Originally Posted by
jadmt
I have found on batteries I have had terrible luck with cheap batteries. why risk it. you can get 12 or 20 count Duracell's for a decent price. I think I got a 12 pack at Costco for like $14 or so
The whole trick to making good batteries is the purity of the chemistry and the attention to cleanliness. I've been in a bunch of these factories in Asia and seen the variance first hand. Based on that, get a name brand - you'll have better consistency and the pricing (from Amazon etc...) is comparable.
The issue is that the budget brands don't have as good of process management and cleanliness so you can get a great batch and you can get a junk batch.