Sanyo Eneloop Battery Charger w/ 8 AA & 4 AAA Batteries Plus 2 C & 2 D Size Adapter by SANYO
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Digital camera reviews of Sanyo Eneloop Battery Charger w/ 8 AA & 4 AAA Batteries Plus 2 C & 2 D Size Adapter
Digital camera Review: Sanyo Eneloop Charger Kit
Summary: 4 Stars
Since I only paid $39.00 for this item, shipping included, I gave it 4 stars. You get 8 AA and 4 AAA Eneloop batteries as well as 2 "C" and 2 "D" cell adapters along with the MNQ6 Sanyo charger. However, the charger is not much to talk about.
After charging 12 Eneloop batteries I was not impressed by the chargers performance. I guess you get what you pay for, and since the batteries and adapters would cost about 35/40 bucks, the charger is sort of free. Sanyo really should put out a better charger with more features to package with their great slow discharge batteries.
If you want a quality charger with lots more features go with the La Crosse BC-900 that costs around the same as this kit, but with 8 La Crosse batteries, not 12 Eneloop, and no spacers. And if you want the best, get the MaHa 9000, which doesn't come with any extras and sells for about $60.00.
Digital camera Review: Expensive, but should've had this sooner
Summary: 4 Stars
One of my biggest problems with rechargeable NiMh batteries was that even if I charged them early, after less than a month of it sitting out, it would lose most of its charge. It was a nagging thing. I always just had to be sure to charge them the night before I planned to use them. With Eneloop, I dont have to worry about it anymore! I dont have to leave the charger plugged in all the time either. Once they are charged, they are good for months!!!!!! I bought 2 of these kits, extra AAA and AA batteries and more of the C and D adapter shells.
The other big problem was that I couldnt use rechargeables in flashlights and other emergency devices because after a couple months, the batteries would be dead despite not being used. Eneloop solved that problem. I used the D adapters to put the AA batteries in my big flashlight. Now I know that even 6 months from now, they'll be fine.
My only negative comment is that these are kinda expensive. I just console myself with the fact that I dont need to keep buying batteries nor do I need to keep recharging batteries that are not being used. :-)
Buy these if you care about the environment and how often you have to recharge your old batteries!
Digital camera Review: Sanyo Eneloop battery set
Summary: 5 Stars
Ive been using Sanyo rechargable batteries for a few years now starting with there 1700mah AA and there 900mah AAA rechargables.
Both there AA & AAA work great.
now I have had the eneloop AA & AAA for about a year and are just as good and will keep there charge longer then the previous rechargables.
These batteries do cost a little more, but I am sure I have saved hundreds maybe even a thousand. in battery costs.
Digital camera Review: Great value
Summary: 5 Stars
Great value for the kit of batteries, shells to convert the AAs to C and D batteries. Convenient and great for things that require a lot of battery use like cameras, gaming systems, etc. Holds a long charge and the value in the pack is fantastic.Digital camera Review: If you're going to get rechargables, get these!
Summary: 5 Stars
I read many great reviews for Eneloops and could not wait to try them. I should note first that I did not buy them from Amazon, but from my local Costco. They have this exact same set. I was currently using Energizers and Sunpaks in my LaCrosse BC-900 charger. The Energizers worked great and had great capacity at 2500mAh for AAs. The Sunpaks were hit-and-miss. Most would charge the first time, but then show up as a bad cell the next time I put it in the BC-900 and would not charge. They would still carge in my old Sony charger, but I couldn't test/refresh them in the BC-900 anymore.
But this is a review of the Eneloops. And let me tell you, they have none of the problems I had with the other batteries. I need batteries mainly for my many console game controllers, a couple keyboards, flashlights, and my kids toys. For this purpose, the Eneloops are a godsend. Though my other batteries had great capacity, they would not last very long even if I didn't use them that often - due to their normal self-discharge cycle. Since my devices only get intermittent activity, I found myself always charging batteries just so I wouldn't be caught with a dead battery. With the Eneloops, they have less capacity but since they discharge so slowly, they have more juice after 4 weeks and even more after that. If you want specifics, read some of the other reviews. There are others who ran detailed tests with their BC-900. I'm not detailed enough to document everything.
I have used both the AAs and AAAs from this set, but haven't tried the charger or the adapters yet. I did test-fit one of the adapters and it seems ok. The adapters are a nice one-piece unit and the batteries slide in from the bottom. This is a much better design than the 2-piece ones that snap together. I recommend these for what most people use batteries for (intermittent use). You will last much longer between charges. I will save my other batteries for when I know I will be using it all up in a day (when capacity is more important). I have already bought 3 more sets to replace batteries in more devices. Even without the charger, for me this set is cheaper when I factor in the cost of purchasing adapters.