wtf? I have used wasabis since they have come out, excellent chip, easy install, like they say, everyone likes diff chips, I would like to know whats so wrong with the wasabi, plays everything?? Seems to me, some bias comments, oh well, look forward to some replies, I get my wasabi's from hong kong, ordered loads on monday, turned up yesterday, cheaper to do that as well
To be honest, stick to what you know best, I just want to hear why the wasabi is so bad, I bet half aint even installed one and gone by what someone else has said, never mind
Made me smile, one english seller was advertising the d2pro because he was out of stock of wasabi's, as soon as he had them in then his advert changed back to wasabi's now back in stock, make what you want of that, they all do a similar job, update from media
Oh and to end this I just found this on another forum where similar questions were asked, now watch the d2pro fanboys hammer me lol
My choice would be the Wasabi because:
1. It's easier to build into the Wii (lesser wires which also means better airflow).
2. You can update through DVD (for D2Pro you have to buy an extra programmer which makes it a lot more expensive for the same performance). For the end-user DVD upgrade is more then enough. Argon is bashing Wasabi for not having a JTAG program function so you can't program that chip with firmware for different consoles. This is really only useful for resellers because once a chip is build into a console it stays there. Personal DVD upgrade is also easier for me since my Wii isn't nearby the computer which means I also have to get a very long USB cable to connect a D2Pro or Argon to my computer.
3. I have read that the Wasabi works differently then the other D2C modchips. When you put a backup in the Wii it boots directly while an Argon or D2Pro first has to "hack" the DVD drive code and after that the backup boots (meaning the drive will spin up twice while with the Wasabi it spins up once just like with an original game).
4. What Wasabi has managed with their chip seems to be top notch because Argon is going to use the same firmware as Wasabi and I'm sure D2Pro will follow also. So they have done something to shake up the modding scene for the Wii otherwise other teams would't want to use their firmware.
5. The Wasabi team isn't afraid to communicate with their customers through email while with D2Pro/D2CKey/WiiKey it's like that team doesn't exist.
Should I go on?
I wanted to go with the D2Pro as well but then I read about the Wasabi and in my opinion it looks to be the winner of the D2C chips (although Argon claims they can do the same now as Wasabi but they just ripped what Wasabi has thought off in the first place).
Not sure if everything he says there is true, Ithought you could update the d2pro from media? Oh well, just passing on some comments