just ordered one from dealextreme ( R4 with 2GB = $82.41 USD or €66 including ems delivery). Can't wait, hate waiting ,but now I can't find the ems tracking number. Am presuming it won't appear until package has shipped. Anyone any wiser?

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#199 09-10-2007 05:23PM

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If you log into your email and enter the recipet number and email address on the dx homepage it'l come up.

Or if your have your browser set to save p/words go to the ems site and Enter EA and the rest might pop up.

Incedently i had ordered another card and just checked via the anpost site and it says "into customs" so looks like im going to be hit on this one

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#200 09-10-2007 06:49PM

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eireal wrote:

Incedently i had ordered another card and just checked via the anpost site and it says "into customs" so looks like im going to be hit on this one

mine was "into customs" in portlaoise mail centre for about a week but recieved no customs charges. the package was slightly opened to see what was in it but got away with it. i had three r4ds kits with 2gb transflash cards. might not use ems next time as that will probably go through customs in portlaoise again, but then again registered mail is probably the same.

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#201 09-10-2007 07:22PM

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lads what is up with this, dealextreme, normal shipping

Order: placed on 9/23/2007 8:03:34 PM
Status: On 9/30/2007:
Shipped - via Hong Kong Post (step 4/4).
see all processing steps

Shipment:
5 to 14 days as quoted by the post office by Tracked Air Mail

theres a link there with my reference and i click it and it takes me to hongkong post
Destination - Ireland
The item will leave Hong Kong for its destination on 10-Oct-2007

i ordered it 16 days ago why is it only leaving hongkong tom #!!!!!?

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#202 09-10-2007 08:53PM

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Placebo wrote:

lads what is up with this, dealextreme, normal shipping

Order: placed on 9/23/2007 8:03:34 PM
Status: On 9/30/2007:
Shipped - via Hong Kong Post (step 4/4).
see all processing steps

Shipment:
5 to 14 days as quoted by the post office by Tracked Air Mail

theres a link there with my reference and i click it and it takes me to hongkong post
Destination - Ireland
The item will leave Hong Kong for its destination on 10-Oct-2007

i ordered it 16 days ago why is it only leaving hongkong tom #!!!!!?

Similar thing happened to me. It seems they order it from their suppliers and then send it on. All in all it takes roughly bout a month. If you look at availability, it says that it typically takes about 2-3 days to ship. Honestly wouldn't worry bout it. Many of us here have taken the best part of a month. I'd say you'll have it in another week or two. It's well worth the wait...

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#203 09-10-2007 09:14PM

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seriously man? thats awful !! i told my gf id have it for her this week !!!!
this is what i get for being a cheapo, i wonder how much i saved? was it just extra 10 euro for fast shipping?

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#204 09-10-2007 09:34PM

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yeah, tis a bit of a bummer alright and ems shipping about an extra €8-€10. Bought a few things of them and using the ems shipping for the first time tonight as need the stuff in a hurry. You could always order another one with ems and chances are you'll get it sooner than the original order. I've gotten a few for friends and friends of friends so their is always a demand for them i find... Always a great and easy option pressie for ds owners

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#205 09-10-2007 11:55PM

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well inf airness only reason i even ordered with cheap one cause they say up to 2 weeks, a figure similar to 7-14 days. Which is really really an understatement if its more like 25-30

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#206 10-10-2007 02:31AM

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If any of you guys want to sell me one, I'll pay over the odds for it if you have one spare!
PM me..

DeV.

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#207 10-10-2007 09:32AM

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Really ashamed her, so be nice, what are they for.My daughter is getting a DSlite for chistmas, is this , like a game or what???
thanks,
cathy

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#208 10-10-2007 09:53AM

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Hi Cathy01, have a look at what "witnessmenow" has written as an introduction to this. Its a good overview and the rest of his thread gives you some idea of what you can do with it.

For example,
* Running an emulator on your DS to play:
--> ZX Spectrum games
--> Nintendo Entertainment System (classic) games, and others...
* Watch videos
* Listen to MP3s, etc., etc., etc.

There are plenty of discussions about it here on boards.ie and around the net.

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#209 10-10-2007 03:04PM

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cathy01 wrote:

Really ashamed her, so be nice, what are they for.My daughter is getting a DSlite for chistmas, is this , like a game or what???
thanks,
cathy

Basically people DOWNLOAD the games for DS from the internet [which cost 45 euro in shops] and they are able to transfer them into this R4 card [comes in different sizes basically] so you can get up to 10+ games in a card.
As a parent you might save lots , those pokemon re-releases will bankrupt you

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#210 10-10-2007 06:36PM

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Grawns wrote:

Just ordered one from dealextreme ( R4 with 2GB = $82.41 USD or €66 including ems delivery). Can't wait, hate waiting ,but now I can't find the ems tracking number. Am presuming it won't appear until package has shipped. Anyone any wiser?

Latest update, item has shipped, Yay! estimated deliver 3 to 6 days. Now have EMS number but EMS site doen't recogise number.

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#211 11-10-2007 11:27AM

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It normally takes a day for it to go up on the ems site.

So far anything i have ordered has taken 7-10 days with ems shipping,im wondering is it worthwhile trying the standard air mail instead

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