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Duracell Pre Charged Rechargeable Nimh AAA Batteries, 4-Pack
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List Price: $11.95
Our Price: $12.06
Availability: Usually ships in 2 days
Manufacturer: Duracell
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Average Customer Rating: 
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Duracell
EAN: 0041333180359
Feature: Duracell Pre-Charged batteries are charged and ready for use right out of the package
Label: Duracell
Manufacturer: Duracell
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Duracell
Release Date: 2007-10-24
Studio: Duracell
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Features
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Duracell Pre-Charged batteries are charged and ready for use right out of the package
Duracell Pre-Charged batteries retain power for up to 365 days while not in use
Can be recharged and reused hundreds of times
Stays charged longer than RCR and have to be recharged less often
Contains 4 AAA pre-charged rechargeable batteries
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best rechargeable batteries ever.
Comment: Simply put, "hybrid" NiMH rechargeable batteries, such as these Duracells, are the best rechargeable batteries ever created. These batteries will last a long time in demanding uses like a digital camera, yet have a long shelf like so they won't be dead every time you pull them out if you only use your devices infrequently. I've used the AAA and AA sizes and both work just as well. My Energizer 15 minute charger has no problem recharging these batteries in under 15 minutes. If you go through a lot of batteries, these will save you a lot of money as well as not cluttering up the landfill.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Performers!
Comment: These batteries are great. They hold their charge up to a year and they perform well in high drain devices. My one gripe is the price. I am not sure they really save people much money considering that they only last about three years total and regular AAA bats are soooo much less expensive.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is how batteries should be made!
Comment: Pros:
-For a rechargeable battery, these batteries does not need to be charged before you use it for the first time; right from the packaging into your gadgets.
-They last a long time. I use it on my portable speakers which has been playing in loud volume for many weeks.
-Does not need special charger. You can use your existing NiMh charger.
Cons:
-Just like what NLee mentioned (above). You can confuse them with regular Duracells and mistakenly thrown away after losing charge.
-This later technology is still expensive. I got them on sale from Safeway for 11$ Normally sold at 14.99$
I also like Eneloops by Sanyo. But they are not easily available at your local stores.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pre Charged Rechargeable batteries
Comment: My husband is using these batteries on his model train remotes. He says they last very long before having to be recharged. Longer than regular rechargeable batteries.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: An eneloop by any other name...
Comment: [Updated Dec 21, 2008]
I was only half-right when I boldly proclaimed that "Duracell Pre Charged AAA are rebranded Sanyo eneloop cells" in my original review. It turns out that the first batch of Duracell AAA cells I bought from Amazon are made in Japan, and those are identical to eneloop (both mechanically and electrically). But lately I bought some more Duracell AAA from a warehouse club. Those are made in China, and they are identical to the Rayovac Hybrid (see my scan in the Customer Images section). Note that the Rayovac Hybrid AAA has an average capacity of about 780mAh (compared to about 830mAh for eneloop AAA), so is not as good a value.
[Original review follows]
Judging from similarity of technical specifications and physical shapes of (+) and (-) terminals, I am convinced that the Duracell Pre Charged NiMH cell is actually Sanyo Eneloop underneath a different wrapper. Therefore all the good things you heard about eneloop apply to Duracell 'Pre Charged', too.
My own testing has shown that the capacity of eneloop AAA cell is slightly above the claimed 800mAh. The Rayovac Hybrid AAA is usually cheaper, but its capacity is slightly below 800mAh. Both brands are able to retain at least 85% of their charge after three months of storage. Just pick whichever brand is on-sale, and you can't go wrong.
One small problem with the Duracell 'Pre Charged' cell is that: it looked too similar to the well-known 'Copper Top' alkaline cell. So there is a good chance that people may mistaken it for a disposable cell. Personally, I prefer the distinctive-looking white case of the eneloop cell.
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