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Ok, we'll eneloops seem a sensible enough suggestion. I've spotted the guys in the photography forum use them.

Any particular set to go for? I'm going to google but it's worth getting info from those with first hand experience.

Cheers.
 
I find these last the best:

Ansmann 5035092 4x AA 2850mAh Rechargable Battery NiMH Digital.

Nice and heavy so good kit.
 
Solid reviews for those. Good price too. I'll keep reading. Any point going to an expensive charger or will any do?
 
jh30uk said:
I find these last the best:

Ansmann 5035092 4x AA 2850mAh Rechargable Battery NiMH Digital.

Nice and heavy so good kit.
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Those batteries are "ordinary" NiMH rechargeables so will be pretty much flat after 2 weeks whether they're used or not. Good for high-drain applications like Camera Flashes and toys, less good for Keyboards and mice.

Kol said:
Solid reviews for those. Good price too. I'll keep reading. Any point going to an expensive charger or will any do?
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I recommend Eneloops, I have about 12 now which I use in my Camera, flash and various torches. They're pretty much invaluable, always ready to go when I need them and delivering every last bit of their capacity years after I bought the first batch.
You don't need a "fancy" charger, but I do recommend you get a "good" charger, which uses ΔV to detect when the battery is full.

These are the newest Eneloops, product code BK-3MCC. They can be recharged 2100 times before being down to 70% original capacity, and have a nominal minimum capacity of 1900mAh, but I've never seen a new cell come in at less than 2000mAh.
If you fully discharged and recharged them every day they'd "last" you 5 years and eight months.
In addition to that, they also hold their charge over time, so will still have 70% charge remaining after 5 years of storage.

As for a charger recommendation, this one purportedly has all the features you want on a "good" NiMH AA charger, and is reasonably priced to boot.

You'll probably get on well if you use yours the same way I use mine; Charge two sets up, put one set in the device and the other in the drawer. When the ones in the device are flat, put the still-charged ones from the drawer into the device, and charge up the flat ones. When they're charged, stick 'em in the drawer. Rinse and repeat. :D
 
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Zico said:
Vapextech
http://www.vapextech.co.uk/acatalog/High_Power_Consumer_Batteries.html#a20
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Given that they're barely cheaper than Eneloops and other than being slightly higher in capacity, worse in every other way, I'd still recommend Eneloops over them.

PapaLazaru said:
Panasonic Infinium.
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And given that these are more expensive than Eneloops and other then being higher in capacity (by even less than the Vapex cells) and significantly worse in every other way, I'd definitely recommend Eneloops over them!
 
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Cheers gents, aod, that's a great post and much appreciated. I'll order now.
 
Philtor said:
Charger wise I would recommend the Nitecore Intellicharger I4. It's a fantastic charger for the money.
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It's not a bad choice, but I think that if the OP's only going to use it for NiMH batteries there are better choices, like chargers which have selectable charge-current.

Kol said:
Cheers gents, aod, that's a great post and much appreciated. I'll order now.
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Very welcome buddy! If you need specific help/advice, post in the Torch thread as there are loads of eneloop users in there and I'm subscribed to the thread too :)
 
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@ Aod, Mouse get used every day so a moot point.

KB get used every day last 2 yrs with 2x Duracell's so another moot point.

I am not trying to charge and store them, any rechargeable battery will drain faster than normal non rechargable in hat case.

Eneloops comes charged but that's not a big deal the ones in my Logitech mice do not last and that is why I replaced them.
 
I'd be shocked if the Apple mouse drained charge from the batteries faster then their self-discharge. I'm all but certain that Eneloops will last longer than conventional rechargeables in the mouse.

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Some news articles suggest that the Magic mouse lasts about 30 days on a set of Alkaline AAs, which means it should last about 20 days on a pair of Eneloops. I hazard a guess that the self-discharge of a regular high-capacity NiMH cell means that it won't last that long.

You should also be aware that the fancy silver rechargeable batteries that Apple sell are rebranded Eneloops
 
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