Best AA battery

diystarter7

I have looked on the net and found a link to the Which magazine that tested 3 well known brands and one not so well known brand of AA batteries.
The article is detailed other than you can't see the results as you have to pay for that.

I am aware certain batteries behave differently in certain items. I also only buy from likes of Argos, major supermakets/DIT stores and the smaller shops, some of them can sell fackes

Does anyone know which AA battery the Which magazine said came first place?

J_B

diystarter7 said:

Does anyone know which AA battery the Which magazine said came first place?

I know as I pay my monthly subscription to them. 

ballyblack

tell u what NOT to buy Kodak zinc cheap rubbish

jamesd

I looked at a more comprehensive best buy list.

The two highest scores were Energizer Lithium AA costing £7 per four pack and GP Lithium costing £7.49 each pack. Both scored 92% and were recommended for high and medium drain use but not low drain use like remote controls where cheaper batteries do better. Aldi Activ Energy AA at £1.69 per battery was the cheapest best buy, Varta Longlife Power AA and AA next.

If you really want best for lots of situations on cost and lifetime grounds, look into rechargeables. Eneloop Pro was top there and the price is reasonable so no real need to look further.

getmore4less

Bang for buck is my measure of "best"

Many tests reviews have the wrong prices.
(Often they use much higher than you can get them)

Prices changes over time changing best value.

Get yourself a shortlist and monitor prices


Got a load from IKEA when they offloaded 
were up there in reviews
Price drop made them climb the bang for buck scale.
(There were loads in stock at plenty of stores)

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ikea-alkalisk-aa-or-aaa-battery-10-pack-in-store-reading-3772207



Would not use which plenty of others doing tests, exercise Google skills.

This one has quite a few.
https://anrieff.net/batterytest/index_en.html

dogmaryxx

On the cover 

RumRat

You either buy cheap and replace more or pay up and replace less in my experience....This year, Varta and Energiser were the longest lasting with Ikea coming in a close 3rd.

Norman_Castle

getmore4less said:

Bang for buck is my measure of "best"

How do rechargeable batteries compare?

getmore4less

Norman_Castle said:

getmore4less said:

Bang for buck is my measure of "best"

How do rechargeable batteries compare?

Can be very good for some applications,

The prices vary a lot, get some in a sale/sell off and they will be very good value.
recharge cycles is worth looking out for

I don't use them in remotes or clocks.

Have a set for my mouse, keyboard, small garage light. door bell

The ones I have are over 10y old and still going but variable storage, new ones are higher capacity..

With 40 AA & 50 AAA  from IKEA at 5p each got enough for a while now.

Battery are an Item you buy when cheap for stock and not on demand.
For deals I keep an eye on 
https://www.hotukdeals.com/tag/battery

getmore4less

RumRat said:

You either buy cheap and replace more or pay up and replace less in my experience....This year, Varta and Energiser were the longest lasting with Ikea coming in a close 3rd.

With IKEA being at 5p each  a few weeks 3rd place was fine for my stock.

what prices do Varta and Energizer get down to?

RumRat

getmore4less said:

RumRat said:

You either buy cheap and replace more or pay up and replace less in my experience....This year, Varta and Energiser were the longest lasting with Ikea coming in a close 3rd.

With IKEA being at 5p each  a few weeks 3rd place was fine for my stock.

what prices do Varta and Energizer get down to?

I got 40 Varta AA for £4 just before Christmas. The Energizer were expensive at £9 for 20, as you say the Ikea were cheap as chips.