Are ENELOOP rechargable batteries still the best?

[kap]

I took an advice here to purchase two packages from Ritz camera. Very happy with them. Should I continue with the brand or try a better one? Tia

[Lew Zealand]

Eneloops are best for slow-discharge or long storage along with other brands with similar chemistry. If you go through batteries quickly, then a higher capacity one (2700MAh vs. 2000MAh for the Eneloops) will give you longer run time.

[kap]

The slow-discharge and long storage ones I will need for wifi computer mice and keyboards. Other type is for our digital cameras.

[Racer X]

I have a P/S that gobbles batteries that I use the normal higher capacity NiMH batteries in, and my Speedlight flash for my Canon 5D I use the Eneloops in so I know that the strobe should have enough juice in it for most sudden jobs.

[M>B>]

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[AllGold]

I asked the same question a while back: http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...msg-681468

In a nutshell, the Eneloops are generally the best you can find when walking into a brick and mortar store. If you want to order online, you can find better but the Eneloops are still very good.

[Robert M]

Hi everyone,

I noticed something interesting with Eneloop batteries and other NiMH rechargeables. My girlfriend owns a Samsung digital camera that uses AA batteries. I lent her some Powerex batteries, Ultralast batteries, and Sony batteries. All NiMH. None worked in the camera. despite working without an issue in a slew of my own electronics, i.e. alarm clock, cordless optical mouse, remote controls, etc. So, I broke out a brand-new package of eneloops. The camera worked perfectly with them. I'm not going to question it. I'm just happy I found a NiMH battery that worked because she was tearing through packages of alkaline batteries pretty quickly.

Robert

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Robert M wrote:
Hi everyone,

I noticed something interesting with Eneloop batteries and other NiMH rechargeables. My girlfriend owns a Samsung digital camera that uses AA batteries. I lent her some Powerex batteries, Ultralast batteries, and Sony batteries. All NiMH. None worked in the camera. despite working without an issue in a slew of my own electronics, i.e. alarm clock, cordless optical mouse, remote controls, etc. So, I broke out a brand-new package of eneloops. The camera worked perfectly with them. I'm not going to question it. I'm just happy I found a NiMH battery that worked because she was tearing through packages of alkaline batteries pretty quickly.

Robert

eneloops have very small internal resistance, and the voltage does not drop much under load. that's why they worked in her camera.

BTW: be careful if you short the, they will put out well over 10A and you don't want to mess with 10A

[SteveO]

Costco bnm seems to have a decent deal on the Eneloops, fwiw.

[Racer X]

I do like the Costco deal too.