Brand new R4i GOLD PLUS have been just released by www.r4ids.com at Sep 2011. They have done the great update for the software and hardware. It comes with a BLUE R4i Gold plus card WRITER. With this writer, you can upgrade the FIRMWARE of the card without older version NDS console. You will not have to worry about future update of DSi, XL/LL or 3DS.
Furthermore, we include an USB Card Reader for you for FREE. You can transfer R4i Gold Plus Setup files, firmware, your homebrew roms or games, etc. to your MicroSD Card easily.