atari2600land's Blog

gbatemp.net is your friend, in particular http://gbatemp.net/threads/which-flash-cart-should-i-get.290097/

 

I have an R4 flashcart. It was cheap (I think I paid $10, including shipping, microSD card & reader) and it still receives occasional firmware updates (via the alternate Wood firmware). It's biggest disadvantages are it's not compatible with either the DSi or 3DS or microSDHC cards (finding a 2GB microSD card these days is annoyingly difficult).

 

An R4 will do you fine, although it's getting tougher to find one. (Also there are a lot of flashcarts which use the R4 name, but aren't compatible. If it says DSi or SDHC compatible it ain't a real R4.) Paypal (and the Canadian government) has also cracked down on flashcart sellers so buying online isn't as easy as it used to be. Start with http://shoptemp.net/ to find sellers.

Why would PayPal care if people are selling DS flashcarts? All the places I go you have to have a credit card and don't offer PayPal.