HTC handheld battery - 2200 mAh

Advantages: Light, compact, doesn't leak, value for money, handy
Disadvantages: Easily switched on & drained

...chargers for those items would be impractical & take up all my luggage space. Instead I carry one simple power monkey. A power monkey is a small oval shaped device that holds about one hours charge up to one year & that charge can be transferred to most small devices when you need it. Officially it is an external charger of 2200 mAh. The RRP is £34.99, I paid £17.99 from Amazon but the most expensive I saw was at Belfast airport at £39.99! It is about 9cm long & around 3.5cm at it's widest point, it weighs just 100g. At one end is a small wire with a simple connection at the end of it, the other end has a socket to allow the device to be charged from a wall socket. There are two warning lamps, one in red & one in green & a simple on/off switch. When you first purchase it you need to charge it up, a power monkey is no use to you if it... Read review

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Advantages: Rechargeable
Disadvantages: None really

...If you use a digital camera then you are going to need some rechargable batteries at some point, unless you plan to spend the whole time taking pictures inside your apartment. There is not much to choose between different brands in my experience, basically you get what you pay for, the larger the capacity the longer they last between charges. These are the ones I use for digital photography, because they rechgarge in about 8 hours, or overnight, if you have the Uniross rapid charger RC101159, and a little longer with other cheaper Uniross chargers. I also have a set of Hahnel rechargeables of the 2100mAh capacity as well, and I would say that they last quite a bit longer. If you can afford higher capacity batteries then they will last longer, but you have to balance that against recharging time which will also be longer. There is no... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to charge, long-life
Disadvantages: None I can think of

...to make it work again - these seemed to remedy this. To re-charge the batteries, I use a Uniross Ni-Cd & Ni MH battery charger that I purchased by recommendation at the same time as the batteries. It takes about 4-5 hours for batteries to fully charge, which isn't bad considering they then last for weeks. The batteries can be charged up to 1,000 times. After the success of the AA batteries, we now use primarily all Uniross batteries to control our battery-fuelled appliances, including Uniross AAA batteries for our television, VCR and DVD remote controls, which last about 6 months. Statistics: Type Standard - rechargeable - AA type Technology Nickel Metal Hydride Included Qty 4 Voltage Provided 1.2 V Capacity 1300 mAh About the company: Uniross was established in Bristol in 1968 and has since spread to... Read review

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