Dual Controller Charging Kit
SCORE: 85
Memorex made quite an impact on me personally at E3 2010. They have
entered the peripheral world of video games with quite a few intelligent
products. The first review we are doing on one of their products is the
Dual Controller Charging Kit. Throw away everything you know about
charging kits, because the Dual Controller Charging Kit improves upon
them in many ways. No snapping in the charging part of the unit, and you
can keep the sleeves on while charging.
Dual Controller Charging Kit looks good as it lays flat and allows for
two controllers to lay on top. The blue and red lights letting the
player know if it is charged or not make so much more sense to me than
the blue/green choices on other units. The majority color on the Dual
Controller Charging Kit is white. There is some blue, as well as gray
text. The gray text gives an explanation that set my mind at ease to the
rising temperature.
Hows does the Dual Controller Charging Kit feel? Well essentially like
slick plastic. The power cord does not feel so slick, which is fine by
me. Laying a controller on the pad felt weird at first. I kept thinking
I had to snap it in. Obviously other charging kits have trained me to
think that way. Thankfully Memorex has got me thinking in a completely
different direction.
The charge on the controllers lasted enough hours to keep me satisfied.
I am also very impressed with the charge time. On some other chargers we
would have to wait hours for a charge. Dual Controller Charging Kit was
over so quickly I was shocked. I even made sure to check it on the Wii
to make sure the controller had a full charge. We have been spending
quite a few hours testing Dual Controller Charging Kit, and are very
impressed with its longevity. I can easily see Family Friendly Gaming
using the Dual Controller Charging Kit until the end of the Wii's life
cycle.
I find the Dual Controller Charging Kit to be extremely useful. I
absolutely hate having to go looking for batteries. Dual Controller
Charging Kit negates that, and is nice enough to charge through the
sleeve. So you do not need to take your Wii Remote out of the sleeve.
Memorex has brought a fresh new thought process to charging units, and
we are glad they came.
I can not wait to see what else Memorex comes up with in the future.
Dual Controller Charging Kit is family friendly, and very safe. I kept
getting my fingers down there trying to shock myself. Somehow this unit
transferred power without sending any my way. Well, if it did send power
my way, I did not feel it. I will be recommending the Dual Controller
Charging Kit to family, friends, and pastors I know.
- Paul
{UPDATE 11/26/2010} The Charge has not been lasting very long on these units. So the Longevity score is being lowered. This started being a problem a few months after being recharged multiple times.
Graphics: 91%
Sound: 85%
Replay/Extras: 65%
Gameplay: 93%
Family Friendly Factor: 89%
System: Wii
Publisher: Memorex
Rating: 'NR' for Not
Rated
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