Duracell Pre-Charged Rechargeable NiMH AAA Batteries (12-pack) $18 Shipped @ biz]http

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Lukewarm. Compare to http://www.batterymart.com/c-rechargeable-batteries.html regular prices, for example.

Need a couple dozen of these - Thanks for the heads up

lucky530 said: netesh said: You do realize these are most likely repackaged Eneloop. The closest I could find anything on batterymart.com is 8.95 for a 4pack.

I was looking for 12-pack, we must be looking at different pages. Perhaps this comparison is more to the point: http://www.google.com/products?q=rechargeable+aaa+12-pack&hl=en&...

A deal that is about the same (possibly better by the margin of shipping) compared to a google search is lukewarm in my book.

netesh said: There's a huge difference between pre-charged rechargeable and regular rechargeable batteries.
Difference: Pre-charged come from the store charged and the other kind comes discharged. They are both NiMH chemistries with nearly identical energy storage.
Take a look here: http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/low_self_discharge.html

I'm not quite sure what the reference to that article is for. The author was comparing the qualities of different brands of low self-discharge batteries. He was not comparing them to the standard NiMH batteries that lose their charge after only a month in storage. There is a difference in the chemistries between those 2 types of NiMH batteries, moreso than "one is precharged and the other is not." The precise reason why one can be precharged is that it will actually hold on to that charge for the shelf life of the battery.

If you do a more valid price search, than this deal is good, as it saves about 30%.

Moot point now, though, since the deal is dead