Advantages: long lasting, no more battery costs
Disadvantages: expensive to buy, uses electricity to charge

...With having a cordless mouse and a mp3 player and numerous remote controls I was spending an average of £3 plus a week on batteries that would last much longer than a couple of days in my appliances. So, I ultimately had to come to the decision that buying some rechargeable batteries and a battery charger would save me a lot of money in the long run. So I bought the Uniross batteries nickel metal hydride battery charger from an internet site for £13.99 and with this charger I also got four AA rechargeable batteries free which was extremely great value. When it arrived on my doorstep I initially had to charge the batteries for twelve hours. The charger itself is a small grey box which plugs into your sockets for charging, it has the ability to charge either 4 AA batteries, 4 AAA batteries or 2 9 volt batteries which was brilliant as I... Read review

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Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: Takes a long time to charge batteries

...I had been intending to purchase a battery charger for quite a while. In fact I had even dropped hints to certain family members around Christmas time, but to no avail. I was recently reminded of this missing piece of equipment in my life when I rediscovered the PC lead to my digital camera. Remembering that a pair of standard batteries lasted for only about 30 photos in this camera I decided that it was certainly time to invest in a battery charger and some rechargeable batteries. I purchased an Energizer CHDCW8 – 4 battery charger from Argos for just £9.99. This decision was based on several factors, the most important of which was the price and what I considered to be the best value for money. The design also played a part in my decision process, but in the end it was the price/value that were the strongest influencing factors... Read review

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Advantages: Compact, charges AA and AAA
Disadvantages: No European plug adapter

...~<*>~ Energizer ~<*>~ Engerizer have been around over a hundred years and made the first consumer batteries so should know a thing or two about batteries and chargers. ~<*>~ Price ~<*>~ Bought mine from Maplin at a reduced price, £12.95 Jessops online £10.99 + £3.99 p&p Tesco online £29.99 As you can see there is a huge variation in prices so check them out before you do. ~<*>~ What you get ~<*>~ Ultra Compact Charger