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Matthew Richards

HiQuick AA & AAA rechargeable batteries review: hi NiMH, goodbye alkaline

HiQuick AA & AAA rechargeable batteries.

HiQuick AA & AAA rechargeable batteries are unlike NiMH batteries that we used to use and didn’t entirely like. A bugbear for us was that we’d fully charge a set of batteries for a flashlight or camera flashgun, only to find they’d gone flat by the time we actually got around to using them. Useless! Like various other recent AA and AAA batteries, these HiQuick versions are designed to have a very slow discharge rate, so they’re good to go for months or even years after being charged.

Catering to every need, the batteries are sold in multi-packs of AA and AAA options, with different quantity options. Some include a mix of one size or both sizes, and come with or without a USB battery charger. We went for the HiQuick 4-slot AA & AAA USB battery charger complete with a set of 4x AA and 4x AAA batteries, which also comes with a charging cable and storage boxes for the batteries. And to bump up the numbers, we added a combined pack of 8x AA and 8x AAA batteries. Both retail packs come boxed with printed instruction manuals, and with very budget-friendly price tags. Other popular sizes are also available, including C and D tubular shaped batteries and PP3 rectangular batteries.

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