"Duraloop" Duracell rebranded eneloop AA 4pk for $6.52 at Amazon

[soccerballtux]

The real test for rechargeables is tv remotes IMO. Seems like they never last more than a month or two which is frustrating.

 

[Ns1]

5.84 shipped for a 4 pack of AAA's. awesome.

 

[mikeford]

I have several chargers, and just ordered a iMax B6 universal hobby charger to try some Lithium polymer variants like the 14500 (size of AA, but higher capacity and 3.7v, its a flashlight thing).

Most common chargers only work on pairs of batteries, but they are cheap. Two other kinds at a minimum are handy; a stupid charger, and a single cell. Stupid chargers aren't smart, smart chargers will not attempt to charge a fully discharged battery, so I use a stupid charger to kick start the charging. Single cell chargers like the LaCrosse let you charge different capacity (or age) cells and make matched sets by measuring capacity and running reconditioning cycles of full discharge and charge to remove memory effects.

That gives me 4 types of chargers, universal hobby charger that charges anything even packs and lead acid, stupid chargers, two smart chargers, one of which does 4 batteries at a time individually.

Don't forget to properly dispose of old batteries at a battery recycling center.

 

[jrichrds]

The real test for rechargeables is tv remotes IMO. Seems like they never last more than a month or two which is frustrating.

Low-Self Discharge batteries like the Eneloops solved that years ago. Although it doesn't make much sense to use high quality rechargeables in very low drain devices like remotes.