360 controllers break too easily

[Domicinator]

kowenicki said:

Domicinator said:
There are two things I hate about my 360 controllers--the D Pad and the battery back that is only a year old and can't hold a charge for more than 2 days. Those charge kits are garbage. You're almost better off with AAs in my experience.

The dpad is poor. 

The controller is rock solid though.

I dont have an issue with the recharge packs... do you charge with the tower or the cable?  I use one of the towers to charge two battery packs and they last quite well.

I usually use the USB port on my printer to charge them, because my 360 doesn't always do a good job charging.  It's weird.  If I charge it up and don't play it for a couple of nights, it's dead by the time I turn it back on.  If I charge it up fully and play every night, it will last me 2 or 3 nights.  These things are too temperemental.