The old style that holds the controller horizontally is junk, they would inevitably short out because of the stress placed on the connector. This is a far superior design and I'll explain a couple of features that some people have taken away stars in their rating for because they didn't understand the brilliance in the design.
1. The spring loaded cradle. This is a benefit not a con. I own and operate a cellphone repair center, we have people in daily that have problems with their charge port connectors. I always tell them to prolong life you have to ensure that you gently push the connector straight in and when you remove it you have to gently pull it straight out otherwise you are putting stress on the soldered pins and will short them out eventually. This spring loaded cradle enables you to do just that - place the controller on the craddle and push down for the controllers charge port to be guided straight to the...Read more
Best playstation controller charger ever!The old style that holds the controller horizontally is junk, they would inevitably short out because of the stress placed on the connector. This is a far superior design and I'll explain a couple of features that some people have taken away stars in their rating for because they didn't understand the brilliance in the design.1. The spring loaded cradle. This is a benefit not a con. I own and operate a cellphone repair center, we have people in daily that have problems with their charge port connectors. I always tell them to prolong life you have to ensure that you gently push the connector straight in and when you remove it you have to gently pull it straight out otherwise you are putting stress on the soldered pins and will short them out eventually. This spring loaded cradle enables you to do just that - place the controller on the craddle and push down for the controllers charge port to be guided straight to the...Read more