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Batteries: Quick Search
After doing a search by clicking on one of the links below, try adding the number of batteries you want in the search line; for example "aa batteries alkaline 8". Note: because batteries are not that expensive, be careful about shipping costs. Some sellers price the batteries cheap but get you on shipping
Whether you have a portable CD player,  an FM radio, a camera, or a flashlight, you will need some type of battery.
There are two main types to choose from: the conventional disposable, or the rechargeable. The question is, what are you powering? This will determine what type of battery you should choose to get the best mileage.
- Both cause damage to the environment even when disposed of properly, which most of the time, they aren't.
- Best for low-drain devices.
- High-drain alkalines are good for devices such as cameras, motorized toys, and CD players.
- Name brands are always more expensive than generic.
- High-drain versions cost twice as much as regular alkalines in the long run.
- Lithiums have a long shelf-life but cost four times more than alkalines.
- Cadmium-free batteries are better for the environment.
- Higher initial cost, lower long-term cost.
- Good for devices that you use often and that need repeated battery replacement.
- Best for high-drain devices.
- Nickel-metal hybrids are the best because they create less waste, although they are sometimes less powerful.
- Also come as lithium-ion.
- Not good for things that sit for long periods because they discharge over time.
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