EZ-Flash USB linker for GBA

From CA, USA, 1 post

Did you know that there is a new - Better Flash Linker for Gameboy Advance? It's called EZ-Flash!

Main features of EZ-Flash for GBA:

1. Small size and light weight, EZ-Writer is just the size about the GBA screen, EZ-Cart is the same size as official cartrige. Best GBA mate for travel.

2. USB interface, no external power needed, easy to use, update ur cart and backup ur saver everywhere, perfect for laptop users.

3. Easy to handle, patch free, all saver type supported. U can backup game and saver in one by our new defined file type. Get rid of the worry about saver lose by backup saver every day easily. Have more fun by exchange saved game with others by smaller file size.

4. Low power consume, just designed for outdoors gamer.

5. Rechargable saver battery on cart, super long life, saver losing carefree.

6. Game append and partial rewrite supported, u need not to rewrite whole cart for only one game.

7. Perfect compatibility, u can run all program that can run on emulator, like movie clip, e-book,e-comic, music player and emulators for GBA.



I think everybody should take a look at it before choosing which GBA Flash Advance Linker to buy!

From Canada, 1 post

EZ-Flash usb linker is 99% the same with GBA XG-Flash! Only difference is you can buy XG-Flash but there is no place that would sell EZ-Flash Linker or Cards. www.xg-flash.tk has the details.

From Usa, 1 post

http://www.gba-flash.com/

they have good price and tship tp europe

2 posts

For a US-based company, try http://www.gameboygadgets.com. It's also cheaper.

3 posts

There is a new EZ-Flash card that beats all of the competition. Compared to other gba flash backup cards the new EZ-Flash II PowerStar has Power Saving features from the use of 1.8v memory chis insted of 3.v flash rom + built in Action Reply like cheats + Password for the gba roms menu + Rechargable battery for Game Saves



www.EZ-Flash-2-PowerStar.tk

3 posts

There is a new EZ-Flash card that beats all of the competition. Compared to other gba flash backup cards the new EZ-Flash II PowerStar has Power Saving features from the use of 1.8v memory chis insted of 3.v flash rom + built in Action Reply like cheats + Password for the gba roms menu + Rechargable battery for Game Saves



www.EZ-Flash-2-PowerStar.tk

From Europe, 1 post

Hi everybody!



The EZF Advance is really great gadget. Easy to use, small and once you tried you can't live without it



You can get more info and buy it for a good price at http://shop.01media.com They have very fast delivery service... I'm more than pleased.

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Hi all!



I agree the EZF-Advance is the best. No save game patches, no speed patches, it automatically removes unneeded data from the roms to save space, its so cool.



I got a 256Mb set from http://jceusa.com and it was only $129.95 plus shipping.



I think they only ship to u.s. and canada though.

From US, 1 post

Just bought one from gameboygadgets.com for under $65 for a flash system/USB with a 128 card...very happy!

Warprin

From China, 1 post

Extreme Flash Advance Review

The Extreme Flash Advance (EFA) comes packaged in a nice and small wooden box. When I opened it up I was a bit puzzled at first. I saw there were two cables in there. After reading the manual I found out that the cables are identical and that you can use either of them (there is a one short and a long one). The package didn't include any manual or CD so I had to download those from the EFA website. This might not sound that hard but the EFA website is hosted on a dialup modem in china (or something like it). I was able to get around 0.4kbyte/s from my home connection. As I dont like crap speeds I had to download it with the help of the server/network gbadev.org is running on. This worked better but I was still not getting more than 5kbyte/s. Anyways! After a few minutes I had the manual and I was quite surprised that I was actually able to read it (the engrish isn't that bad).

The manual consists of a few easy to follow steps (text & pictures). It shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes to get everything up and running.


Now, what's so interesting about the EFA is the fact that you connect your cable (USB < > mini USB) straight into the top of the EFA 256mbit cartridge. This was 'apparantly' done to avoid infringing on Nintendo's multiboot patent. Of course, with this setup you can't backup your original carts. So, if you are looking to put all your games on one cart, you would have to back them up with another flash setup or download them from the internet. This also means that you can't run multiboot files with the cable.

Ok, after installing the cart I started the flash software. You have to make sure that the green light on the cartridge is lit or the software will not be able to find it. After you plug in the cable into the cart, you have to wait ~5 seconds before the light comes on. Now you have to press a 'Seach' button, and the software should find the cart. UNFORTUNATELY, the cable can not be connected to the cartridge while it is plugged in to a GBA SP unit (probably the same with regular GBA, but I have not tested that). So, each time you want to flash the cart, you have to take it out of the GBA, connect the cable, flash it, remove the cable and then put it back in to the GBA.

I added one of my games (I use the same game in all my reviews) and then tried to write it to the EFA cart. It worked just fine with the 1.2 version of the EFA Client. You can send just the game, or choose to use it along with a menu (loader). In earlier versions of the client this could cause some problems. Luckily EFA has a forum on their website where users can report bugs. Anyways, the 56mbit game was written to the cart in about 59 seconds! Very Impressive! Please compare this to a few other flash units I have reviewed:

The tests were carried out on a DELL p4 1.8Ghz, running Win XP. A 56mbit binary (the same binary was used on all the tests) was written to the cart. If it was possible we did not send a menu/loader to the cartridge.

Name : time (seconds)
EFA: 59
EZ-Flash USB: 75
EZ II Power Star: 99
Flash2Advance USB: 122


I also tested to send multiple binaries to the cartridge. This went flawlessly, again unlike when I tried it with the earlier, quite buggy, software. When you send multiple binaries you must of course make sure that you select the "Loader" checkbox.

The EFA works well with both regular GBA's and GBA SP's. It is said to support all different types of game save's available to date, and an internal realtime clock (RTC) is also available on the cart. The cartridge menu (if used) will show you the time. If it's not on time, you can set it either on the GBA or with the client software (the 'Sync Clock' button).