Maybe most R4i Gold cart users have noticed that R4ids.com announced its brand new R4i gold 2.0 version on Aug 25th, 2010, however, there is no official software / kernel to download. And finally both r4i gold 2.0 cart and kernel R4i gold V2.0T are available on Sep 7th, 2010. Then how about this brand new r4i 2.0 cart ?

Comparision between R4i Gold 2.0 and R4i Gold Old version
* Front view - No difference but labled with Ver2.0
* Back view - No appearance difference but lead layout changed
* Chips - Non branded process chip from Malaysia used, not Actel chip intead
* Bonding - Wire Bond used, not Winbond Chip instead, which will improve the connection of processor and board, faster data transmission, more protective to lead layout, anti-vibration,
* Open Card - Sticked and refused unless get R4i Gold 2.0 broken, which will guarantee better anti-vibration for this new R4i 2.0 cart.



Actually, we do not care about the chips used but the overall performance of R4i gold 2.0. Then how about the performance of Nintendo Game playing ?

Test Condition for R4i gold V2.0
* R4i gold V2.0T Kernel (software)
* R4i gold V2.0 Cart
* Kingston 4G SDHC MicroSD Card
* Nintendo DS Lite with P.T No. UKF12874090
* Games - 5183 Ivy The Kiwi (USA), 5182 Farm Frenzy: Animal Country *MULTi6* (EUR), 5181 Florist Shop (GER), 5180 Shrek Forever After (ITA), Final Fantasy IV, SPF-MKDE, Super Mario 64 DS




Test Result for R4i Gold V2.0
* Games run fine : 5182 Farm Frenzy: Animal Country *MULTi6* (EUR), 5181 Florist Shop (GER), Final Fantasy IV, SPF-MKDE, Super Mario 64 DS. It runs faster than old version R4i gold.
* Games loading into White Screen : 5183 Ivy The Kiwi (USA), 5180 Shrek Forever After (ITA)



Sure, more info will be shared out and you can also share your experience out here.
Then where to order this brand new R4i Gold Ver2.0 cart ? Pls click R4i Gold 2.0 or go to our flashcart store R4wood.com

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