willland Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWAjgZmnoZo My bride tells me to stop buying the cheapo Sunbeam batteries from the dollar store. Then I showed her this video. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Consumer reports has the same results. For basic batteries, generic cheap are just as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 We put a "generic" battery my Honda mechanic recommended in my wife's car over 5 years ago now and it's still kicking strong for almost half the price. I was VERY skeptical and hesitant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 8, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 8, 2018 You just never know I guess, kind of bose, better sound through marketing, never mind cost/performance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, dtel said: You just never know I guess, kind of bose, better sound through marketing, never mind cost/performance. Hahah what? Either stop drinking or start drinking. Haha. There are certainly plentiful reasonably priced alternatives. I wouldn't buy blind though.... Tried and tested alternatives get my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 8, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 8, 2018 Bose always say "better sound through research'" but I changed it a little. They are all about marketing a lesser quality but a higher priced product, "polishing a turd" some say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Those little fans aren't much load. I wonder what the test results would be if, for example, the test was for something requiring substantially more power. Still, for things like remote controls, it looks like the cheapies rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 16 hours ago, dtel said: Bose always say "better sound through research'" but I changed it a little. They are all about marketing a lesser quality but a higher priced product, "polishing a turd" some say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Bought little Sunbeam batteries for motherboard bios at Dollar Tree. They just keep doing their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 There are some other things like how long can the batteries last in the packaging? How long can they last with light loading? How long can they last with heavy loading? How long can they last with intermittent usage? JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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