NiMH Question

[Ten Pointer]

This summer I picked up a RadioShack AA charger and 8 NiMH batteries for my digital camera. Since the NiMH's are working out great I am planning on purchasing a dozen or 2 more NiMH's for a bunch of 4AA flashlights.

I did read a consumer reports article a way back saying Duracell and believe it or not Radio Shack alkaline batteries performed better than your other batteries. So from that time on I tried to purchase Duracell batteries even though they cost a little more.

What I am seeing is a tremendous price difference in AA NiMH batteries. For example, Radio Shack 19.99 a four pack, CCrane $2.29 each ($9.08/4) and another website that has them 89 cents each ($3.56/4) and these are all 1800 mAh AA's. Can someone please explain to this novice why the big price difference in NiMH batteries? Can I get away with the cheapies, or is it as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. Do the cheapies last as long? Though there are bargins to be had on the net.

Thanks

 

[Floating Spots]

The following is a great link to see how certain NiMh batteries do.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BATTS/BATTS.HTM

Not all of the batteries are created equal, but it doesn't look like the price swing makes up for the differences.
As to the pricing, Radio Shack is pretty much always high on prices. The other price swings may be due to the new 2000mah - 2200mah batteries showing up.

Hope this helps,
Jon

 

[Ten Pointer]

Floating Spots,

Thanks very much. This is exactly what I wanted. Very informative.

 

[Floating Spots]

Glad to be of some help every now and then.

Jon

 

[doubleganger]

I have 30 of the $.89 cent 1800 nimh batteries and they seem fine so far. A friend of mine is selling them in his store and using them himself and I haven't heard anything negative from him about them.

 

[Brock]

I bought 36 of those .89 ones. As usual they didn't last to long on their first cycle, but they seem to be perking up quite nicely. Definetly worth the .89 each, actually I think I got them for .82?