Amazon.com: Amazon Basics 16-Pack Rechargeable AA NiMh Batteries, 2000 mAh, Recharge up to 1000x Times, Pre-Charged : Health & Household

These are proving to be good batteries as time goes on. I bought a 16 pack so we could rotate 2 lots of 4 x AA rechargeable batteries in the kids kidizoom duo cameras that we got them for Christmas. I didn’t want to be caught short with the kids losing battery and being without their new favourite toys.

On the plus point, the batteries come pre-charged so it’s just a case of popping them into your device and you’re ready to go! My 5 year old son is the most avid user of his kidizoom. He’s typically on it for 3 full days before there’s any sign of a battery low warning, which is quite impressive really, given that he picks it up before he eats his cornflakes, and we have to encourage him to put it down!

At 2000 mAh ( milliAmp hours) you may be tempted to order the larger capacity 2700 mAh rechargeable, but I chose not to as the 16 pack of 2000 mAh rechargeable batteries work out to be around half the cost, on a cost per battery basis. I could only see the larger 2700 / 2800 mAh on sale as 8 x packs, at typically £17.99 upwards although prices can and do change continually.

I chose the AmazonBasics brand over some others, because I am of the opinion Amazon must have outsourced the manufacturing and branding process to a large company, for best pricing, and production costs, as well as reliability . There were other batteries that were low cost but I was unfamiliar with their name or manufacturing history.

I say that as someone who was in charge of an Industrial Battery Charging Facility for 5 + years and learned most of the manufacturers back in the day.

These are good value batteries that offer a good mid to heavy usage in handheld electronic devices and come highly recommended if, like me you are planning on a rotational battery charging routine, to keep the kids happy with their handhelds.

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