Xbox 360 Charge Station 360 - Black

by Nyko

Product Features

• Fully charges two battery paks in about four hours
• Includes 2 high quality NIMH rechargeable battery packs
• Color matches Xbox 360 Elite

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000RLPDZO
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.5 x 3.5 inches ; 14.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 15, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,962 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #48 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Hardware > Batteries & Chargers > Chargers
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Dual port rapid battery pack recharge station

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far, so Good..., December 26, 2007

By 

J.S. Knapp "ViperMan" (Hagerstown, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Xbox 360 Charge Station 360 - Black (Video Game)

I read reviews on the white version of this product for the standard Xbox 360, and most of them were quite bad.

I will say I just received this product, so this review is not made after long-term testing. HOWEVER, the issues made with the other version of this product were generally "out of the box" issues with LED's not lighting, the charger not properly charging batteries, and the batteries not working in the controllers.

I had none of these problems when I opened this package and set everything. The charger has multi-led's which show red when charging, green when "almost charged," and they go out when the batteries are ready. I put both batteries in right away and plugged the unit it. Both lights blinked through the settings, then went red. After about 3 hours, both lights were out. I snapped a battery into the controller and proceeded to game throughout the day without any issues. I'm anxious to see how long they'll hold a charge.

I was a little concerned with fit and finish - they seemed a smidge tight to snap into the controller, but not enough to worry me. Hopefully these will work out just fine.

If I can edit or add a review after further testing, I'll be sure to do so.


UPDATE - December 3rd, 2008.

I've now had these for almost exactly one year. I'm sure if I compared usage to a year ago, I might realize that the batteries don't last quite as long between chargings, but honestly I don't realize it - if that's even true. I feel like I charge them more often now, but I also play more often now - so it's probably the same.

These have held up VERY well - have gone flying a few times (while still attached to a controller, of course) and are still playing away. I've replaced two controllers - still have the same batteries!

If and when these things ever wear out, I'll be looking for another set.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Price, But Performance is a Letdown, January 30, 2009

By 

J. Smith "Warlock6669" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Xbox 360 Charge Station 360 - Black (Video Game)

The batteries may hold a charge for 20 hours, but the charge station does not make sure it stays this way. Placing the battery pack in the charger the batteries do charge up in 4 hours and then stops charging as promised. However, it does not detect that the batteries have discharged and will therefore not attempt to recharge the batteries. This leaves you with 2 uncharged batteries when you want to play.
This might not be a problem for avid (i.e. daily) gamers who will play right after it is charged and only for as long as the battery lasts. But anyone who might want to charge the battery overnight for use the next day may find the battery only 25-50% charged as the batteries seem to discharge rather quickly once the charger shuts off.

If you're on the fence about buying this, you should probably stick with official Microsoft devices. It may not come with 2 batteries as this one does (and to the more aesthetic side, does not come in black for those of us with an Elite system) but it at least works as expected and the batteries can hold a charge.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value!, March 26, 2008

By 

Nelson A. Ramirez "-ps3moter" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Charge Station 360 - Black (Video Game)

This is a great product. I have been using these batteries for about two months and they work well. They hold a good charge and I love the convenience of always having a backup battery ready to go.

Battery life of course depends on the game you're playing. But even on rumble intensive games, these batteries hold their own.

Only bad thing I could think of is that the batteries are slightly larger than the slot they go into, in the controller. They still fit, but just barely. Sometimes I've had to struggle to get the battery in.

But you can't beat this thing for the price. I highly recommend it.
Xbox 360 Charge Station 360 - Black