Advantages: Speed, reduce in cost of batterues
Disadvantages: battery time gets shorter as used more

...Everyone owns something which requires batteries. They always run out at awqward times and cost you a ton of money. Then people look at rechargeables and if they dont look at the right ones, they loose out on battery time or could even cause damage to the product. This uniros set is definately good value for mony. Looking around you can pay this much for a charger by itself and half as much for a good set of rechargeable batteries. Ont he charger itself there's an easy to see green/red LED telling you when the charge is complete. This can be easily seen and prevents confusion. The chrage times it provides will depend upon the batteries use, however the ones included can be charged in about 3 hours. The batteries themselves are high quality with a good battery time. They are intended for use on electrical items and usually... Read review

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Advantages: very compact, quick charging, easy to use
Disadvantages: none yet

...I brought this battery charger just after Christmas, after being given a new digital camera and completely wearing the batteries down within 2 days, ha ha simple things eh? I was originally looking to buy some new rechargeable batteries which were compatible with the camera but after a bit of research, decided to get this smart little charger. I purchased this item from Argos and the pack included: An Uniross Photo Battery Charger 4 AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries This pack cost me £17.99 but as one pair of rechargeable batteries were in the region of £6-7, this to me seems quite reasonable (at last, SOMETHING I found to be a bargain!), but since doing some research on the net, I have found the same product to be slightly cheaper on certain websites. The instructions with the pack were to allow the supplied batteries... Read review

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Advantages: Good Long Life Batteries
Disadvantages: Switch isn't too clear

...This review is for: AA batteries = 2 x (2.8V) and charger for Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh batteries. I bought this charger and batteries to play with my new CD/MP3 player. When arriving home, I opened the box, read the instructions and decided "yes, fairly simple, I'll give it a go". Let me note that there is a switch on this charger, and you can choose either Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh. Fairly simple to understand. So, before plugging them in to charge, I put the switch to the correct side of the charger, and then plugged them in. A red light came on in the right slot, which also happened to be right next to the Ni-Cd, to indicate which side of the switch you choose. Just a coincidence, but I had to think for a moment that maybe it was charging Ni-Cd instead of Ni-Mh. I'm not sure how much of a wise design this is, but that was the only problem I... Read review

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Advantages: Great batteries at Great prices, with free chocolates
Disadvantages: It's not as easy as popping to the shop

...Whatever we do in life, these days we often need to put batteries in something that's designed to make our lives easier, more entertaining, more exciting or simply more fun. From the triple-A's in your television remote control to the 2CR5 in your digital camera, the C-size in your doorbell ringer to the D-size in your child's favourite toy and on to the AA battery for that toy in your bedroom that gives your bedtimes a more exciting buzz, batteries are all around us, in a variety of shapes and sizes, brands and prices. But buying batteries can be an arduous, and often expensive, task that leaves one frustrated. At birthdays you've invariably bought the wrong size battery for the present you're giving - if you've remembered it takes batteries at all - and when the Ever Readys in your torch are no longer ready for that powercut you... Read review

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Advantages: Long Lasting, Durable, Cost Effective, Colour Coded
Disadvantages: None as yet !

...Being a camera 'dummy' who literally likes to point and snap, I finally decided to venture into the digital camera market last year fed up with the poor quality and out of focus pictures I was taking with my 10 year old 35mm camera. I found a special offer on Ebay, 'Pentax 33LF - for under £100', I read the reviews, purchased and received my new camera a couple of days later. Like a child with a new toy, I was taking pictures of everything and anything I could see. I was very impressed with the pictures that were being produced, the only trouble was the camera was costing me a fortune in batteries. The batteries that arrived with the camera lasted a very short time so I bought some brand new Ever Ready 'long-life' ones, these were not cheap but unfortunately went the same way and didn't last long. I checked the Pentax user... Read review

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Advantages: Suits AA & AAA
Disadvantages: LED does not change when charge is complete

...or AAA batteries of 240-320mAH (these levels can be found written on the individual batteries) charging times will vary for batteries with higher power levels and a full time guide can be found at- http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ITAG=SPEC&ModuleNo=217809&doy=21m1# spec Our Experience- Despite only having the charger for a few months we've used it quite regularly, our digital cameras quickly drain batteries so being able to simply pop these rechargeable ones in the socket and wait until they're ready has saved us a lot of money on replacements. Having 2 toddlers we also have a wide range of battery powered toys and it's so much easier to use rechargeable batteries saving on the cost and inconvenience of having to purchase and store a sufficient amount of batteries. Naturally there is no need to dispose of dead batteries either... Read review

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Advantages: Compact, charges AA and AAA
Disadvantages: No European plug adapter

...~<*>~ Energizer ~<*>~ Engerizer have been around over a hundred years and made the first consumer batteries so should know a thing or two about batteries and chargers. ~<*>~ Price ~<*>~ Bought mine from Maplin at a reduced price, £12.95 Jessops online £10.99 + £3.99 p&p Tesco online £29.99 As you can see there is a huge variation in prices so check them out before you do. ~<*>~ What you get ~<*>~ Ultra Compact Charger. 4 X AA 2500mAH batteries. Instructions. The packaging is that tough moulded plastic that is impossible to open without scissors. Tried to open with my bare hands with no success, i am very stubborn. ~<*>~Instructions~<*>~ Are very basic and come on an A4 size piece of paper in 16 languages. The GB instructions would fit on one side of a credit card and the text is very small and people with poor... Read review

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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... Read review

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Advantages: Relatively cheap
Disadvantages: no power testers on these unlike Duracell

...I was shopping in Robert Dyas and purchased 12 Energizer Ultra Plus batteries, on special offer, this was before Christmas. I've used other brands of batteries before notably everready, duracell and various shops own brands and rate duracell the best out of all of them. This was the first time I was going to put energizer batteries into my appliances, in particular my digital camera which eats batteries. So far the batteries have performed extremely well, the digital camera used extensively over the festive period is still on the same energizer ultra batteries and the portable CD player has'nt quite managed to devour all their power yet. Compared to other brands they have lasted far better, though Duracell do last well too. Details Energizer says the batteries can be used in:- flashlights smoke detectors toys radios... Read review

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Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: Takes a long time to charge batteries

...I had been intending to purchase a battery charger for quite a while. In fact I had even dropped hints to certain family members around Christmas time, but to no avail. I was recently reminded of this missing piece of equipment in my life when I rediscovered the PC lead to my digital camera. Remembering that a pair of standard batteries lasted for only about 30 photos in this camera I decided that it was certainly time to invest in a battery charger and some rechargeable batteries. I purchased an Energizer CHDCW8 – 4 battery charger from Argos for just £9.99. This decision was based on several factors, the most important of which was the price and what I considered to be the best value for money. The design also played a part in my decision process, but in the end it was the price/value that were the strongest influencing factors... Read review

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