8-Pack AA Sony Cycle Energy Low Self-Discharge NiMH Rechargeable Batteries $14 + Free shipping

Nice find. These are equal to eneloops. Less than two bucks a cell is tough to beat for this quality.

Note that gen 2 eneloops are advertised with 1500x recharge cycles. Let's say $2 for a gen 2 eneloop and $1.75 for these sonys. Marketing mode: "You get 50% more recharge cycles for only 15% in price!"

I follow this person NLee on Amazon for LSD battery reviews, and NLee likes these [amazon.com] about as much as (gen 1, 1000x recharge cycle) eneloops.

If you only charge your batteries every day, at 1000x cycles you'd still get almost 3 years before the batteries on average start to quickly lose maximum capacity. Plenty of time for the next gen to show up.

TU on this, but I'm happy to keep my ($2+tax)/batt gen 2 eneloop AA's from Costco.

In for 2. Thanks!

Quote from mangodrink : Note that gen 2 eneloops are advertised with 1500x recharge cycles. Let's say $2 for a gen 2 eneloop and $1.75 for these sonys. Marketing mode: "You get 50% more recharge cycles for only 15% in price!" I follow this person NLee on Amazon for LSD battery reviews, and NLee likes these [amazon.com] about as much as (gen 1, 1000x recharge cycle) eneloops. If you only charge your batteries every day, at 1000x cycles you'd still get almost 3 years before the batteries on average start to quickly lose maximum capacity. Plenty of time for the next gen to show up. TU on this, but I'm happy to keep my ($2+tax)/batt gen 2 eneloop AA's from Costco.

and.... since these are LSD, you will NOT have to charge everyday, making 1000 vs 1500 recharge cycles pointless

Quote from chocomaro : and.... since these are LSD, you will NOT have to charge everyday, making 1000 vs 1500 recharge cycles pointless

No kidding. Most people would have to work really hard to recharge these > 1000 times before they die or lose them somewhere

Can I use my Eneloop charger to charge these?

Quote from Sophophilic : Can I use my Eneloop charger to charge these?

Sure u can.

Quote from chocomaro : and.... since these are LSD, you will NOT have to charge everyday, making 1000 vs 1500 recharge cycles pointless

From what I understand, pretty much just pro photographers and maybe anybody who uses flashlights a lot daily. Maybe anybody still using a portable boombox or speakers too I guess.

Although when I really get into a game, as in maybe 4-8 hours a day, I probably replace my wireless headphones and controller batteries every 1-2 days. I hear train sets go through batteries pretty well too.

But yeah, recharge cycles. When I heard news of a gen 2 I was disappointed that it was a recharge cycle increase, not capacity (although from what I read there's not much more can be done about capacity, up to electronics designers to make them work on less juice).

Now I only need a charger, anyone have a slick deal to recommend?

Quote from billion8 : Now I only need a charger, anyone have a slick deal to recommend?

A big chunk of the SD crowd here has the Lacrosse BC700 alpha charger me thinks (at least I have one ). A slick deal on it is usually in the 22-26 dollar range though. Right now it is mid 30.

camelcamelcamel shows the pricing history...

Good deal. I'll get if I don't find some deal in costco on the 5th.

Are these made in Japan?

Quote from huumm : Sure u can.

Thanks. Got this AA-D converters from Amazon for the recent Nerf slickdeal.