Originally Posted by
tarwheel
Are those rechargeable NiMH batteries?
I've seen plenty of good deals on non-rechargeable AA and AAA batteries, but not very often for rechargeables.
Sometimes Target has sales on the Rayovac low self discharge batteries, but I'm not too impressed with them. They don't hold as much charge or last as long as others I have tried.
Yes, they're rechargable. That would be a lousy price for alkalines.
I'm not impressed with name brands in general for rechargables. I've got very old Powerizer batteries (probably 6 years old) that still work fine (though they were state-of-the-art 1850 mAH at the time) and I have had Ray-O-Vac rechargables become useless after less than a year.
Sanyo Eneloop is the gold standard for low-self-discharge batteries. Both they and the Meijer house brands have been excellent for me. If I use regular NiMH and they've been sitting for a few weeks, it seems like half their charge is already gone. The LSD batteries I can leave in a bag for a couple of months and they're still totally fine.
I think with any brand you need to buy a pack and see how they do before buying a bunch.
I've probably got 30 or 40 Powerizers from batteryspace.com, plus my bottle battery and its smart charger for my HID light is from them. No problems.