Best deal for batteries?

Wings_of_Ambition

If you do go for regular (non-rechargeable) batteries, I find IKEA's own brand to be fantastic. They're a good price and last ages. I always stock up with 10-15 packs when I go.

Energize

The higher the MAh rating the longer they last. If your getting AA batteries, I would get at least 2500MAh batteries, I use uniross 2700MAh rechargeable ni-mh batteries. I also use a uniross charger, which can fully recharge them in 15mins.

Most if not all cheap batteries are equal to or less than 1250MAh.

mrbg07546

Energize wrote: »

The higher the MAh rating the longer they last. If your getting AA batteries, I would get at least 2500MAh batteries, I use uniross 2700MAh rechargeable ni-mh batteries. I also use a uniross charger, which can fully recharge them in 15mins.

Most if not all cheap batteries are equal to or less than 1250MAh.

I heard this aint true, eneloop batterys have lower mah, but better reviews

Energize

mrbg07546 wrote: »

I heard this aint true, eneloop batterys have lower mah, but better reviews

The higher the capacity the longer they last, laws of physics I'm afraid. All the AA ni-mh batteries run at 1.2v so the mAh rating is the only factor affecting how long they last for.

jonthedog

Poundland/99p Store batteries usually work out the best value for me. Steer clear of all batteries marked as 'Heavy Duty' or 'Super Heavy Duty'...the opposite is the case! These are the common names for Zinc Chloride batteries that are good for ultra low drain things like calculators and remotes (NOT wii-motes), but rubbish for anything else. Always get alkaline...all brands perform pretty much the same, so you may as well get the 6 AAs for £1 in poundland. The exception is for things like really high drain things like digital cameras...I recommend getting a 24 pack of tesco's 'high tech' brand (or any 'own brand')when they have a half price/bogoff on. Rechargables are OK, but they don't last quite as long and unlike disposables, they lose their charge when not in use, so when you dig out the camera that had fully charged batteries when you put it away you may be diappointed it doesn't switch on (I have been stung in the past by this).

cheap_charlie

If you are in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can get 8 AA or 8 AAA Duracell batteries for £1.99 in SemiChem.

Easily the best deal for them I have found anywhere.

Trillionaire

Ebay do the trade duracell batteries quite cheap, they are branded as Procell. I also find, for some reason, that B&Q do a special pack of duracell batteries for a competitive price at Christmas and other special days.

Poppycat

Why do people ask a question and dont bother to come back and at least acknowledge the answers. It really annoying and it puts me off replying

dodo

Trillionaire wrote: »

Ebay do the trade duracell batteries quite cheap, they are branded as Procell. I also find, for some reason, that B&Q do a special pack of duracell batteries for a competitive price at Christmas and other special days.

Found our local B&Q have AA batts. on offer today at a very reasonable price for an 18 pack.

RHemmings

In a hurry to get a child's present before christmas, I bought a "Roboboa" that required 4x D batteries. Bought some alkalines for Christmas, and thought I'd buy some rechargeable ones post christmas.

Looked like it was going to cost me a mint, particularly for the charger. But then I saw the Aldi blue no-brand ones near the counter. £1.99 for two D rechargeable batteries. And they also did a charger for about £8 or so, while it would be £24 or so for a similar one from Curry's. I picked up some AAA rechargeable batteries for my MP3 player too.

I haven't done proper tests to see if I'm getting the advertised ma/H ratings, but they all seem to work fine so far. The charger is very fiddly for small batteries, but fine for the D cells. We have another charger for AA and AAA.

Their AA rechargeable batteries, £1.99 for a pack of 4, claim to be 2300ma/h. If that's the case, they're a real bargain, and only about 3x the price of alkaline batteries from the pound shop.