  Not Worth It
To begin with, the product I recieved, looks nothing like what is pictured, although I'm confident that the quality of batteries and charger wouldn't improve much.
What I recieved was as described, although what they don't tell you is that it looks and feels like a finished high school science project. The batteries themselves feel like they've been assembled with toxic chemicals, cardboard, and hot glue. Without even opening the package, I was afraid that they would catch fire, and burn my house down while I was at work. So I took them to work and charged them there.
The package says that they need 4 - 6 hours to charge 4 batteries. 'Not bad' I thought. I opened the package and put the batteries in their respective slots, and the last battery didn't fit. The charger was wide enough, but the metal contact for the '-' side, was not raised enough to hold the last battery in place. Bending this tab fixed this issue.
I get to work for my 10-hour shift and plugged the batteries into the wall, and away it went. The package also states that the lights will turn off when the batteries are fully charged. I forgot about it until I was headed for my lunch break. The light was still on after 4 hours. Came back from lunch, lights were still on. Ended my shift, lights were still on. Next day, lights were still on. A full week later, the lights were still on.
Fully frustrated, and figuring that the batteries must have been fully charged at that point, I tossed them into my camera (which I know eats batteries quickly, as in 2-AA's will get me about 45 min of shooting time) and the camera immediately said that the batteries were low, and it shut down within 3 minutes after. I wasn't even able to get a shot before it died.
Needless to say, these batteries preformed way below average, and what was advertised. I had purchased 2 sets of 4 batteries because of the price, and after having the charging and usage problems, I gave one set to my sister for her Wii-motes. Havn't heard any complaints yet. Perhaps I'll try the other set in my Wii-motes. And hopefully the house won't burn down while they're charging.
Positive things: They work, albeit terribly, they do. They are probably best suited for low-consumption devices, like a TV remote, or... well.. a TV remote. The seller is great, I recieved them in as good as a condition that they were manufactured in, it was packaged well(by seller, for mail), and I recieved it in less time than I expected.
2-stars because they didn't preform the way that was expected, but they would up having other uses that although weren't intended, will wind up saving money after about 3 years. Provided they meet the following criteria: 1. They last that long (unlikely). 2. They don't become a homeowners insurance liability (also unlikely).
Really bad product
This does not work. period.
I've left the charger on for more than 36 hours now, and one set of the batteries from the set did not last even for 5 minutes on my canon camera. My camera just said - "Change the batteries" for the other set.
There is only a faint red glow in the LED, and even the batteries don't sit tight in it...
The charger feels so light and flimsy, that i sometimes doubt if its a charger.
The battery or charger do not get even warm.. (even after 36 hours of charging)..
Only one other site had a review for this product, and even that was a bad one.. so im pretty sure its not a defective piece...
Save yourself the trouble. Don't buy this.
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