Which Battery Brand do you think is the best?

[RealitY]

Generally Duracell are a better than the generics Ive used though based on price the generics may be better occasionally. When using brand names Ive only bought them when on sale. As for Energizer I used to buy them just based on marketing way back though Ive seen to many blow inside items making a mess usually while sitting unused so that makes them the biggest shit on the market as I havent seen that with any other brands. Although currently use NiMH on almost everything as they are the best value...

[tesco]

Also the reason NiMH (and NiCads) don't work with all gear properly is because they have a lower voltage than alkalines.

1.2v

[Barbarossa]

I automatically look for Duracell as a first choice, but it's probably down to what busyman has said - a very successful marketing campaign.

I tend to use NiMH rechargeables in stuff I use alot, e.g. camera, mp3 player, etc.

[enoughfakefiles]

I think these batteries a fairly long lasting

[Busyman™]

You basically should buy the generic brand since they last as long as the brand name batteries.

Buy low cost store brand alkalines for everything else.

Bull. Duracell lasts around 10 hrs in my GBA, while generic brands lasts like 2hrs. Same goes for flashlights, toy cars, etc.

Duracell is better. Fact.

Well I've seen some shitty generic brands too. I remember seeing one called Top Cell. It was made to have Duracell's colors on the outside.

Some bum sold them to me for a dollar. I think he also manufactured them.

However, Duracell had no noticeable improvement over any simple grocery store chain brand and similar. The best deal I ever got was a 40 pack of AAs made by Maxell for $10.

Duracell can kiss my ass.

[JPaul]

Sony Stamina re-chargeable batteries, used in a Sony digital camera are fecking amazing. You want the bastards to run out, coz you just can't believe that they can last that long sans witchcraft.

True story.

[Spider_dude]

my sony camera has an NP-FE1 infoLithium Type E Batterybattery which lasts ages.

[JPaul]

my sony camera has an NP-FE1 infoLithium Type E Batterybattery which lasts ages.

Is that the one you found in the street.

[j2k4]

Odd that the ones you get, say, with a remote control for what-have-you, seem to work for years before needing replaced.

Remotes sit idle often and use little power.

Of this I am aware; I have had about 20 remotes scattered around the house for many moons-the "batteries included" versions I mentioned include Maxell and Radio Shack, as I recall, and for whatever reason, they seem to exhibit freakish life-spans.

A Duracell vs. a Safeway grocery store brand would make little difference except you'll pay more for the Duracell.

On a battery-for-battery basis, I think this is less-than-true; Duracell will generally show a bit more consistant performance due to turnover, which is, in turn, due to their reputation as a superior product and consistent sales.

This fact alone could be responsible for the perception they are better than other batteries-they are generally a "fresher" product.

Ross-

NiMH is marketed as "next-gen" NiCad technology and is superior in all the ways that count, but mainly in getting past the "memory" problems, as Busyman and I have noted.

[Seedler]

Why do rechargable bats only have 1.2 v?

Why can't they make them 1.5 v like normal?