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#1 topher78714
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hey I am planning on buying a DS, but I'm not sure if I am going to get the light or get the origional.  Is the extra 30 dollars or so worth buying the light or is it not really a big difference?
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#2 SharinganEye
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Buy the DS Lite, you won't regret it. It may be "just $30," but the improvements are huge.
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#3 bluezy
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You'll get a lot of "get the lite" on this board.
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#4 gotdangit
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I say get the old DS because with that extra 30 bucks you can get a game... Also the gba game stick out of the lite. Whats up with that???
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#5 Warfust
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Get the light, it is worth the $30
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#6 Camzo
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hey I am planning on buying a DS, but I'm not sure if I am going to get the light or get the origional. Is the extra 30 dollars or so worth buying the light or is it not really a big difference?topher78714
LITE ITS WAY BETTER
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#7 KingKoop
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I say get the old DS because with that extra 30 bucks you can get a game... Also the gba game stick out of the lite. Whats up with that???gotdangit

Because the systems smaller than the phat one, plus it has the dust cover as well, mind you if I want to play a GBA game I use my GBA.

Like everyone says just get a lite the +$30 is worth it for a sharper picture alone :D

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#8 Litchie
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It's totally worth it to get the Lite for 30 bucks more.
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#9 lynchdogg
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Go the Lite it is sexier and also has huge improvments.
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#10 Litchie
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Go the Lite it is sexier and also has huge improvments.lynchdogg
The only thing that's worse on the Lite are the buttons, but the brighter screen makes up for it.
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#11 wii-man-23
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i have an original and no problems - i love it :D
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#12 Skater710
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Lite all the way.
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#13 Vegetaxxssj4
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See how they feel in your hands. I prefer the old DS just because it is much more comfortable in my hands. The lite does have some nice improvements but they get outweighed by comfort.
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#14 waygoodim
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Lite is so much nicer. Nintendo should have made the lite in the first place. The original never really looked like a finished product; it looks very cheap I think.
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#15 xxxxIcemanxxxx
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Go and get the original, don't waste your money.
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#16 TheChemistGuy
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This completly comes down to how big a deal $30 is to you. a day's work? three weeks allowance?
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#17 graham_celtic
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Lite because of the brighter screens. 
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#19 Bourbons3
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Lite is worth the small increase
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#20 strangestguy
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i have both and lite is collecting dust.

Honestly its a question of preferance and opinion.

I'm a man with big hands so i hate the size reduction (always end up hitting 2 button at some point O_o dont ask)
I also prefer my portable to be a bit heavier.
Also i realised that if you put the lyte on brighter you need to recharge the DS sooner.

At some point 2 of my friend also got problems with theirs and had to send them for repairs (free of charge, a crack in the plastic and half the screen with dead pixels no exagerations).

On the other hand accessories are getting REALLY hard to find for the old model, so if you get the old model be really careful not to loose your ac adapter or your plastic pencil.
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#21 jamiemate1
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personally, i'm in love with my old DS, got it when it came out, and havent regretted at all :D. so i'd go for the original. It is a little chunkier, yes, but thats how i like it, because it fits in my hands better, and the buttons are MUCH easier to use (the DS lite one clicks instead of pressing in smoothly, i hate it :(). BUT if its the flashy features your after (brighter screen, more compact console overall, better stylus) then your better off with the lite. Hope i've helped! :D
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#22 eggwaffle
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lite lite lite lite lite lite lite lite
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#23 knox-fan95
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[QUOTE="topher78714"]hey I am planning on buying a DS, but I'm not sure if I am going to get the light or get the origional. Is the extra 30 dollars or so worth buying the light or is it not really a big difference?Camzo
LITE ITS WAY BETTER

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