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$.89 Nimh 1800 mah AA batteries

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Are they rechargable? Non-rechargable batteries are really bad for old Mother Earth, and they get expensive because you throw them away instead of reusing them.
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Maria H.
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Vince Lorto said:
This looks like a good deal:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Search/level_5.jhtml?PRODID=151158&SKUID=150219

I understand the shipping is steep until you hit $50 so if anyone
wants a bunch of AA nimh batteries, this might be the deal for you.
Price goes down as you buy more. I haven't bought any.

Vince

I think with that price it would be safe to say you get what you pay for. A better choice might be the new 100 minute cool charger from MAHA with a couple sets of their powerex batteries.

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Maria Holmes said:
Are they rechargable? Non-rechargable batteries are really bad for
old Mother Earth, and they get expensive because you throw them
away instead of reusing them.
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Maria H.
C-2-100uz, E--20
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Remember though, that the main objective of getting rechargeable batteries is NOT to get the cheapest possible. I would rather pay a little more and get some rated at 2000mAh (probably 1950). These from Duracell are probably rated at 1750mAh.

Since they will be recharged/reused up to 1000 times the price you pay especially if only need one or two sets is not very important (within reason).

--VJS
Vince Lorto said:
This looks like a good deal:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Search/level_5.jhtml?PRODID=151158&SKUID=150219

I understand the shipping is steep until you hit $50 so if anyone
wants a bunch of AA nimh batteries, this might be the deal for you.
Price goes down as you buy more. I haven't bought any.

Vince

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But what do I know? I'm just a servant to the ancient Sumerian
god, Gozer the Gozerian.
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Without factoring in Shipping costs: I think you're nuts if you don't think this is a good deal. You are getting what you pay for. But the cost per mah is vastly greater here than paying (alot) more for the 2000mah ones. Go read a test to see how much more juice you get for 2000mah vs 1800mah. A 5% increase in juice effectiveness does not constitute paying a 500% premium (At least for me). All you're gonna get for the extra 200 mah is probably another 15 frames or so. If someone were to offer me 1600 mah for $.50 apiece, I'd drop a $20 immediately on the deal for that matter. You can use these for more than just your camera.

A good example is the processor wars: Would you pay $700 for the brand new 3 gig Intel processor just being released? Or would you fork out $350 for the 2.8 Gig one? How about a 2.2 Gig AMD processor that will run almost everything at 95% of the Intel speed for $150? You get what you pay for.

Vince
vjsilva said:
Since they will be recharged/reused up to 1000 times the price you
pay especially if only need one or two sets is not very important
(within reason).

--VJS
Vince Lorto said:
This looks like a good deal:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Search/level_5.jhtml?PRODID=151158&SKUID=150219

I understand the shipping is steep until you hit $50 so if anyone
wants a bunch of AA nimh batteries, this might be the deal for you.
Price goes down as you buy more. I haven't bought any.

Vince

--
But what do I know? I'm just a servant to the ancient Sumerian
god, Gozer the Gozerian.
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But what do I know? I'm just a servant to the ancient Sumerian god, Gozer the Gozerian.
 
Your argument is true but remember that when you buy one set of NiMH batteries it's like buying 1000 sets of regular batteries. What I was saying was .89 for 1000 lower capacity batteries versus $5.00 for 1000 higher capacity batteries might make a difference to some people.

To use your own analogy, yes I would pay $700 for 1000qty 3Ghz Pentium over $350 for 1000qty 2.8Ghz Pentiums.

--VJS
Vince Lorto said:
A good example is the processor wars: Would you pay $700 for the
brand new 3 gig Intel processor just being released? Or would you
fork out $350 for the 2.8 Gig one? How about a 2.2 Gig AMD
processor that will run almost everything at 95% of the Intel speed
for $150? You get what you pay for.

Vince
vjsilva said:
Since they will be recharged/reused up to 1000 times the price you
pay especially if only need one or two sets is not very important
(within reason).

--VJS
Vince Lorto said:
This looks like a good deal:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Search/level_5.jhtml?PRODID=151158&SKUID=150219

I understand the shipping is steep until you hit $50 so if anyone
wants a bunch of AA nimh batteries, this might be the deal for you.
Price goes down as you buy more. I haven't bought any.

Vince

--
But what do I know? I'm just a servant to the ancient Sumerian
god, Gozer the Gozerian.
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But what do I know? I'm just a servant to the ancient Sumerian
god, Gozer the Gozerian.
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We obviously have differing opinions on this subject. This probably also shows a difference in our pocketbooks. There is a percentage of the population that only buys the best (you being one of them). These are the people that companies make their best margins.

I maintain, however, that it still makes sense to most people that buying 4 sets (4 X .89 =$3.56 & 4 X 3.56 = $14.24) of batteries vs 1 set of batteries even if the capacity of the 4 sets is slightly less. Another way to look at this is 4 X 2000 mah is 8000 mah of juice. 16 x 1800 mah is 28,800 mah of juice. Ratings & actual power aside (the 2000 mah is not 2000 mah), I'd still take the 16 batteries over the 4. Especially considering how "loseable" they are.

Vince
vjsilva said:
To use your own analogy, yes I would pay $700 for 1000qty 3Ghz
Pentium over $350 for 1000qty 2.8Ghz Pentiums.

--VJS
Vince Lorto said:
A good example is the processor wars: Would you pay $700 for the
brand new 3 gig Intel processor just being released? Or would you
fork out $350 for the 2.8 Gig one? How about a 2.2 Gig AMD
processor that will run almost everything at 95% of the Intel speed
for $150? You get what you pay for.

Vince
vjsilva said:
Since they will be recharged/reused up to 1000 times the price you
pay especially if only need one or two sets is not very important
(within reason).

--VJS
Vince Lorto said:
This looks like a good deal:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Search/level_5.jhtml?PRODID=151158&SKUID=150219

I understand the shipping is steep until you hit $50 so if anyone
wants a bunch of AA nimh batteries, this might be the deal for you.
Price goes down as you buy more. I haven't bought any.

Vince

--
But what do I know? I'm just a servant to the ancient Sumerian
god, Gozer the Gozerian.
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god, Gozer the Gozerian.
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