Product Description

A combination pack of the charger and four AA 1800mAh NiMH batteriesCharges four AA or AAA NiMH batteries in 1 hour (Ref:15072377)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2237 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Duracell
• Model: 1 Hour Charger
• Dimensions: 2.76" h x 3.82" w x 9.57" l, 1.06 pounds

Features

• Typically charges in 1 hour
• Lasts up to 4 times longer in digital cameras (versus ordinary alkaline)
• LED indicator to indicate status of charging process
• Comes with 4 x AA 2300mAh rechargeable batteries
• Charges AA and AAA rechargeable batteries

Manufacturer's Description
The Duracell 1 hour charger provides a 1 hour charge of both AA and AAA batteries. Duracell rechargeable batteries keep your devices running longer - lasts up to 4x longer in digital cameras (versus ordinary alkaline).

Duracell offers the most powerful rechargeable technology currently available: Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH). For high-tech devices, such as digital cameras and MP3 players, rechargeable batteries provide cost-effective, re-usable power. You can trust Duracell to last longest and recharge over 1000 times.

Duracell is the world's leading producer of high-performance batteries. Duracell believes there is no limit to the potential of portable power - and it always strives to find innovative and efficient ways to power your life.

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Customer Reviews

Cheap production values, nasty design, and very, very expensive
This charger does what it says on the box, and no more. It charges quickly, has some reasonably high capacity batteries included (but not Duracell's best rechargeable batteries), and cuts out when the batteries are full. It will charge AAA batteries as well as AA with the flick of a cheap and nasty switching mechanism, though only AA batteries are included.

Made in China, and it shows. Tacky looking and cheaply built, the mechanism for switching battery types is decidedly suspect and will almost certainly cause trouble over time, but it does the job. The unit will probably last no more than a year of solid use. Clearly more time has been spent designing the packaging than the unit itself.

The eye-watering price is the problem. It is phenomenally expensive for such a simple, cheap-to-make product. Costs have clearly been cut across the board: Chinese-made, plasticky, with a nasty switch, it hardly screams a quality product. So why the huge price tag? Presumably because you are paying for the Duracell brand.

It is cheaper here than elsewhere, but it is still painfully expensive. You would need to get through a lot of regular batteries before you even begin to break even on the price, and remember - rechargeable batteries only last for about a year before they need replacing. People often don't realise that even rechargeables have a limited lifespan.

Had they made the price a little more reasonable, I would have recommended it with some reservation as a poorly-made budget charger. If you eat batteries then it may still be worth your while, but frankly, I'm not convinced. The poor manufacturing quality does little to engender confidence over the long-term.

Still, there is always someone with more money than sense. Or maybe you like collecting cheap Chinese tat. If that's you, knock yourself out!