Duracell Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries 2650mAh, AA, 8/pk

by Duracell

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 3.8 x 4.5 inches ; 10.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000255IUA
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 1999

Product Description

Don't miss a picture, power your digital camera with Duracell Rechargeables. Duracell Rechargeable Batteries enable you to recharge for long lasting power up to 1,000 times--so you can focus on the great photos you're taking instead of replacing batteries. The powerful AA batteries--2,650mAh capacity--are ideally suited for high-drain devices such as digital cameras, and the AAAs are perfect for PDAs and hand-held games. You may also choose from a variety of chargers, from the economical overnight charger to the rapid 30 Minute Charger.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 2300 mAH made in China, February 2, 2006

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Mike - See all my reviews

This review is from: Duracell Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries 2650mAh, AA, 8/pk (Electronics)

I bought two packs and both were 2300 mAH made in China and not the 2500 mAH made in Japan some have reported. The 2500 mAH Duracell cells are made by Sanyo and are the best NiMH AA available. These aren't nearly as good.

They don't stand up to high discharge rates nearly as well as the 2500 mAH Duracell labelled Sanyo cells and deliver much less useable capacity when run hard.

They also appeared to have been maunufactured a while back and needed 5-6 charge/discharge cycles as initial capacity was very poor with large capacity differences between cells. Take off at least 1 star if you're not prepared to cycle them individually before use. If you don't, expect poor run times and short cell life since the lower capacity cells will be overdischarged and damaged.

Saved about $5 per pack over the 2500 mAH cells but frankly it wasn't worth it.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2300mah shipped to ME, September 9, 2005

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Hibernating Hummingbird "hh" (Tempe, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Duracell Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries 2650mAh, AA, 8/pk (Electronics)

While the other reviewer complains about 2050mah and indeed that's how the Amazon description reads today, the package I received is copyrighted 2003 and the batteries read "AA/HR6/DC1500 NIMH/1.2v 2300mAh Standard charge 230mA for 16h". I have posted a note to Customer Service to correct the advertising - it's slightly cheaper than market-price, especially with super-saver-free shipping.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great price, big capacity, June 4, 2006

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Andy Apple (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Duracell Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries 2650mAh, AA, 8/pk (Electronics)

Unbeatable price, especially if you can get free shipping.
I got the 2650mAh made in Japan batteries. I'm chuffed to bits!

As an aside, I learned a valuable lesson recently.
When I first bought my digital camera I loaded it with some 2500 mAh NiMH batteries. I was extremely disappointed that I could only get about 30 pictures before the battery died. When I started to research battery chargers, I came to realize that not all chargers are created equal. Many older and even cheaper new chargers are not capable of fully charging high capacity batteries. This is because they use a timed charge which shuts off without regard for how much the battery is actually charged. So if you are still using a 3 or 5 year old charger and it isn't a "smart" charger, then you might only be getting a 50% or less charge. In my case, with an old Energizer charger, I reckon I was only getting a 30% charge.
Armed with these Duracell batteries and a new charger I can get a very impressive 250 to 300 pictures before the batteries die.