Customer Reviews

Xbox 360 Charge Station

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

As many other people have posted who have reviewed this... there seems to be a problem out of the box with these. When first plugged in the 2 batteries showed up as instantly charged. However, when trying to use them they didn't work. I used my play & charge kit to try connecting and charging the batteries that way. They showed up as dead and began charging, only for the light on the cable to turn green after about 30 seconds (meaning fully charged). I then removed the batteries from the controller and plugged them into the Nyko charger again. 2 hours later, I have 2 completely fully charged batteries. I used the charger to charge my Microsoft battery and have not had any problems. For some reason the batteries had to be 'initialized' in a sense, but once I did this there hasn't been a problem. If you don't have a separate charger I guess you are out of luck but if you do then perhaps you can try my method. Otherwise, for the ease of mind feel free to spend the extra 10 bucks.

"Oh man, 2 batteries and 8 bucks cheaper!" I thought.... just spend the extra money and get the microsoft one. After fiddling with it for 10 min, one of the batteries finally started to charge, but I had to remove it and put it back on twice before it fully charged. The other battery never would charge.

I picked this up hoping it would be on par with the Microsoft Charging Station. Not even close! The first one I got would not light up or charge a thing. Exchanged it for a new one. This one would flicker on, but then turn off and not charge the batteries at all. I gave up after two tries. Spend the extra cash for the Microsoft one, it is much more reliable.

I would give these batteries five stars, HOWEVER, their marketing/product development department needs to GET A CLUE, hence the 2 star rating.

Like most of the reviewers I've read, the batteries don't seem to work out-of-the-box. You plug-in the charge station and the lights blink green for a moment and then go out. Plug them into the controller and they don't work.

Why don't they work?
As one reviewer noted, the batteries have a clear-plastic sticky-strip over the terminal leads on the back of the battery. They were nearly impossible to see unless you know they're there. Remove the strip and they work perfectly.

So why does the company need to get a clue?
Nearly all of the product returns could have been avoided if they spent the extra $.001 and printed "REMOVE BEFORE USE" on the clear plastic strip.

The Nyko batteries are larger than the standard Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller batteries. They need to be forced into the Xbox controllers or into the Microsoft Quick Charge Kit. Since the batteries are larger, they don't always make contact with the charging units/controllers. This is probably the problem that other people have experienced when they claim the Nyko batteries are defective.

If you don't mind using some force to jam these batteries into your controller, then maybe this product is for you. Just keep in mind you get what you pay for. The Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit is just a far superior product.

I know this product is about $8 cheaper, plus the cost of a 2nd battery, but I wouldn't recommend it. It started with the annoying packaging from the start, where you must remove the plastic sheath in order to charge the battery and went downhill quickly. I had 1 of the batteries in my controller and the controller stopped working properly about a day after I started using it... the controller would stop responding in the middle of a game or would respond in a haphazard manner (trying to move left would move forward instead, etc.) I returned the item to Toys R US and got the MS quick charger instead and have had no problems.

I have had the same problems with this product as the other reviewers. Would only charge one battery, and the replacement did the same. The Microsoft charger however works like a dream.

This is a total rip off, do not buy this product. I bought one thinking it looked like a good deal and it never worked, the batteries never charged and the LED ligts never worked. Thinking it was just one bad item i returned it and exchanged it for another, and that one also did not work, don't waste your money or time on this thing, the offical x-box quick charger actually works.

I have had these batteries for a long time. I actually own 2 charging docks and 4 batteries in total. I haven't been given an issue with any of them. The batteries seem to last me forever with being a casual gamer. My brother who is a lot more into gaming hasn't had issues with them either. I would buy them again.

We've had this charge station for our 360 controllers for a few years now and have never had any issues with it. The batteries pop in and start charging immediately and the batteries keep their charge for a long period of time.