Xbox 360 Rechargeable Controller Battery Pack Black

Great quality and great comfortable fit

Simply put, it works, and it lasts. My old battery that I bought when the 360 came out finally died in 2009, so I decided to purchase another one. I have had this for almost a year, and it still holding 20-30 hour charges. Coupled with the quick charge kit Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit this battery charges up very fast. I am very pleased with it, and honestly it is a nice plus having it in black. That way when friends come over, or vice-versa, you never get confused with who has your controller!Great battery, definitely worth the buy!

I purchased the black rechargeable battery to match my elite controller. My fault was realizing that this doesn't come with the play and charge cord but it was no biggie since I already have one for my other controller. I opened the package an plugged it into my controller and immediately plugged in the cord to charge it. The light on the charger went red then green then blank. I plugged it into my other controller to no avail. After some troubleshooting on xbox.com, apparently some of these batteries are faulty. No biggie though, I ordered a replacement from Amazon at no additional charge. They work really well and if you play allot they are much cheaper than buying bucket loads of AA's.

So I game regularly, sometimes 2-3 hours a day, and it got really expensive really fast to keep buying disposable batteries. Then I saw these battery packs taylored to fit my needs, and so I decided to try it out.My first impressions showed me that it fit the controller well, snaps right in and out very easily, and it has no difference in appearance from the included battery pack shell. I plugged it into it's charger, and the little indicator light turned on to tell me that it had begun charging. 7 hours later, the light changed. To be honest, that's a long time to wait for anything, but like I said before, this is to save money. I snapped it into the controller and began playing.Over the next few days, I noticed that the controller has trouble telling how much juice is left in the battery pack. It would occasionally tell me the battery was low, but it would go away with time. I myself timed the charge to last about 22 hours, not bad for the little guy. But as soon as it went out, I realized I would have to stop play and pretty much wait the 7 hours for the the packto charge again. This quickly became a huge inconvenience. I eventually purchased a play and charge kit to quell this problem, but after only a few months of play, I noticed the batterykfe depletion. It went down about an hour lower after a couple of months, and never required less time to charge or anything.Then, it hit me. Why had I invested so much into use-specific batteries that weren't really working out when I couldve paid less to just get rechargeable batteries that I could use for many things? The simple answer, is that there is no good answer. I chunked all my battery packs, charger, and play and charge kit, and bought myself a universal battery charger. I can honestly say, that I couldn't have made a better choice. The depletion of life is less noticeable, and they charge much quicker depending on which charger you get. And it's cheaper, so I always have a charged pair lying around anyway.All in all, I give them 3/5 stars for being cool and convenient, but ultimately price and charge times hurt their Appeal too much. Invest a little more now and get a nice charger, and save yourself some dough in the longrun.

This rechargeable battery is a nice item to have for your console, but it is not a necessity. This is my third rechargeable battery for an XBox 360 system. The first two were white, to match my 20G premium console. I have recently upgraded to an Elite console (for the reasons mentioned in a separate review of that system) and sold the last of my 20G models. I sold the two white rechargeable batteries with the white console to make the package more attractive to the buyer. My original intention was to simply buy a pair of regular AA rechargeable batteries and a charger.I decided to go ahead and purchase this system because I wanted to have a battery system dedicated just for the Xbox. Like most people, I have a lot of electronic items that use size AA batteries. And they almost always use up their batteries at the most inconvenient of times. I have been known to take a set of batteries from one device and use it in another device just to avoid having to run to the store. I have taken batteries from my console's controller in the past and move them to a portable audio player, for example. And then end up with no batteries for my controller when I really want to play a game.How much charge will this battery pack hold? Not as much as a pair of regular alkaline AAs. But more than a pair of rechargeable NiMH AAs. If you factor in the cost of the Quick Charger (which is still white, by the way), along with the price of this pack, you can see that it is more than the price of a pair of rechargeable AAs and a charger. Basically, with this product, you are paying for convenience. This product will only work for your Xbox, so you are assured of always having a fresh pack available. I suggest that you purchase two. If you have children and they use your console, I definitely suggest having a spare battery charged at all times. The last thing you want is for your child to pester you to drive to the store for some fresh, disposable batteries. You see, such events rarely happen at a time that is convenient for you.