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[754boy]

Just got this email from romman. I've been waiting to hear this for a while.

Dear Sir,
   I am romman from SuperCard Team. I am proudly tell you that our newest product --- SuperCard DS (Slot 1 SuperCard) will be released soon.
You can make a preorder at this moment. So that we can make a world wide launch at the same time.
   Because we can not provide enough products, so we will limite the quantity of the first order.

Here list below is the main feature of SuperCard DS:

- Using MicroSD/TFlash flash memory card.
- Plug 'n Play(no need for GBA Cart and passme/flashme)
- 100% Clean Rom Support, do not need any convert
- no PC software required, just Drag 'n Drop file from PC to flash memory card
- Hardware save support, Unlimitated storage, support FAT, FAT32
- High speed R/W system, support high speed flash memory card, without any slow down
- The best hardware design compatible with all current and future DS consoles, same size as original DS cartridge does NOT stick out!
- Micro firmware designed, and extended skin which is fully upgradeable


Append function 1:
- Can inter-play with GBA slot. Support SC Rumble Series as a rumble PAK.

Append function 2:
- There is a SuperCard DS software, you do not need to use it. But if you use the software, SuperCard DS can support more powerful function, such as RESET, infinity save space etc .

SuperCard DS Price list
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50 - 99PCS         32USD
100+PCS            29USD
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Judgind by the wholesale prices, the new SC will probably be priced reasonably. Guess my waiting has paid off  

[onekelly]

Great news, will have to wait and make sure they work, alot better than the slot 2 carts. This is very good news. Wonder if it supports homebrew (moonshell, etc...)?

[iignotus]

I'm so excited to hear things about a skin. I know that functionality always comes first, but I can't help it if I'd like to see a better-looking shell on the supercard series Hopefully this will run for $34.99, and I'll pick it up immediately to compliment my SCLite.

[SuperCardStore]

If the wholesale price from SuperCard for 50 Slot-1s is $32.99 and it retails  for $34.99, the reseller has to lay out thousands of dollars cash to SuperCard, provide the infrastructure (a lab, techies, computers, phones, landlines, pickers and packers etc), marketing, pre and post sales support and warranty - all for 6% gross profit - net profit could well be negative.

The effect of that is that Slot-1s would be available cheaply from 'unofficial' resellers who then drop the product in favour of the many more profitable lines out there.  Only buy from well-established, 'official' resellers (see the list on the SuperCard site)!

I have customers who have been buying from me for years, and continue to do so - I spend money giving them as good a service as I can (a two year full replacement warranty service, for instance).  That is my business style.  

I also would like to earn a reasonable amount from this business - I am not a charity...

It would be interesting to see what the various resellers sell it for and how long the cheapest last...

What do you think is a reasonable markup above $32.99?

[iignotus]

If the wholesale price from SuperCard for 50 Slot-1s is $32.99 and it retails  for $34.99, the reseller has to lay out thousands of dollars cash to SuperCard, provide the infrastructure (a lab, techies, computers, phones, landlines, pickers and packers etc), marketing, pre and post sales support and warranty - all for 6% gross profit - net profit could well be negative.

The effect of that is that Slot-1s would be available cheaply from 'unofficial' resellers who then drop the product in favour of the many more profitable lines out there.  Only buy from well-established, 'official' resellers (see the list on the SuperCard site)!

I have customers who have been buying from me for years, and continue to do so - I spend money giving them as good a service as I can (a two year full replacement warranty service, for instance).  That is my business style.  

I also would like to earn a reasonable amount from this business - I am not a charity...

It would be interesting to see what the various resellers sell it for and how long the cheapest last...

What do you think is a reasonable markup above $32.99?

Well, I could run an order of 50 out of my house by myself :lol: I was thinking real businesses would order at least 100. A %20 markup, therefore, is pretty decent and seems like a fine number for any competitive business. Even if %20 isn't acceptable, $39.99 is still on the reasonable side, and almost a %35 markup. Anything after that is, frankly, being greedy -- though such is a business at times.

[felix]

3 important questions:
homebrew
does it automatically detect the save type?
is it sensitive to the brand of microSD card used?

[bitoy]

A question, will this enable supercard slot-1 to be able to use dipstar? cheating is only available for slot 1 karts and m3 because of the work around. but as of now the slot-2 supercards doesn't have a work around.

[sinkhead]

I hope it supports download play
- Sam

[Hi]

Romman didn't mention that the supercard would be able to do a soft reset to the main menu!!!
:cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry: THIS :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry: IS :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry: THE :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry: WORST :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry: DAY :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry: EVER! :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

Er... okay,  :oops: maybe I'm overreacting just a little. But I've really been aticipating the supercardds to be realised. Just to find out it doesn't support the feature thats most important to me, soft resetting to the main menu! :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

[jelbo]

Romman didn't mention that the supercard would be able to do a soft reset to the main menu!!!

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Er... okay,  :oops: maybe I'm overreacting just a little. But I've really been aticipating the supercardds to be realised. Just to find out it doesn't support the feature thats most important to me, soft resetting to the main menu!

Dear Sir,
I am romman from SuperCard Team.

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Append function 1:
- Can inter-play with GBA slot. Support SC Rumble Series as a rumble PAK.

Append function 2:
- There is a SuperCard DS software, you do not need to use it. But if you use the software, SuperCard DS can support more powerful function, such as RESET, infinity save space etc .

SuperCard DS Price list
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50 - 99PCS 32USD
100+PCS 29USD
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[754boy]

Romman didn't mention that the supercard would be able to do a soft reset to the main menu!!!

LOL, read Append function 2  :lol:

[PharaohsVizier]

That sounds like the EZ Flash IV, almost word for word.  LOL

[jelbo]

That sounds like the EZ Flash IV, almost word for word.  LOL

Yeah, copying eachother's ad text with slight alterations seems to be cool lately. I guess it's because it's too hard for the PR dudes to write English themselves. Although it's still borked.

[Devil_Spawn]

looks nice, however microsd cards bump up the price quite a bit. hope they release something like the moonshell patcher or something

[Koji]

It would be nice if it also supports reading/playing from slot 2, that is to say for existing users they'd be able to load up software from a supercard, since the majority of homebrew are made with the use of the GBA slot in mind. If not, I guess it'd be simple enough to just switch them out.

It's definitely something I'll be thinking about getting.