best wiimote rechargeable battery set?

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i think i had enough buying AA's for my wiimotes. time to buy rechargeable batteries that possibly come with a charging dock station. i've seen the nyko one. and there's the joytech one too. gimme some recommendations. i don't know which one is the BEST out there. it doesn't have to be the two i listed.

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i think i had enough buying AA's for my wiimotes. time to buy rechargeable batteries that possibly come with a charging dock station. i've seen the nyko one. and there's the joytech one too. gimme some recommendations. i don't know which one is the BEST out there. it doesn't have to be the two i listed.

I have the nyko one and it works pretty good for me...however it doesnt allow for sleeves to be put on the wiimote...I'm not sure about the other one.

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Do you have something against buying rechargeable AA batteries and an actually decent quality charger?

www.all-battery.com

Buy this charger:

http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...OD&ProdID=8

and these:

http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...&ProdID=566

Will you spend a little more, yes. Will you have a fancy Wii styled charging dock, no. Will you get a better quality battery and charger, yes. Can you use the batteries in something else, yes. This is really the Best solution if you're looking for quality.

Really the best batteries you can get. Even though there are Energizer and Duracell that are rated at this mAh or close to it these outperform them consistently by leaps and bounds in my day to day use, and they're cheaper.

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Do you have something against buying rechargeable AA batteries and an actually decent quality charger?

www.all-battery.com

Buy this charger:

http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...OD&ProdID=8

and these:

http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...&ProdID=566

Will you spend a little more, yes. Will you have a fancy Wii styled charging dock, no. Will you get a better quality battery and charger, yes. Can you use the batteries in something else, yes. This is really the Best solution if you're looking for quality.

Really the best batteries you can get. Even though there are Energizer and Duracell that are rated at this mAh or close to it these outperform them consistently by leaps and bounds in my day to day use, and they're cheaper.

It seems a lot simpler to simply place the Wiimote in the cradle when you're done playing so it's ready for next time you want to play. Particularly if it's cheaper. You can use those batteries somewhere else, but that's only useful if you plan on not having batteries in your Wiimote. Frankly the Nyko is a better solution to his (and my) problem.

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nid~vaeda

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Do you have something against buying rechargeable AA batteries and an actually decent quality charger?

www.all-battery.com

Buy this charger:

http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...OD&ProdID=8

and these:

http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageA...&ProdID=566

Will you spend a little more, yes. Will you have a fancy Wii styled charging dock, no. Will you get a better quality battery and charger, yes. Can you use the batteries in something else, yes. This is really the Best solution if you're looking for quality.

Really the best batteries you can get. Even though there are Energizer and Duracell that are rated at this mAh or close to it these outperform them consistently by leaps and bounds in my day to day use, and they're cheaper.

For about a month after getting my Wii I used rechargable batteries and a charger...but it became very irritating having to change out the batteries when they ran out...so I prefer the much simpiler solution of the Nyko Dock Station

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For about a month after getting my Wii I used rechargable batteries and a charger...but it became very irritating having to change out the batteries when they ran out...so I prefer the much simpiler solution of the Nyko Dock Station

I ordered this about 3 days ago should be here soon, how do you like it/how long have you owned it? I was reading some reviews that it caused the Wiimote from working with not only the Nyko batteries but regular AAs too, but then there were many more who said they had no problem.

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nid~vaeda

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I ordered this about 3 days ago should be here soon, how do you like it/how long have you owned it? I was reading some reviews that it caused the Wiimote from working with not only the Nyko batteries but regular AAs too, but then there were many more who said they had no problem.

I really enjoy it because like I said in previous posts I dont have to think about changing batteries or removeing them to recharge them. I've had it for a couple of months and havnt really had any problems with it however with the new wrist straps you have to play with it a little to get it to sit on the charger right. I just tried with a couple of normal AAs and it works perfectly with mine so I have no idea about what other people are saying.

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