should i buy Duracell DC2400 Rechargeable Batteries, reviews

I can't believe it! Just when we thought we've got the Duracell battery color scheme figured out, those folks at Duracell pulled another cheap trick out of their collective... hat!

To recall, here is the color scheme for Duracell AA/AAA batteries:
- Duracell alkaline cell has the famous 'copper top' and a black bottom
- Traditional cell is green and black in color
- Newer cell has a 'copper top' and a green/black bottom

The latest batch of rechargeable AA/AAA NiMH cells from Duracell all have the 'copper top' and green/black bottom, similar to that for 'Pre Charged' version. However, those cells don't say 'Pre Charged' on them. Instead, they have their capacity printed (2650mAh for  1000mAh for . It is important to know that: those are NOT the low-self-discharge type like They are traditional NiMH cells, which have higher capacity but suffer from rapid self-discharge problem. So even though their prices may look attractive, those are no bargains.I have had these AAA batteries for a couple of years. I use them for my mp3 player, my Sony sports radio, and my Mighty Bright clip-on light.

These give me about as much power as the regular Duracell Coppertop AAA alkaline batteries.

- Capacity
Although not mentioned in the product description, the capacity of these batteries is 1000 mAH. Duracell also makes these (1000 mAH is the highest capapcity of AAA rechargeable batteries that Duracell makes as of this writing).

- Battery Life
I'm very satisfied with the battery life of these batteries. I frequently use my Might Bright light to read. These Duracell batteries give me 15-20 hours of light before my the light grows noticeably dimmer. After that, I can still squeeze some juice out of them to get a few more hours of usable light. And on my antiquated Cowon iAUDIO 4 player, I get about 10 hours from a single Duracell AAA Rechargeable battery!

I have both an Energizer and a Duracell battery charger. These batteries perform spectacularly no matter which charger I use to charge them.

- Pre-Charged Alternative
Whenever you're in a pinch and need some batteries (say you're out vacationing), instead of buying alkaline batteries, I'd also really recommend that you try these Pre-Charged Duracell Batteries. They're ready to go right out of the package, and after they have been depleted, you can pop them in your charger to charge them right up and reuse them again.

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These Duracell AAA Rechargeable Batteries last a long time in my medium-drain devices. I'm more than satisfied with the performance on these Duracell Rechargeable Batteries.

Ordered 4 packs, received yesterday, 3 packs are 900 mAh 1 pack is 1000 mAh. They all made in Japan. They are actually repack of Sanyo which is the one of the best rechargeable battery manufacturers. with $10 off $50 promotion even sweeter.

Duracell is and has always been my favorite brand for batteries, they run a little expensive in other places, this is the right store to buy them. Fast delivery at a very good price.Bought the double 4-pack of these AAA-cells to use with cordless phones at home. The standard batteries for these phones are rated 700ma. These Duracells are rated 1000ma. As with a car battery, extra current-capacity should offer longer and more reliable performance over the normal lifetime of the batteries. Not so here. The first two of the eight stopped taking a charge less than 3-months after installation. A month later, two more gave out, then the others in quick succession. None of the batteries was subjected to heavy use or any abuse. The telephones draw less current, for example, than a typical small digital camera. A positive note is that when the batteries WERE working, accepting a charge, they did their job well, holding the charge, as expected, for longer than the factory-supplied lower-milliamp AAA cells.

For reference, the batteries being reviewed here are the DC2400/AAA-RCHGx4 cells, 2x4-pack. Duracell also offers newer HR03 DX2400/AAA-RCHG-STAYx4 DX-Series AAA-cells, these rated at a lower 800ma capacity but, supposedly, more reliable. They sell on Amazon for the same price. For my money, though, after the poor performance of the batteries reviewed, I will go with "Energizer" brand batteries next time, as they were good about replacing an out-of-warranty battery-charger for me last year. Whatever you do, avoid ANY product made by Ray-O-Vac. They have always been garbage and have corroded and destroyed more than one device I've owned.I couldn't believe the value for these rechargeable batteries. I recently bought two at Radio Shack and paid
$17+ for them. I required them for my phones and now they are working fine. Highly recommended. For some odd reason the charger was not shipped with these batteries double pack. Yet I also ordered the batteries and the charger to be sent to family before xmas same day as I ordered the same for self. They got theirs before Xmas both together in one box. But the batteries came two days after Xmas here and my account still shows no shipping on the charger. Now that would be fine but the batteries say they ship fully charged. And I inserted 3 pairs and they worked fine. But one pair did not. Not charged? I put back the orginal duracells non rechargeables that were in the item and they worked fine. We did this 4 times as my husband refused to grasp it himself and I'd already did it but he needed his own double check...before concluding the batteries or one at least was dead. So I go on line to my account to see if by now the charger has shipped. NOPE...very very strange. On the glass half full perspective at least our follow up gift of batteries and charge to go with the battery needing gift...got to that house together and before Xmas. And yes they said they were in stock the say I bought and they still show everything in stock. I dropped it only one star because they promised a full charge when we got them and obviously that's perhaps only partially true. But I look forward to using these with battery operated candles so I feel I can use them more than I do otherwise often removing the batteries each season and putting the candles away. I'd like to use these outdoors under our patio roof in the summer too. These should keep them glowing and me happy. I wish Duracell would turn the whole bottom GREEN not just a bit of it. Would help to make sure they don't get confused and thrown away as regulars. I can wish........otherwise it's all good. Rechargeable batteries are perfect for use in my bicycle headlight; wireless headset that I use with my computer; flash lights and R\C cars; my old Kodak camera. I recently bought a Duracell charger for the DC2400 batteries which recharges the batteries quickly. The DC2400 batteries hold their power, which lets me switch batteries in my wireless headset that have been in use for more than a week, about 80 hrs. My cordless phones were dropping off during conversations. I realized they were more than 3 years old and needed new rechargeable batteries. The prices at The Shack were a bit high for me. I found these batteries on Amazon. Not only was the price reasonable for the amount of batteries but I received them in a less than a week. Now all four phones work great and my wife and I don't get aggravated any more.

Ordered 4 packs, received yesterday, 3 packs are 900 mAh 1 pack is 1000 mAh. They all made in Japan. They are actually repack of Sanyo which is the one of the best rechargeable battery manufacturers. with $10 off $50 promotion even sweeter.