Insignia Play + Charge Kit for Xbox Series X | S (White) Expired

I love how people keep saying it takes "seconds" to change out batteries, and poo poo being "tethered" to a wall - but conveniently forget about the fact that you have to repeatedly go over to a battery charger that is, gasp, attached to a wall.

I love my Eneloops and they've got their benefits, yes. But let's stop trying to blow sunshine and rainbows up each other's asses here and claim that swap speed and "convenience" are better than the in-controller rechargeable. The only thing you have to do with this kind of device after you install it is walk over to the charging location (or reach over if it's right by where you sit) plug it in to charge it. That beats removing the cover, removing the batteries, inserting new batteries, replacing the cover, walking over (or reaching over) to a charger, placing them into the charger, and removing them later.

I use recharables for everything so I have a little organizer with the charged and uncharged batteries separated on the end table right next to the couch with the controllers and remotes. Right next to the end table there are 2 battery chatgers plugged in. I recharge 8 batteries at a time about every 2 weeks. Pretty simple

When idea was changing over their batteries I git a tin at $2 a 4 pack so it wasn't even expensive.

Eneloop guys are relentless. I wonder if they ever get tired of typing or hearing themselves talk.

This battery, and other battery packs like it, have the huge advantage of being able to be charged inside the controller. That convenience alone is worth the few extra dollars. Oh by the way, with these battery packs the controller and cable are the charger. With Eneloops you need the charger that isn't free.

And before you the members of Eneloop Troop start to tell me that I've never used these batteries, I will tell you that I have a set of them. The charger is sitting on my kitchen counter at the moment. They are great batteries for some situations such as AA-only applications, but in this case I'll take a rechargeable battery back over my Eneloops any day.

Just wanted to mention that Amazon basics are, in fact, eneloop batteries. Same factory with Amazon labels. Lookup NLee the engineer reviewer on Amazon. Also to be helpful to the fans of these batteries, they are for fast drain devices only. TV remotes are actually one of the worst application for them. This will shorten the life of the batteries unless you cycle them manually well before they need to be swapped (thus negating convenience). Instead I buy the insignia alkaline on sale. Those last a year and a half.

The head butting here is on convenience vs. longevity. I have 2 play and charge kits and find them to be far more convenient, and frankly, required for multiplayer gaming. When it gets low you plug in the cable without losing control for 20 seconds. That's not necessary for everyone but a game changer for others. The rest of my controllers use Amazon basics and I've had them for years now. My play and charge kit is about a year and a half old and still works fine and I play a lot. With both options, I prefer the kit quite a bit. But, that's not going to be true for everyone.

If you are a person that values money above convenience, get Amazon basics eneloops. Convenience beats efficiency, get the kit. Otherwise you'll have to decide based on your own metrics.

I can appreciate that this method works for you. I just think it's a little disingenuous for a number of people to claim that a benefit of rechargeable batteries over the in-controller rechargeable type here is that it's faster when all they're referring to is the swapping of batteries and nothing else involving recharging them. And honestly, even swapping batteries is not faster than plugging in a cable.

So, sure, environmental concerns, longer battery life, being part of the Eneloop superior race, etc are all valid reasons. "Convenience" and speed really are not.

I always have 4 batteries on the charger ready to go, takes two seconds to swap. No need to worry about plugging in after each gaming session. To each their own, but I think eneloops > battery packs.

The controller tells you the batteries are low like a hour or two before they run out and it literally take 20 seconds to switch out batteries. The rechargeable batteries last way longer than these packs do.

I understand you can plug in the battery pack while playing saving you those 20 seconds a week but if I wanted a wired controller I would have bought one. And that's not even counting I sit about 12 feet from the XSX.

Not only that but they I don't have to worry about someone tripping on the wire as getting hurt or ripping the isb cable out theconyroller or console risk damaging the port.
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But at that point why not just get a wired controller? Do you leave the wire across the floor permanently? Or do you got to get up and get the cable from the console to plug it in? If you don't leave it across the floor them you are probably spending 10 seconds twice as often anyway.

Both of these comments talk about how fast it is to swap the batteries but forget to mention that you've now got to charge the batteries you just removed.



This keeps coming up, too. I don't know how many of you don't realize you plug the controller in to charge it, and unplug it when you play. When you're done playing, you plug it back in - how often you do this depends on how long you play. I don't think that many people are sitting there playing with the wire connected. That's as preposterous a thought as claiming people always use their cell phones when they're plugged in. Can you do it? Yes. Is that how you're doing it? Probably not.

And the charging cable? It's literally a USB C cable - like what you're likely using to charge your phone and/or laptop. It doesn't have to be connected to your console. You just grab the charging cable you may already have next to your couch or whatever and plug it in.

You don't need eneloop you just need pre-charged rechargable batteries. Trust me again I have so many brands of pre-charged batteries and they all do exactly the same thing and all work exactly the same as eneloop. As I said there's only so many factories out there that make batteries so the chances are you are getting a rebranded eneloop by buying a different manufacturer are pretty high.

The big reason I go for rechargable batteries is because they are cheaper, work in everything and the biggest reason is they have more capacity than this thing. This has 1200mah and rechargable batteries are 2000mah each which is way more. This means your controller lasts way longer.

About 10 to 15 years ago I made the investment in a good charger and I am still using that charger today. I've also found batteries quite a few times on clearance for cheap prices which means I have a stash for cheap money.

The other reason is because these battery packs always end up failing way before rechargable batteries. They usually fail in 6 months to a year of use if you are gaming a lot. Check the amazon reviews for them. The amazon reviews don't reflect this until the packs start failing 6months to a year after people start buying them. For $10-15 a battery pack or sometimes more I will choose the $7-10 pack of rechargable batteries. I have rechargable batteries from like 2006 that are still working.

Just wanted to mention that Amazon basics are, in fact, eneloop batteries. Same factory with Amazon labels.

Not anymore. Amazon used to have three different lines of rechargeable batteries - two standard capacity, one high capacity. The high capacity and one of the standard capacity batteries were made in Japan (i.e. were rebranded Eneloops), but now both the high capacity and single line of standard capacity batteries are made in China.

That's not to say the current AmazonBasics batteries are bad, just that they literally aren't Eneloops.

(It is kind of shady how Amazon continues to show reviews for their previous batteries on the current batteries' product listings, though.)

Well your first paragraph has been proven false many times. Not all batteries are created equally even if they come from the same plant. Lots of studies prove this. If you want sources I'll be happy to provide them.

Please prove that these controller packs "always end up failing way before rechargeable batteries."

But controller companies recommend not using other chargers. I ruined a Nvidia shield controller like that.

If you leave it plugged in when not playing it your battery will continually top off which will kill battery life. I mean thats fine if you dont care about buying new packs and the environment. Also I mention how fast it is because there are some that try take it seem like switching out 2 batteries is some huge ordeal that takes 5 minutes and 6 hands when it's actually super simple. I switch batteries out in between levels and loading screens.