Customer Reviews

Nintendo DS Lite Recharging Dock

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

What I expected was a cool blue-light product that made charging my DS simple and fun! What I got was a cool blue-light product that actually proved to be more of a pain for charging the DS and ultimately ended up tossed in a drawer.
While it might be fun to show this off to your friends when they come visit, actually using it is not fun at all. First off, you have to either a) leave it plugged in (you have to use your DS charger for this) so that it is ready to charge your DS on cue; which ultimately leaves the light ON <--this is a pain, as I truly thought the thing would only LIGHT when being used for charging!?
or b) plug it in when you are ready to charge your DS, which, basically is adding an additional step to the charging process, making it NOT fun at all. And as I already mentioned, while plugged in, the light is always ON!? When your DS is fully (and finished being) charged...the light is STILL on!! Making it difficult to tell when it's finished charging. Let me just say... UGH!
In my opinion : cool concept, bad finished product

The unearthly blue glow that emits from this cradle is annoying (to say the least). I didn't realize that it lit up when I bought this cradle. I don't think I would have bought it if I had known. It glows whether the DS is charging or not. It glows even after the DS is charged. It's just a freakin' annoying blue glowing thing.

It DOES charge the DS, but it's very difficult to put the DS into the charger and just as difficult to take it out. It's a two handed process. If I have to use two hands to charge my DS, I might as well just plug it in.

It was only ten bucks, but even so, I feel ripped off...

I lost my original DS Lite charger and bought this thinking it was a charger. It is not. It requires a DS Lite charger to function. If you already have one, this product offers a blue light and the option to have your DS Lite in a somewhat vertical orientation.

If that's what you want I suppose this should be a five star review, but to me it seems amazingly wasteful and pointless.

We were unpleasently surprized to find that this dock does not include the power cord, particularly since we purchased it to replace a lost AC cord.

Luckily we have since found the cord and can use the dock, but the description should more explicitly state that your exisiting power cord is required to use this dock.

Some reviewers complained about the blue light it emits. Well, it is a "GLOW Dock." It puts out a good amount of light but not enough to keep my daughter awake. The only drawback is having to use two hands to dock the game. With practice, you can actually use one hand to undock it (pushing the button with one finger and grabbing it with the rest of the hand). Some reviewers wanted the blue glow to stop when the unit is fully charged. Again, it is a "GLOW Dock" and the way you have to position it to charge the game system, you can see by the lights on the Nintendo game whether it is still charging or not.

I think it has gotten a bad rap. It will glow a blue glow all the time. Not that noticeable during the day and not enough at night that it would keep my four-year old up. I like the unit. It fastens the Nintendo game system securely on top of a table or desk so it is less likely to get knocked off if it was just plugged into a power cord. As for the two-handed plug into the base, if you're just using just a power cord it takes two hands too. Again, with practice, it is eventually just as fast plugging it in.

I recommend this product.

yeh this thing is a good idea in essence but mine broke after a week, it still makes an very elegant paperweight...

I really like this item. It is always set up and you can just sit the game console right on it. No searching for plugs! The lights cast a blue light that is easy to find in the dark.

Purchased item for my son's DS Lite. For the price paid on Amazon it was an excellent purchase. Seen same dock on other large electronic store for twice the price. Just be careful when docking DS Lite, the male connector on dock need to be aligned to fit in female end on DS Lite. Press white oval logo button in front to eject the DS Lite. Nice blue glow provides night lite in room. Had to purchase extra AC/DC charging cord for the dock. Very pleased with purchase.

This is cool but the only problem is that if you want to play while it charges you can't do that with the dock because it is on a dock rather than connected to a cable.

I thought I was purchasing this as a second charger for the Nintendo DS. This is not the case. The unit does not include its own plug, and requires the use of the AC adapter charger cord that came with the game. Also, if you have any kind of acrylic case or skin on your game, it has to be removed in order to fit into the dock. Item is overall a disappointment.