R4 is a very reliable source as a storage device which is easily accessible by the Nintendo DS consoles
. The R4 comes in a hard shell as that of the game cartridges and is to be inserted into the same Slot, Slot 1. This makes the R4 a very easy component to use. The R4 need a source to store or retrieve data. And hence it uses a microSD memory card as its source memory.
The R4 cartridge does not cause any problems or grievances to the user as it can easily function with any microSD card inserted into it regardless of the speed of the memory card. All that the user has to do is to copy all the content of the homebrew games, music, applications and other data into the desired microSD card and then insert it into the R4 cartridge shell. Once this is ready, the R4 card can be inserted into the Slot 1 of the Nintendo DS and the data present on the microSD is ready to be used. The R4 card does not require any boot up device or software to start functioning.
In the previous years, the extendable memory and the homebrew data were accessed by devices that suit into the Slot 2 of the Nintendo DS but now the R4 provides more support than the previous devices and hence proves worthy of the new effort by its creators.
The R4 is completely easy to use in all operating systems. However the package details of this product does not include Mac processors in its compatible list but is accepted by all OS as it is only the drag and drop method that is followed. All you have to do is drag the necessary files and add them to your card and start using all of it by inserting the R4 into the Nintendo DS.