My wife wanted me to get a charging station that could hold my controllers instead of leaving them lying around plugged in. Something about it looking bad when guests were over. So, we agreed on this one. It was the best looking charger at the store (according to my wife), even more so than the official Energizer ones. The form factor is pretty small, so you could set it out if you want without it taking much space. It comes with fully charged batteries, so no need to charge out-of-the-box. Also, I thought it might be tricky getting the plug (which is mounted into the base) into the controller, but the design is just about perfect in that the base pretty much guides the controller to the plug. It's actually easier than the cable that I have from my Microsoft Plug and Charge Kit. The LEDs on the front easily show you the current charge for the controller, so no need to guess. Now I have a place to store my controller and charge it. And a happy wife.