It's almost a month since I had my DS Lite and I am still very happy with it. Such a nifty little system and the brightness settings are amazing. Got four games for it and one of them is Mario Kart DS. If anyone of you have it then PM me for an online battle^^

I never brought the original DS so i'm glad I waited. Anyone else have this or wants to get one?

I am not familar with the lite model. What is different between it and the regular DS?

It's Lighter?

My Pros/Cons about the DS Lite:

PROS

• The DS Lite is lighter in weight than the original
• Has 4 screen brightness settings: Level 1 setting (default minimum) 15-19 hours of gaming, Level 2 setting (bright) 13-17 hours of gaming, Level 3 setting (brighter) 7-11 hours of gaming, and Level 4 setting (extreme brightness) 5-9 hours of gaming. I advise you not to play game with the brightest setting in the dark...not good for your eyes lol.
• The power button is now a slide-push that is located on the right side of the console
• Longer battery life that also varies depending on the current brightness setting.
• Improved saturation and vivid colors.
• This uses a Front Light instead of a Back Light to improve shaprness and clarity of the screen.
• Takes only 3-4 hours to fully charge the DS Lite while power is off.

CONS

• Playing Game Boy Advance games, the cartidge will protrude out from the unit just a slight bit but it won't interfere with your hands during gameplay
• Because it is smaller, handling of the system might require some getting used to. You mustn't grapple your system but hold it with your hands off to the side as it is a lighter machine so it won't have a lot of give on your hands from the weight.

It is a vast improvement of the system and it's the same price as the original. Soon the original will start to decline in price to around $70 or so. I also think that the wireless inside has improved frequency and range.

My cousin went to get one and he already has a DS. I was confused but sounds like you're pleased with yours so I guess its ok.

I loved Mario Kart for the SNES... do you play that online often? I might get it if you're willing to battle

Sure I play it almost everyday XD If you want my friend code, PM me for it =p

I bought my son a DS lite for Christmas and he has played it everyday. I've played it almost every day too...but I've only played Brain Age on it. Made him made because I test better than him

My little cousin has the Nintendo DS. I don't think it's a lite version but to be honest (depend on the game) it's a little bit annoying having to keep pushing that pencil around. He had WWE Smackdown and it was so annoying compared to playing on the Wii. I guess it's because one is a hand held system as opposed to a much bigger system but still.