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I would completely ignore the deceptive marketing if the product in question worked as long as deceptively promised, but it didn't. .which means that Energizer is effectively admitting to the crap quality of their other batteries. A bold-faced lie told in order to sell more batteries completely ignoring the fact that the subtitle "MAX" implies longer lifespan, even though they are exactly the same as their regular, more boring-looking batteries, and nothing more. Energizer battery packs even have a little picture of a CD player on the back of them, somethign which one could easily assume is there to show what devices the batteries work well with, in theory.*not a real promise.
It comes off as from some kind of smartass elitist, but what more do you want. I used the batteries and they didn't last as long as promised*. Sure, maybe their is some device out their that these batteries last an almost absurd length of time, but then that would simply mean that the device in question is magically efficient, and that these batteries are nothing more then a shiny, futuristic-looking rod of electron-flowing s***.Editor's Edit:I see some of you don't agree with my review, and I can't see why. I used them to power a wireless xbox 360 controller, and found that they lasted around 10 hours before the controller began randomly dying out in the middle of killing bandits in a game called Borderlands.
I put two of these into my old CD Walkman (surprised those still exist). The most basic of technologies, one that could practically be used as a standard measurement of usage, and it dies in less time then it takes to get a full night's rest.And since this was a four-pack of batteries, you must be wondering where the other two went, and it's not up a part of me. So what is Energizer MAX, then. I mean, this is a damn cd player.
These batteries cost ten dollars and yet they have the same quality as those generic ones with words like "industrial" and "super-duty" used in contexts to make you think advanced, multi-million dollar machines used to build cars on their own are powered by a couple AA's. I call this one full of green eggs and scam.I bring this up because, despite the promise that these will last "UP TO 8x longer", they died out not too long after purchase. and was amazed how after only around 8 hours of use they were already creeping up to death's porch.
As other reviewers have mentioned, they are not superior when used in low drain applications like a computer mouse. These are great batteries for virtually any photography application weather in a point-and-shoot digital or in a flash unit like the SB-600. I prefer them shipped free to my door, even if they were slightly more expensive.
I started using them about a year ago after much frustration with the lifespan of normal alkaline batteries. Thankfully these excellent lithium batteries from Energizer are truly superior in performance over either normal alkaline or rechargeable batteries. I primarily use these batteries in my Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash.
I get 500-700 shots out of a set of these, which makes them economical compared with the seemingly less expensive alternatives.It is possible to find these batteries in larger packs at big box stores, but they're actually the same price per battery overall. Stick with normal alkaline or nimh batteries for those uses. I am not a professional photographer but it is a pretty serious hobby (addiction my wife would say) of mine, and nothing drives me more crazy than my equipment becoming the limiting factor of what I want to do creatively.
Replacing batteries in the flash on what seems like a weekly basis is annoying--running out of juice in my camera flash at the wrong moment is much worse and can even be devastating depending on the context.
Alkalines, coppertops, bunnies with drums, rechargeables, NiCads, nickle hydrides, nothing was safe.In desperation, we tried the the high priced (about double that of a typical alkaline) Energizer E2's. The basic difference between the E2 lithium battery and alkalines, nicads, etc.
Then it drops rapidly instead of slowly dropping from the first use. is that the power is supplied at a steady voltage until the battery is almost completely drained.
It all began with a camera. Nothing less will ever again tough our electronics, digital cameras, remote controls, wireless mice, and even flashlights.These batteries seem to last forever, particularly with digital cameras.
Therefore, your camera has full power until it's time to replace the battery.Sure, I'm paying twice as much for the battery but it lasts way over twice as long. No matter what we tried it seemed to devour batteries.
They are worth every penny.
They are ridiculous price/performance. #1 for a reason, you will not regret.Although, I have switched to eneloop rechargeables and will never go back.
Do check that your electronics are happy with these batteries installed. Maybe for GPS or LED flashlight. I've heard of both digital cameras and GPS units (Garmin GPS60) that did not. These are expensive for daily use, I'd recommend NiMH rechargeables for that, but they're perfect for low temperature use (car flashlight in Minnesota winter, digital camera use outdoors in the winter) when both alkalines and NiMHs fail to deliver. These would also be, with very gradual storage loss, great for an emergency electronic device.
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