Batteries Reviews

It only charges for 20 minutes and not even half charged.You can take 10 pictures with them, it is useless! Speaked to vidpro, they are aware of the problems. They asked me to ship them back and pay $9 shipping and handling for replacements. The total cost comes to $20 if I want get it exchanged. It's not worth that. it is absolutely a terrible experience!

These batteries have never yet failed me, the charger works great, the trickle charge feature is an extremely desirable option (not all chargers have it, but this one does). I keep a spare set of non-rechargeables in my camera bag as backup, too, which no photographer should be without since you never keep track of how many hours you've actually put on your batteries. This one also comes with an automotive plug, so you can recharge batteries in your car or RV overnight - very handy for campers. In short, this item is not a waste of your money. The batteries included are better than the standard rechargeable ones you can buy at your local WallyWorld, too.

I have a Minota Dimage 7 digital camera. It drained the 1600 mAh like u never seen before. But with this 2100mAh rechargeable, I believe it would leave marks on the energizer bunny on the go go go.

Although displayed in accessories as a Minolta Xi compatible battery as a replacement for the battery that comes with the camera, it is not and I had to return it.

Since this rechargable battery was clearly listed under "accessories" on the Minolta Dimage Xi Amazon WEB page, I purchased one to serve as a backup. It was delivered well before I received the camera. Imagine my surprise when I finally received the Dimage Xi and opened up the Sharp battery package to find that the battery was too wide to fit in the camera or the battery charger which came with the camera! This battery is NOT an accessory that fits with the Dimage Xi. I have sent it back.

Nice to have spare. Fits the Bill...genuine Sharp.

You offer this battery as an optional purchase for the Panasonic e-wear digital video camera but it is not compatible with that camera. I will be returning it.

I bought this battery as a backup for my Minolta Dimage X. It works as well as the original. These batteries charge quickly... but also don't last very long (at least not in my camera). I find that I can take about 200 pictures with the LCD viewer on before battery life degradates to an annoying level.

They need to wake up the engineers and amp this up. I can go thru a fully charged battery taking 40 pix at 'fine'resoution. I try to keep the flash turned OFF (it produces a blue result anyway.) and when traveling, resist movies. It is very hard to resist movies when charming children and festive occasions are going on. If traveling for 10 days overseas and with no power adapter (I don't trust them.) take 4 to 5 batteries.3 was not enough for Thailand.

I will say that no one I was traveling with every guessed I was taking movies! Guess that goes in the camera review.

I purchased a 450 CBi so I could use the Bluetooth technolagy with my HP ipac 2215. The printer is clearly advertised as having Bluetooth connectivity. Upon receiving the printer the information included indicates that a HP Bluetooth printer card is required priced at $97.00. After spending 3 hours on line and on phone I find the item can't be bought. HP's last instructions were to search on google for it. I did only to find only one reseller listing the item. They were out of stock.

I heavily use the HP 450CBi daily. Usually print 75 to 100 pages of Docs per day. Battery life is good. Print quality is good. Print speed is acceptable for a portable. Durability is questionable. I keep it clean and in its own protective case. I am on my THIRD HP450CBi printer in 9 months! Paper jambs, multiple sheets feeding, print carriage movement obstructed. I have tried many different types of paper based on quality, brand, thickness of paper, inkjet, multipurpose, etc. all with similar results. When number 3 gives out I think I go for a cheap disposable desk type model and plug into a 12V/110V power inverter in my vehicle. No Bluetooth as advertised. Forget IR. Just plug in a USB cable. Good Luck!

I bought this printer to go with my HP Pavilion ze5200 laptop the summer before heading off to college. I knew that in college, I'd be mobile and on the run, so I was looking for a good quality printer that was small enough to fit in a dorm, but wouldn't crap out on me as I was printing a ten page paper half an hour before it was due.

It's been about nine months since I bought the 450Cbi, and I've had a really good experience. It's small enough to fit compactly on my little dorm-room desk, and every time someone walks into my room they say, "Oh! What a cute printer!" It's small and lightweight enough to throw in my backpack along with my laptop as I go to the library or student center to study, and the fact that it can be battery-powered is just awesome--I can be sitting outside in the middle of the quad, with no outlets in sight, tapping away happily on my laptop with my printer chugging out my papers beside me. The quality is fantastic, both photo and simple black-and-white, and one black ink cartridge lasted me eight months, which is amazing considering all the papers a college student has to type.

For the negative stuff: As other people have said, it has a problem with paper jamming. I've had several times where the paper has jammed, and I've had to work like the devil to un-jam it. However, nothing has broken, and all in all, it's held up beautifully considering how much I put it through, always lugging it from one side of the campus to the other. My infrared printing did suddenly stop working on me for some reason--my laptop will detect the beam and begin to print, but an error will pop up and refuse to print anything that's not a Notepad file. As well, I was also disappointed that though the printer is advertised as being wireless, it doesn't actually come with a Bluetooth card. No matter though, a parallel port cable is short, compact, and has worked perfectly fine for me. I do think that it is a little overpriced--I paid $250 for it--but for me, it's been a great a little printer and I don't regret my choise to buy it.

Before you purchase this battery, MAKE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT BATTERY MODEL FOR YOUR PHONE. It's a very good, stable battery. When fully charged you can talk on the phone for at least four, five hours straight. Note that after a while (about a year or so) the battery will be weaker at its fully charged state. It will probably only give you only one-two hours talk time. So you will need to replace the battery by then. This is the case with ALL rechargeable batteries for phones, cellphones, and other items. They eventually become less effective after a number of charges.

VERY SMOOTH TRANSACTION. NO PROBLEM WITH SHIPPING.
ITEMS WERE JUST AS STATED AND FIT MY CORDLESS TELEPHONES!

VERY HAPPY WITH SELLER.

After reading existing reviews on this product, I thought I might have made a mistake ordering this battery. Upon receipt, over a week ago, I plugged it in my Uniden phone, charged it, and it's been working great ever since. I haven't had to recharge it yet, and there's no problem whatsoever.

The one I have has lasted for 5+ years and is brilliant.
But it seems impossible to buy a replacement in the UK.
Looks like my drill is heading for the bin

I have had TWO of these batteries. I use my drill on occasion, and each of these batteries no longer will hold a charge after only 100 charges each.

I have owned my drill, with 2 batteries, since 1991, and this is the first replacement I have had to purchase. (Nov '03) I have used it around the house with a couple large projects in between. I finished off a 2 car garage and an 1100 ft^2 lower level.

Didn't last that long when use on a digital camera!!!

I expected so much and yet recieved so little from these so called "batteries." Number one, I was disappointed to find out, after some scientific analyses I performed on them, that duracell's world famous "copper top" statement is erroneous. This so called "copper top" is nothing more than a copper-aluminum alloy called copposyclamatrane. I can't top the copper top? hardly. After the analyses, I put these "copper top" batteries to the test. What I did was I stuck them in my flashlight expecting a brilliant flashlike-like sheen. What I got was far from. A tiny light that could only be classified as much less than miniscule. I threw the flashlight at my cat in disgust, expecting hilarious results, and I wasn't disapointed! This was the only good thing that came out of the worst purchase decision I've ever made. Thanks for nothing, dura-hell!

I just love these batteries. They last longer than Energizers and work with all sorts of gadgets. The price as it is now just can't be beat!

What a disappointment. These don't work in 1/2 of the range advertised, and they eat 6 "AA" batteries in less than 2 hours (not constant talk time). Even with rechargables, the incredibly low battery life makes them useless.

The range is good only in wide open space.

The PTT button broke the first day of use.

I have been using the T5420 Talkabout for a year now and it still works great! You shouldn't expect to have an exact 2 mile radius unless you are in an open area - no obstructions, trees, walls, mountains, etc.

These radios come in handy when my friends and I go on long drives since it helps us keep in touch with each other across vehicles. We also use it during outdoor activities such as biking, skiing and snowboarding because these areas usually don't have cellphone coverage.

I recently purchased this battery, choosing it over several others due to the claimed lifetime warranty. However, when I read the warranty information once I received the battery, I learned that the warranty was only for 90 days, NOT lifetime! I contacted Sunpak, and they claim that their website was poorly written, and that the lifetime warranty only applied to certain batteries (but not this one). I think that this is misleading and deceptive advertising. DON'T BE FOOLED!

I bought this battery as spare for my Canon Digital Rebel. However, the charger that came with the camera (CB-5L) would not charge it (no blinking lights). Not sure if the battery was defective or just incompatible. If you only need one extra battery as I did, I would recommend just paying the extra $$ and getting the Canon battery.

This is 1300 mAh, not 1200 like the description states. It's definitely better than the Canon, lasts longer and recharges faster. The generic ones for less than 10 bucks are also a great value, just make sure they are advertised as 1300 mAh.

I read the reviews by other people here and am wondering loudly whether they know what these batteries are for? they are Rechargeable batteries for high-drain devices that require higher mAh rating. NiMH batteries or NiCd batteries do not hold charge like an alkaline battery so if you have charged an NiMH battery and put it in say an alarm clock, the batteries will lose charge in less than a month. they are for immediate usages like digital cameras where you need high mAh batteries and that digital cameras drain batteries. its more like "spend it immediately" battery unlike the disposable batteries that discharge in a circuit but drain very slowly when not in a circuit. I use Energizer AA batteries for my digicam and they recharge the flash much faster than even the best disposable batteries. A best guide is to look whether the appliance for which you are buying this battery is listed on the package or is identical to those on the package. this 9V would be a great thing for a toy where the battery drains out fast and you cannot afford disposable ones everyday.
Just a note: If the device is a direct draining one like a motor and not in a solid-state circuit, do not use a rechargeable battery since if they are completely drained, they cannot be recharged.

I use several of these for my paintball gear. It is something that is a use it or loose it type thing. They aren't designed to be used over a long term. Charge them, use them, and then recharge them before next use. They are designed to be that way. Not for a smoke detector, that is for sure. They have a higher flow rate, meaning when I put it in my paintball hopper, I know that I am good to go for the day. When I am done for the day, I just take it out and wait till the night before its next use, then charge it back up. With no fear of it failing on me the day of use. I highly suggest it for uses such as mine, or digi cams and the like. Something that requires a lot of power for a short term.

We use all Energizer rechargeable batteries in my house because we are conscious of the environment and these batteries are very good. I use them in my baby's monitor - the batteries go months between charges and the monitors are on all the time! Well worth the money!!