Sanyo eneloop MDU01-E-2-3UTG Nickel Metal Hydride

Advantages: Last for ages
Disadvantages: none

...So you've got all your holiday appliances, Battery powered digital camera, Digital Video Camera or Standard Video Camera, MP3 or CD player, and other battery powered appliances, trouble is.....it costs a small fortune to keep these things powered, and standard Nickel Cadmium ( NiCads) Batteries just don't last very long or hold enough power to work the camera, and on top of this these batteries have a memory which needs to be completely discharged otherwise afer a short period of a few recharging cycles thy wont hold a charge... So is there an answer to all this inconvenience...fortunately there is... ~~~o0o~~~ You may have heard the term NiMH ( Nickel Metal Hydride) Batteries, these are rechargeable, come in standard sizes AAA, AA, C & D sizes plus specialised sizes for Video Cameras, the can be reacharged many times without any loss... Read review

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Advantages: long lasting, no more battery costs
Disadvantages: expensive to buy, uses electricity to charge

...With having a cordless mouse and a mp3 player and numerous remote controls I was spending an average of £3 plus a week on batteries that would last much longer than a couple of days in my appliances. So, I ultimately had to come to the decision that buying some rechargeable batteries and a battery charger would save me a lot of money in the long run. So I bought the Uniross batteries nickel metal hydride battery charger from an internet site for £13.99 and with this charger I also got four AA rechargeable batteries free which was extremely great value. When it arrived on my doorstep I initially had to charge the batteries for twelve hours. The charger itself is a small grey box which plugs into your sockets for charging, it has the ability to charge either 4 AA batteries, 4 AAA batteries or 2 9 volt batteries which was brilliant as I... Read review

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Advantages: Save a fortune on alkalines & extended digital camera use.
Disadvantages: limited battery types

...Ah that i know of and maybe higher). This charger has an automatic charge control for the following types of batteries; 2 or 4 NiCD (Nickel, Cadmium) or NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) AAA type within 600 - 1000mAh range 2 or 4 NiCD (Nickel, Cadmium) or NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) AA type with the 1800 - 2500mAh range It is purely limited to these smaller battery types due to it's compact size (the size of a plug at the top with the batteries hanging off it), so if you are looking to charge larger batteries or 9v you should look for something else. Another thing to remember is that it will only charge batteries in a combination of 2 or 4 at a time and they must be in matching pairs of either 2 x AA or 2 x AAA in the paired slots, you cannot just recharge 1 battery at a time. Charging the batteries could not be easier, just pop the batteries... Read review

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