iDudu Magnetic Charging Station for HTC VIVE Controller

I'll start off with the fact that I love the idea of replacing the insertion of a usb plug into a valuable device...saves time, saves wear and tear.Here are the MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS with this item...1. The adapters that come with the Vive controllers are 1A adapters, and will charge with a 1200mA charge (fast charging). Through frequent usage/timing, the default adapter for the Vive will result in 8 minutes of play time for each minute of charge time. Each controller gets a full charge, even on a 1A adapter.2. This device shares one wire for two adapters, which COULD work since the device could use a 2A adapter (which does not come with the 50$ device btw!). But hooking it up to a USB charge tester, it will only charge at 450mA (oooollllddd method of charging), hence making your remotes charge time take at least 3 or 4 times as longer.I saw that several reviews have talked about the "recommendation" of 2A USB wall adapters, and it's amazing how the placebo effect works so well, I don't see it anything in the packaging about the recommendation, I do see it in the product description above, but I can only guess that support recommended it to make people feel better. The device will output 450mA on each port regardless of whether the device is plugged into a 2A or the Vives default 1A adapter.Again, great idea, poor engineering and a 50$ device devoid of a 3$ power adapter.

This product really makes it easy and convenient to charge and store my controllers when I'm done using them. They just have the magnetic micro usb ends and they just go on the stand. The only thing that I didn't like about them was the plastic removal tool that they sent in the package and that they didn't send a usb brick with the product. I guess since I'm not going to be using the power bricks for my HTC Vive controllers that come in the box anymore, that last part is no big deal. They were able to remedy this other point by emailing me asking if there was anything that they could do for me to make my experience any better. They were willing to send me anything that I needed free of charge, including a replacement METAL removal tool as well as anything else that I might have needed, such as more proper instructions etc..I can't comment on how fast they charge my controllers because I have not done any tests on it, but they are always charged when I go to use them. I do like how there is a switch on the cord to turn off the charging so if you don't want to over charge your controllers, you can still keep them on the stand while also plugged in without a worry.The only pain in the butt that I have now is that I have to take out the little tabs every time I have to update my controllers, which isn't a big deal considering how much time i save every time I put my system away. Overall great product and I would definitely recommend.

Had the product for a day. Went to remove one of the plugs with the removal tool how it showed to remove it in the manual.It broke. The base itself looks great and works great. The little magnetic plug has piss poor build quality. And to order just the magnetic plugs it'll take a whole month for delivery??

Does not work with protective guards

Overall, I have no regrets about this purchase. I was worried it would be poor quality, and it does feel cheap, but it seems to work really well.PROS:-Batteries seem to charge in a reasonable amount of time.-It looks really nice-Simple setup-Much more convenient than plugging the controllers in the normal way. The magnets make it nice and easy to charge. Just set your controllers down and they charge. Very simple.-I was worried that the little magnetic plugins would be fragile, and would break off in my charging ports, but after testing them, they're surprisingly resilient.CONS:- The magnetic plugins need to be pressed into the charging port very firmly. I was worried about breaking my controller. (Didn't break it)- I'm worried that long-term, this might break somehow. The whole product just seems cheap.- I'm really worried that the little magnetic charging plugins will eventually break off in the charging port- I tested removing the magnetic charging bits many times. It includes a plastic "removal tool" which broke the first time I tried to remove them. However, I removed them about 5 times (to test it) with a knife, and as long as you're careful, it shouldn't be a problem.- You need to remove magnetic plugins to update controller firmware (not a big deal)I think this is worth what you pay for it, nothing more, nothing less. It does what it says, it looks cool, and makes charging easier.Only gave 4 stars because of overall cheap feel. Otherwise, it's totally worth the purchase.