I was grabbing a link to some component cables for someone when I ran across this.

Its a 2 slot charging station that connects to the Wii via USB and comes with 2 Li-Ion batteries.  The only problem I can see is that the batteries are 2 Ah which is half of what you can get with 2 rechargable AAs.

So what do you guys think, great buy or not worth the lost power?  I'm kind of torn since I don't think I ever use even close to half of the battery life in one sitting anyways.

PS - For those who are suspicious of the low price I can tell you monoprice has always been this way, I've ordered stuff from the site for a while and it's always ridiculously low prices on quality goods.  That aspect doesn't concern me at all tbh.

Get some eneloop on sale.

Why do the d-pads always look so dirty in these advert images... do they not use official remotes?

Those don't really have increased cpacity or anything just reduced self-discharge.  I don't have a problem with batteries dying while not being used, I was just looking at this as a conveniant way to handle recharging the batteries.

I recommend you to spend $50 on a good AA / AAA recharger instead. You will be able to charge and recondition all AA and AAA batteries in your home. A good charger will keep your batteries healthier and they will hold more power. In the long run you will be saving money.

Seconded.... I am trying to use recharchables for my stuff now, I still have some standard batteries on hold if I forget to charge the ones I use in the Wii remote... and I still use standard for my tv remote (only because I sellotaped them in and they haven't run out yet)

I would get the Nyko Charge Station for $30 instead, you can charge two remotes at once and if you need to you can buy more battery packs for $10 each. It works really well.

Get eneloop or rayovac rechargeables instead.

I actually already have a charger and recharable batteries. 

The reason I was looking at this is because it provides a clean place to store the Wii-Motes and gaurantees that every time I use the Wii it will have a fresh charge (thats the advantage of Li-Ion batteries).  Call me lazy but I get annoyed when I'm in the middle of a game and the "dead batteries" screen pops up and I have to take out the dead batteries...go to the charger...swap batteries...go put the batteries back in...sync up the remote...and then start playing again.  It just disrupts the whole flow (again I know I'm picky).

@supermario128,

So you think I should pay more than double for the same thing?  Uhm../pass  This is the charger AND 2 Li-Ion batteries, and it recharges two Wii-Motes at once. Actually I think it might actually be the Nyko recharger since it comes up in their search with just "Nyko Wii".

@eneloop suggestions,

Is there an advantage beyond the reduced self-discharge?  If not I don't really see the point in replacing my existing batteries with these, my problem isn't a self-discharge problem.

@everyone,

So nobody thinks this is a good deal?

I think it's a good deal, especially at $14. 2,000mAh isn't bad either. I use rechargeable AA batteries personally though.