Best value batteries

Ialwaysgetdone

I've become a bit confused regarding AA batteries these days. At one time when Duracell came on the scene it was just Duracell batteries without the ultra, super, plus, powercheck, duralock etc. I buy the Duracell Ultra Power for my flash guns but they don't last all that long despite claims of lasting 10 times longer than 'ordinary' batteries. Does anyone know if Duracell Ultra is better value for money than Duracell Plus? I'm confused somewhat by the Duracell Plus +50% more power and Duracell Plus +40% more power, does that make them more powerful than the Ultras or what and are the +40% and +50% on sale permanently or just a random offer?
I've not used Energiser since they were Ever Ready, how do they compare with Duracell?
I've found the 10 for £1 batteries to be just no good for what I need, okay for a wireless keyboard maybe but not flash guns.

Ialwaysgetdone

Answering my own question here but I've done a little bit of research and found some surprising results. 'You get what you pay for' isn't necessarily the case with batteries it seems and the bargain shops score high. Duracell's cheaper ones appear to be better value than their more expensive ones. Ikea scores high too. It's not exactly clear cut either because of the techy stuff involved with producing the results so I'm not entirely sure still what to buy There's a very comprehensive table on this page at battery showdown http://www.batteryshowdown.com/results-lo.html

andygb

Ialwaysgetdone wrote: »

Answering my own question here but I've done a little bit of research and found some surprising results. 'You get what you pay for' isn't necessarily the case with batteries it seems and the bargain shops score high. Duracell's cheaper ones appear to be better value than their more expensive ones. Ikea scores high too. It's not exactly clear cut either because of the techy stuff involved with producing the results so I'm not entirely sure still what to buy There's a very comprehensive table on this page at battery showdown http://www.batteryshowdown.com/results-lo.html

Thanks for that link.
I use rechargeable batteries nowadays, in both AAA and AA sizes. I started off using Energiser, but bought a pack of Fusion rechargeables from Poundland the other week (4 in a pack) and they seem to be working fine - time will tell.

Gloomendoom

The best value AA and AAA alkaline batteries I have found are Wilkinsons own brand.

molerat

I never buy Duracells any more. Had very bad leakage experiences with them - and no, not bought from dodgy ebay sellers but several different major retailers.

Doc_N

Why not just get some decent quality rechargeables? These are amongst the best you can get, and they're only £7.57 for 4:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-BK-3MCCE-4BE-Eneloop-Rechargeable/dp/B00IWS52MI/

Can be recharged a couple of thousand times.

andygb

Doc_N wrote: »

Why not just get some decent quality rechargeables? These are amongst the best you can get, and they're only £7.57 for 4:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-BK-3MCCE-4BE-Eneloop-Rechargeable/dp/B00IWS52MI/

Can be recharged a couple of thousand times.

Energiser are about the same quality, and you can buy them for £4 to £5.

andygb

Doc_N wrote: »

Why not just get some decent quality rechargeables? These are amongst the best you can get, and they're only £7.57 for 4:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-BK-3MCCE-4BE-Eneloop-Rechargeable/dp/B00IWS52MI/

Can be recharged a couple of thousand times.

Energiser are about the same quality, and you can buy them for £4 to £5.

Doc_N

andygb wrote: »

Energiser are about the same quality, and you can buy them for £4 to £5.

They're cheaper, certainly, but I'd disagree with you about the quality. Eneloops consistently outscore all the others in most tests.

Cornucopia

Apparently Lidl Alkaline AA batteries are good VFM.

WillPS

I always get the Kodak branded alkaline ones from Poundland or Tesco. Normally they are packaged in 6s, occasionally though you can get 8 for £1.