R4i gold Deluxe VS Gateway 3DS

R4igold3ds Deluxe Editon VS Gateway 3DS

First the DS Flashcards
Gateway Blue Vs R4i Gold 3DS (Rev D)

We All Know and Love the R4ids.cn R4i Gold DS Flashcard, they are indeed built well and supply us with updates fast and supported by Official Wood Kernel and Wood 1.64 having the MSET Hack Installer Built into the Wood File Menu.
Gateway Team not producing any sort of Flashcards Before and was supported with the Hacked 1.56 Wood bundled with a .nds installer File for the MSET Hack. 

Both do the Job perfectly fine and get the job done 
BUT! 
if you plan on using this card as DS Flashcard as well as just a MSET Hack installer then the Gateway Blue sadly falls short. 

The R4i Gold 3DS supporting 3DS's Up to 6.3.0-X 
The Gateway Blue supporting 3DS's Up to 6.1.0-X

 In the Support of DS Roms 
Wood 1.64 having better game compatibility of Wood 1.56

Build and Flashcard Quality of the DS cards 
Both have very similar case design
 both fit fine in and out of the 3DS Slot 
yes the R4i Gold 3DS does have more components 
but this is pretty much just the next revision of there Rev C card and would expect to get updates so that the DS flashcard can be used on higher Firmware versions (even though the 3DS exploit cannot be used currently on higher than 4.5.0-X Firmware)

Second the 3DS Flashcards 
Gateway Red Vs R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe 

well lets start on what i can actually say Both cards are good builds, both seem clean and use good components 


Gateway Red actually has a 3DS Card case with the notch
R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe has a Standard DS case 
the Gateway Red has a White case, R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe has a Grey 


the R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe has a better MicroSD slot by my opinion 
as the Gateway is Spring Loaded, and the R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe is not which i prefer as makes the slot more reliable


the R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe has all its components on 1 side, making it a sturdy chip 
the Gateway Red has components on both and hold in the casing (tho covered by stickers)

R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Fits in the Slot 1 fine like a Normal DS game
Gateway Red is a bit thicker so fits just slightly more snug 

heres pics of the consoles 
Black is the Gateway Console, Red is the R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe

Ok Game Compatibility Wise: 
Gateway 1.2 FW & R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe 2.0 FW
PASS:
Mario & Luigi - Dream Team Bros. (E&U) 
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (E&U) 
Mario Kart 7 (E&U) Mario Tennis Open (E&U) 
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (E&U) 
Paper Mario - Sticker Star (E&U) 
Super Mario 3D Land (E&U) 
Rune Factory 4 (J&U) 
Etrian Odyssey IV - Legends of the Titan (E&U) 
Etrian Odyssey Untold - The Millennium Girl (U) 
Senran Kagura Burst: Guren no Shoujotachi (J) 
Adventure Time - Hey Ice King! Whyd You Steal Our Garbage?! (U) 
New Love Plus (J) 
Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai (J) 

FAIL: 
Monster Hunter 4 (J) 
Pokemon X(E) 
Pokemon Y (E) 
Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate (E) 
Hometown Story (U) 
Ben 10 Omniverse 2 (U) 
Monster High 13 Wishes (U) 
Animal Crossing New Leaf (E)


Both cards gave the same results Compatibility wise

So both of these cards are pretty evenly matched, both do exactly the same job for the 3DS. The decider will be what team provides the next Update and what features they add. (will edit more into this when this happens)

The Main advantage the R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe has is that you get a Fully up to date Wood DS Flashcard running Wood 1.64, where the Gateway Team is using the Hacked 1.56 Wood. but if you already have a good DS Flashcard you can always use that one in place of the Gateway Blue Card.