New R4 SDHC v2.10T
Compatibility: DS and DS Lite (Not DSi or DSi XL)
Pros: Good performance and reliability, Quick loading times, Takes up to 32GB memory.
Drawbacks: No obvious drawbacks - a good all-rounder.
Recently, at the beginning of June in 2010, the R4 SDHC team released a brand new iteration of the card, dubbed the 2.10T version. The card initially confused some of the public because the packaging changed to a gold colour not unlike the infamous clone "R4i Gold" card. The wording on the card was also deliberately changed from "R4 Revolution" to "R4 Renovation". The reason for these changes was that the architecture of the card itself was completely re-done so the team wanted to distinguish the old black box from the new one as much as possible.
Loading times on the card were slashed to an impressive 3-4 seconds and the card itself is made of a stronger, slightly lighter plastic with components rearranged to give the card even more mechanical stability. The interface was also changed to closely mimic the official R4i SDHC (the sister card of the R4 SDHC that is compatible on newer Nintendo DSi and DSi XL consoles). The functionality of the card itself has remained the same, but the software is now compatible with newer applications and games in addition to being faster.
R4 SDHC Summary
In summary, the newest addition to the R4 SDHC family is a very welcome one indeed. With so many newer Nintendo DSi and DSi XL compatible cards coming out, support for many of the older, regular DS cards has declined or even ceased to exist. For example, the EZFlash IV, R4v2 and the DSTT all no longer have software updates being released for them. With these reasons in mind, the new R4 SDHC card is a great reminder that the R4 SDHC team want to capitalise on this and secure the DS / DS Lite market amongst consumers who have yet to buy (or are not considering) the Nintendo DSi.
The R4 SDHC, as many of you may know, is the world’s current most popular Nintendo DS and DS Lite card. The R4 team have recently come up with a breakthrough in card loading speed as well as game compatibility, and because this advance was so large, they actually changed the design of the card to make it obvious to the consumers. The official name of the ‘new R4 SDHC’ card is the R4 SDHC v2.10T, but basically the box it comes in is somewhat gold in colour and the cartridge now has a yellow sticker.
So what’s great about this new card? First of all, loading times are SIGNIFICANTLY faster on the new R4 SDHC. You will notice that the new firmware looks similar to that of the official R4i SDHC as well, just to highlight the fact that this is in fact from the original R4 SDHC team.
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