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Next Gen Oxyride Batteries Coming Soon

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-juice-on dept.

marksilverman writes "The New York Times is reporting that Panasonic will start selling (Biometric scan required to prove your value as a human being) next generation Oxyride batteries soon. They last twice as long as premium alkaline batteries, they deliver more power, and they're cheaper. They're already popular in Japan. The downside? They have a shorter life in a "rundown test" where you put the batteries in and leave the power on until they're drained. In real-world scenarios (like how many digital pictures you can take) they do really well."

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  1. Rechargeable? by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If they're not, then no thanks.

    A good set of NiMH cells does everything I ask of them for a couple years. The exepense of Alkaline cells would be far greater.

    Other thought is, now we have in place processes for recycling consumer batteries. What's going to be required for these?

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    1. Re:Rechargeable? by scorp1us · · Score: 4, Insightful

      In the article the rechargibles lastes LONGER than the O-rides, by 5 flashes. Recharge these things 3 times and you've more than recouped the cost of recharbles.

      Next up is the fact that they were 1800mh batteries. My budget rechargeables are 2300, up from 2250 the year before.

      Plus batteryspace.com regularly has a sale, currently you can get 24 rechargables for $29!!!

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  2. they don't last twice as long ... by porky_pig_jr · · Score: 3, Insightful

    as the premium, and the best cost-effective solution is NiMH rechargable. See the article in New Your Times - rather thorough review. (no, I don't provide the URL, but it's in tech section).

  3. Disposable batteries should be illegal. by TomRitchford · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A new crop of one-use batteries full of heavy metals unleashed on a world that's generally too irresponsible to have any systematic method of dealing with them -- just what we need! (Yes, I know that there are some places, notably Japan, that do a good job of handling batteries... but that isn't the Good Ol' US of A.)

  4. Re:how are they better by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Insightful
    how are they better than nicklemetalhydride cells?

    No self-discharge.

    For most devices that you use infrequently, rechargeable batteries are useless because they drain dead in a couple of months even when not in use.