I went to Fry's today and found RAYOVAC 4.0 NiMh rechargeable Battery (RF715-4) @5.79 (4 Pack). It looks like regular price but still a very good deal. It is long shelf life type of MiMh Battery like Eneloop from what I read on the Web. I have been using Eneloop for some time but this RayOVAC looks like is very good deal if it is as good as Eneloop. Bought 2 packs to see how good it is. Hope no one has posted this before.
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I bought two packs at Fry's Campbell, CA for the same price a few weeks ago.
They work the same as the "hybrid" branded Rayovacs I have and they measure out at about 2000mAh which seems to mean they are the same LSD NiMHs they were shipping before and other companies sell.
This is indeed a great deal. I'd buy more if I didn't already have more than I needed.
I tested their capacity using La Crosse Technology's BC 900. Their capacities at arrival are around 1500 mah. (May be as Eneloop, the factory usually don't fully charge the batteries before packaging.) After refreshing charging, the capacities are from 2050 to 2120 mah, very similar to Eneloop. Just hope they can hold the charge similarly.
I was just at the Renton, WA Fry's and they have a shopping cart full of them. The packaging looks a little beaten up so I think they might have gotten a clear out deal from Rayovac.
If they are indeed the Rayovac Hybrids, then this is quite a good deal. Target still sells the Hybrid for $9.99, with rarely a sale. This is almost half price.
Though their not quite as good as the Eneloops (my opinion formed after reading some of the technical comparisons), they're close enough and certainly a better value at this price.
I'll have to check 'em out.. I've got some Energizer rechargeables that I am about to pound into oblivion with a hammer on pavement from frustration. In other words, they've been woeful and inconsistent performers relative to my Eneloops and Rayovac Hybrids. No amount of testing and refreshing with my LaCrosse charger ever seems to help.
I was just reading many positive reviews on the rayovac hybrids I just brought out of my old box of batteries I'm not using since I bought eneloops. They don't seem to work nearly as well as eneloops from my experience. If I leave a fully charged pair of rayovac hybrids in my wii controller for a few months (since come on, who really plays wii that often) the controller won't turn on. I just recharged all 8 of my FAR ones that I got a while back and one got real hot, wasn't charged so I'm going to tinker with it tonight. So I'll try them out again but not expecting much. The hot deal really is the $20 pack of eneloop with charger currently at Costco.
"Though their not quite as good as the Eneloops (my opinion formed after reading some of the technical comparisons), they're close enough and certainly a better value at this price." Could you point the tech reviews that you mentioned? I am interested in reading them. Thanks.
navelgaze said:.... I've got some Energizer rechargeables that I am about to pound into oblivion with a hammer on pavement from frustration. In other words, they've been woeful and inconsistent performers relative to my Eneloops and Rayovac Hybrids. No amount of testing and refreshing with my LaCrosse charger ever seems to help. This is exactly the same feeling I got about my regular NiMh's. As someone had said: "If you don't need them, they are wonderful. When you need them, they are useless." I have been using Eneloop for some time and they are really good. Need to test out Rayovac as well but I won't know the results for a few month at least.
twinclouds said:navelgaze said:.... I've got some Energizer rechargeables that I am about to pound into oblivion with a hammer on pavement from frustration. In other words, they've been woeful and inconsistent performers relative to my Eneloops and Rayovac Hybrids. No amount of testing and refreshing with my LaCrosse charger ever seems to help. This is exactly the same feeling I got about my regular NiMh's. As someone had said: "If you don't need them, they are wonderful. When you need them, they are useless." I have been using Eneloop for some time and they are really good. Need to test out Rayovac as well but I won't know the results for a few month at least.
I wouldn't bother man, stick with the eneloops. I think the rayovac are just good for people who don't already have eneloops and want to try something out I guess. I just recommend the eneloop to everyone.
Also apparantly according to Rayovac, these batteries as mentioned in the OP have lithium mixed into the electrolyte, but do not have a lithium anode. I'm not sure if Rayovac hybrids have that technology in them. I'll google search it but I doubt I'll come up with anything.
Got a pack of 4 AAs for 5.79 and 4 AAAs for 3.49 (that's 87c/battery - lowest upfront non-sale/clearance price I have seen on rechargeables). Since a couple of folks have already measured the AAs, I tested the AAAs in my BC-900. 764, 779, 797, 806 mAH resp. If they hold their charge decently, I will convert my entire rechargeable collection to these.
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