“Poor” Performance Alkaline Batteries I read a lot of reviews and convinced myself the AmazonBasics AA alkaline batteries were going to be a good buy. Nope. I put a pair in my TV remote, and within a month the TV was telling me to replace the batteries because of low power. I decided to check some new ones right out of the wrapper with my battery tester. 8 brand new batteries tested – all 8 in the red on the battery tester…not totally dead, but just inside the red. Next trip to Home Depot, I picked up the big pack of…
Test results: Price vs. Battery Energy, Decent Value but Die Faster I like AmazonBasics products, so I was excited to see these batteries. To find out if they were a good value, I looked up data online. Bottom line:– For flashlights, toys, and steady drain devices, you’ll be better off buying Rayovac Alkalines here on Amazon.– For cameras and photo flashes, Duracell Coppertops will be better.Here’s why: Rayovacs cost a little bit more per battery, but they hold more energy than these AmazonBasics batteries. As a result, the final price…
7 brands, 1 test: results AmazonBasics batteries are quite good in terms of capacity — pretty much tied for the top spot compared to the other 6 brands I’ve tested, but other brands have the edge in capacity per dollar. When I computed value by dividing capacity by the cost per battery of the cheapest package size, they took a respectable third place, and they have the advantage of being a trusted name compared to the value leader. In the images I have attached a graph and a table summarizing my test results for the 7…
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“Poor” Performance Alkaline Batteries I read a lot of reviews and convinced myself the AmazonBasics AA alkaline batteries were going to be a good buy. Nope. I put a pair in my TV remote, and within a month the TV was telling me to replace the batteries because of low power. I decided to check some new ones right out of the wrapper with my battery tester. 8 brand new batteries tested – all 8 in the red on the battery tester…not totally dead, but just inside the red. Next trip to Home Depot, I picked up the big pack of…
Test results: Price vs. Battery Energy, Decent Value but Die Faster I like AmazonBasics products, so I was excited to see these batteries. To find out if they were a good value, I looked up data online. Bottom line:– For flashlights, toys, and steady drain devices, you’ll be better off buying Rayovac Alkalines here on Amazon.– For cameras and photo flashes, Duracell Coppertops will be better.Here’s why: Rayovacs cost a little bit more per battery, but they hold more energy than these AmazonBasics batteries. As a result, the final price…
7 brands, 1 test: results AmazonBasics batteries are quite good in terms of capacity — pretty much tied for the top spot compared to the other 6 brands I’ve tested, but other brands have the edge in capacity per dollar. When I computed value by dividing capacity by the cost per battery of the cheapest package size, they took a respectable third place, and they have the advantage of being a trusted name compared to the value leader. In the images I have attached a graph and a table summarizing my test results for the 7…