Review of Nyko Power Pak 360 for Xbox 360

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Why I like this battery:

1) It was half the cost of my official Microsoft batteries

2) It lasts longer then my official Microsoft batteries

3) Its rechargeable. No more throwing alkaline batteries in the garbage.

4) It fits perfectly in my official Microsoft wireless Xbox controllers

5) It fits perfectly in my official Microsoft charging cradle

6) Very high quality product packaging (this says a lot!)

7) Very high quality product feel. This feels just as high quality as the Microsoft version. Its heavy, hard, clean all the signs of a quality product.

8) Good brand. I have lots of Nyko stuff for my Xbox, Wii and PS3. All of the products are of the highest quality with ZERO failure rate. I'm a value, reliability and quality oriented shopper; and Nyko goes beyond my high expectations.

What more can I say. Just buy these!

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UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2012

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I wrote my original review on this product in December 2010. I've now owned this product for a total of 1 year, 9 months.

I purchased 3 of these batteries and they still are going strong. I don't use my xBox 360 very often, but when I do I can still count on these batteries to still have a charge. I'm glad I bought them. They look as good as the day I received them (no quality issues whatsoever). I am extremely satisfied with this purchase and the price I paid. If you're looking for a quality battery pack for your controller I definitely highly recommend these.

I'm a very pleased, very impressed, and very satisfied customer.

Thanks Nyko. We appreciate quality products at fair prices. Please keep it up!

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This is an awesome little product. I got this for less than half the price of the official Microsoft product. Not having to put in new AA batteries every other day (during extended play periods) is very nice. You can charge it any way you can charge a normal one, and they even have a special stand that the controller quickly and easily nestles in to. A great buy from a great company.

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Great price for excellent batteries. They last forever and they seem to click into the controller better than the official ones.

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My son and I have been playing everyday for over one month on the first charge. This battery is the best ever and I really believe in this product. I never write reviews, but I had to give this product a thumbs up :O)

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About this NYKO white battery pack: this is the exact form factor as the original MS recharge packs so they fit without any problems in the controller and in the recharge station. They charge relatively fast, 4-5 hours in the charger and each battery lasts for at least 15 hours of intense use (playing Borderlands 2 right now so, there's a lot of button pushing here). I usually just leave them charging overnight when the ring on the controller starts blinking.

I go through a lot of battery packs (or recharge packs, how they are called sometimes) for my Xbox 360 controllers. I like to play co-op with my friends and siblings so, the demand on the batteries is high.

This battery did die on me after 2 years but I was able to revive it and use it for another 6 month or so.

➨ A few of my observations on Xbox 360 battery packs that you might find helpful:

✔1. No matter what batteries you buy, they will work for you pretty much the same the technology inside is almost identical. They will last you about 2-3 years of casual use and about a year + if you are a serious gamer. So, aim for spending under $10 per single rechargeable battery brick this way it's cheaper than using AA batteries.

✔2. The battery's quality you receive might vary, I found (this is not a comment on this brand both batteries I got work beautifully; this is just a general observation). Don't worry if you received a dud. If you are buying them from Amazon, you are covered simply fill in the online form and send it back for a replacement. Zero cost to you if you do it fast.

✔3. Sometimes a battery might appear dead but it isn't. You can try and revive it. This is not my method, I found it somewhere long time ago, but I did find it helpful on a few occasions:

Tools: Paper clips and pliers.

Bend several paper clips into a horseshoe shape.

Please make sure the pins on the battery pack are not oxidized clean them with rubbing alcohol or scratch them gently with a sharp knife.

There are 6 pins on the brick, you'll need to use pins 2 and 5 from left to right to completely discharge the battery. Hold the bent paper clip in pliers and touch these pins. Important◀: The clip will get hot so try not to touch it with your hands! As soon as the clip heats up, change it for a different clip you prepared and repeat the process until the clips stop heating up. This would mean that the power is discharged.

You now need to reset the battery indicator circuit. First, touch together with the paper clip pins 1 and 5; then touch together pins 2 and 6. BTW, since you discharged the battery, you don't need to use pliers anymore.

It's done plug it into a charger and see if it works. While it's not a guaranteed method to revive 100% of the batteries, it does work at least on some of the batteries that otherwise show no sign of life. Give it a try if it works, you just got yourself an extension on buying a new battery.