Customer Reviews

Xbox 360 Charge Base

5 star:		(64)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought this charger from Amazon, when I opened I was surprised with the quality that I saw from the begging.

I am a casual gamer and don't use my controller to the limit, and I was getting good times with AA batteries. But I wanted rechargeable batteries. And this was the best option out there.

The base have a great design (your controller always finish in the right position when you drop it), the batteries fit like normal ones in the controller, the charge time is good and it keeps your controller in a good place.

PROs

Price - Maybe the best value of the market
2 Batteries included
Your controllers charge when you are not using them
25 hours of battery life (I am getting 30+)
Led indicators of the charge

Negative
The led are too bright, is like a flashlight. They will turn off when the charge is finished, but if you have the charger in your room, like me, it will bother you.

I recommend this charger to everyone

TIP: I normally play for 3 or 4 hours, and put the controller back in the charger. If you are like me, once a month, disconnect the charge base and play until the batteries are fully discharged. this will be helpful for your batteries life.

I waited to write this review until I had used the product for two weeks. I had planned to order a different charging unit till I saw this one. Prviously I had used a microsoft charger, but I was unhappy with its performance and the constant swapping of batteries. So far I am in love with this unit. Sure, the battery must be attached to the charger, you can't have the headphones plugged in and the lights are bright, but the super quick cgarging time and convenience make it worth it! So far the batteries have lasted through even my longest HALO 3 sessions. I liked it so much I immediately bought another for my buddy and he reports zero issues with his as well.

If you want a new speedy charger look no further. This is the unit you need!

Xbox 360 Charge Base
This is an awsome charge base with two charge packs. It is true that you have to use they're charge packs. It is also true that I have not had this charge base too long, but I absolutley love it. It is a great place to store your controller or controllers. The controller fits snugly in the charge base. Also, the lights in front of the charge base light up the color red when the pack is charging. When the pack is charged the light turns green. When the pack is fully charged, the light turns off.
I use my controller for the xbox 360 and the computer. When ever I set the controller down, I usually set it on the base and it continues to charge. Great Product.

I was not satisfied with the look or performance of another Nyko battery charger which you have likely seen in every single store - the one where you pop in two batteries etc. It didn't fully charge anything and eventually just stopped working.

This product is wonderful! It charges VERY fast and the batteries seem to have a longer life. I have yet to have a low battery during my marathon gaming sessions. It also keeps things organized, which has been an issue for me in the past with cables and batteries getting scattered.

The charging station encourages orginization and I wish had spent the money on this thing a long time ago. Once you get in the habit of returning the controller to the station after you're done tearing it up on XBL you're be throwing any and charging related items in the trash.

I even bought one for a friend at Xmas. He was still using the USB charging cord or batteries. It was a wreck around his TV! With this product that issue has been eliminated.

Buying this product is on absolute must for anyone with two controllers. It's an investment in my opinion and well worth every penny.


I read a few one star reviews on this product and would like to comment:

- One person stated to just use the MS hardware. That's fine for some, if you enjoy a mess of cables and short battery life. There was market demand, by adult console owners, for a space saving and organized approach to the gaming setup. NYKO has exceeded any expectation I could have had.

- Another stated incompatiblity with other batteries. The station is made for two controllers to dock and charge without the mess of wires. It is a space saver. When you have a place of your own you'll understand. Further - it comes with 2 long life batteries. Made for the station. You're not having to incur extra cost. That's voluntary, no one forced that upon you. If you have 4 controllers invest in another station.

- Long and short of it - if you're an adult, in your own place, and are a gamer then this a "no-brainer" purchase. Orginization is something I didn't firmly grasp until living with my fiance.

I have four xbox 360 controllers. Two of them have the normal Microsoft play and charge batteries and cables. I wanted something else for the other two controllers. I didn't like the cables in the traffic lanes, and two of my controllers didn't show the green light when fully charged for whatever reason.
This looked like a good compromise, plus there was a spot to place the controllers to hold them.
These are truly a good product. I have only used them for a couple months, so I can't really speak to the long term point of view ion them, but so far I love them.
They have a little square on the bottom of the battery that makes contact with tabs in the bottom of each base. So no cables, no swapping batteries. Just replace the controller in the cradle, ready the next time you play.
They charge relatively fast also. I usually take one out, use it for a day or two (say 7-10 hours of game play) and it is fully charged again within say a half hour, give or take.
This plugs into a regular 110 volt household socket, not the xbox. So no extra power drain, and the associated extra heat buildup.
Now if i could just buy two extra batteries that used the charger base for the other controllers, I would be happy. But so far I have not found the batteries separately.
I am extremely pleased with this at this point.

10-FEB-2010 update
I liked the original one I had so much, I bought a second one for the second set of controllers. I have been using these for over a year now with never having a dead battery, no charging cables in the traffic lanes, just grab and play baby. When done playing, just replace in the cradle. Now all four controllers have a home. They are always charged, ready to go.

We bought this Xbox 360 Charge Base for our teenage son, who, like most, games A LOT, including massive Xbox-Live gaming. We were constantly going through batteries. Not since this arrived! It really does work exactly as it says it will...Hmmm...What a concept, eh? And a very welcomed one! He just drops them easily into an open slot in the charging base, and, voila! They are perfectly charged. Consistently. They've held their long charges as described, and this is after well over a year ago(so long i can't remember exactly, even Amazon doesn't show me anymore, as they will usually display at the top of the screen on the product's page, the date you last purchased that item. I guess after awhile they don't)? Not sure, but it didn't this time, so i couldn't tell you exactly when we purchased this awesome unit, but I did think it was important to review it after it working well for so long; to share with you, our experience at least, w/its durability and how it seems to be holding up so well over time. One more plus is that it's also a good little storage place to keep the chargers neatly w/out taking up much space at all. I HIGHLY recommend this GR8 product!!!

I saw this product and saw the great reviews on Amazon for it. After buying the PS3 version of this item, I decided to buy it- and I'm glad I did.

Nyko took a bit of a dent to their reputation when they shipped the now infamous Intercooler incident (the original 360 intercooler fused into the power socket of the xbox, damaging the xbox and voiding the Xbox warranty). However, having tried several newer Nyko accessories, I can attest to their quality.

Quite simply, this comes with two batteries, looks good, is easy to charge (no removing the batteries, or fitting it "just in place"), has longer lasting batteries, and charges quickly. For barely more than a USB Play & Charge kit from Microsoft, you get 2 batteries and a superior product.

I'm very satisfied with my purchase. Having previously owned the Microsoft Play & charge kit and the quick charger ($30, one battery), this is much better AND it's cheaper. Highly recommended to any 360 owner, unless you have a substantial number of "regular" rechargeables from MS. If you do, the Nyko charger doesn't charge them.

Pros: This charge base portion of this product is top quality material hands down. Although I have never owned a product like this before, this is a perfect item to charge and store my controllers. Also, the led's indicating the charge status is a nice addition and the led's themselves also have auto-off features so they don't stay on all the time.

Cons: Only white battery packs becomes a little annoying when you have an awesome special edition Halo-themed, red, green, or any other color controller (like I do) and it looks awesome on the front, but when you turn it around, it has these ugly white battery packs. Also, the battery packs are a little heavier than a pack with 2 AA batteries and also heavier than the rechargeable packs made by Microsoft. This is hardly an annoyance to me though. Another con is that the physical design of the packs is quite ugly; they have this little "w" shape to them if you look at them with the outside of the pack facing up. Again, you don't really look at many of these features since the pack is on the back of the controller, but still. The last thing I have against these packs is that the little mechanism that allows you to take out the pack from the controller is a little tougher than the one on the Microsoft packs.

Other Thoughts: The batteries included also last for a generous amount of time, and although the estimated charge time from Nyko is 25 hours, mine seemed to last no more than 10 without needing to be recharged. To me this is no nuisance, but to others, it may be a deciding factor in purchasing this product.

Also, I am hoping Nyko makes some effort in making different colors for folks like me that have multiple controllers that are not white.

This has saved me tons of batteries. My teenage sons were burning though AA batteries fast and no they only use these rechargeable batteries. I don't know what I can add. It works!

This should be a standard item that comes with the console to be honest. Even if you are the only one who uses your system or have another controler for when a friend comes over to occasionally play with you this is simply one of those things that once you have it you wonder how you got along without it.

The charge base is very fast, the initial charge only taking a few hours. The developers were also smart by having the indicator lights shut off after a few minutes (which is good as these seem to be LED lights and can be somewhat distracting if you are watching a movie in a dark room). The light changes from orange, meaning charging to green, meaning fully charged. Once fully charged the controller can just sit there (again with the light off) making it a convienient and nice place to always know where the controller is when not in use.

If I had to find a con to this I would say that the way the controller sits in the charge station prevents any attachments, such as the headset or the controller keyboard from being with the controller as it charges.

Finally for the cost of a single unit its far cheaper then getting two wire + battery kits that Microsoft offers.

To sum it all up:

Pros:
+Fast charge time
+Remove hidden fees attached to having to buy double A's all the time
+Charge lasts about 25 hours but if you get into the habit of putting it back in the base after every session dead contollers are a thing of the past.
+Cheaper then buying two wire + battery charge kits.

Cons:
-The way the controller sits in the base requires that the bottom connector for the headset and keyboard attachments be removed when charging.