Duracell 1x9V, 4xAA, 4xAAA

m4rkiz

two euro each at €2 shops (probably all of them, definitely in Kilkenny - just bought few packs)

sweetie

any batteries I ever bought in those shops lasted as long as an episode of family guy

Little A

I bought some of these before & they were usless

signman12

it seems that no matter what make of batteries that the €2 shop sells are always crap, & most people say "oh what the hell it was only €2"

TM

Definitely Duracell (and in date?) and not those totally rubbish Powercell ones that look similar (Duracell style gold and black packaging/covers)?

Compushed

I saw these yesterday.

I'm a bit of a battery nerd and these look the genuine article.

Basically they have 3 brands of AA battery.

An 8? pack of zinc carbon, therefore == CRAP
A 6 pack of HYUNDAI alkaline, they look good
A 4 pack of DURACELL, they look genuine

I still think 2euro is expensive for a 4 pack of disposable battery, and I doubt the Duracell are 50% higher capacity than the Hyundai (if I could be bothered I have test equipment to verify this). I bought the Hyundai.

AS A RULE OF THUMB: for batteries of the same type, the heavier the battery the better

PS: only use disposable batteries for stuff that rarely requires battery changes, eg clocks. Use rechargeable NIMH batteries for everything else (digital cameras, toy cars etc). You'll save money and they last longer (especially in digital cameras and anything with a motor or screen).

TerrorFirmer

The Hyundai Alkaline are OK. I've used them in my portable speaker system when I'm working out, they lasted a good few hours - about the same length as my normal rechargeable (1000mah)

m4rkiz

TM wrote: »

Definitely Duracell (and in date?) and not those totally rubbish Powercell ones that look similar (Duracell style gold and black packaging/covers)?

yes, definitely Duracell, 9v are good untill 2012 and both AA&AAA - 2014

yoshytoshy

Got 16AAA energizer batteries for 7.50 in argos.