It's time for me to buy some batteries again. Tried Eveready Heavy Duty previously, AA and AAA and they don't seem to last very long. Currently on GP Supercell and it seems to be better. Has anyone compared all Eveready, GP Supercell, Maxell and Toshiba batteries size AA and AAA? Which one do you feel is best in terms of performance?

The weird thing is the price of Heavy Duty and Super Heavy Duty with Maxell batteries is the same. I would expect Super Heavy Duty to be more expensive than Heavy Duty but it's the same price.

Get rechargeable batteries like eneloop or ikea's one which i forgot the name

It has been quite some time since I used rechargeable batteries, must be more than 20 years ago. Perhaps technology has improved as previously the rechargeable batteries work well for a certain period before they lose their efficiency and don't work anymore ie. don't charge properly or after charging the batteries don't last long. If the quality of rechargeable batteries (and charger) has improved I might try it but these days disposable batteries are cheap so I tend to favour them more, and it's just the choice of which one to select as there are few brands.

Will keep the rechargeable battery recommendation in mind though.

heavy duty batteries are not alkaline...buy battery type to fit usage...
i only use heavy duty in clocks etc...everything else is either eneloop / ikea...
if forced to buy regular AA will be energizer... but this also quality shit already..m

The batteries that don't last long in the devices that I use are remote control for amplifier, cordless mouse and hair trimmer. It's basically these 3 devices only. Any advice what type of batteries to use with these devices?

All other devices such as air-cond remote control, wall clocks, I use cheap AA and AAA batteries Heavy Duty or Super Heavy Duty and they last very long, usually more than 1 year. It's just the 3 devices above where the batteries don't last very long. Maybe up to 2 to 3 months only .

what is your purpose? if its just for general use (clocks / remotes) , don't overcomplicate stuff . just take whatever that works . DIY brand/eveready will do .

Prolly nobody does comparisons because it doesn't seem to matter as much .

Yes, usage as described in my post above. It may be true the brand of batteries may not matter much, though still need to pick one and I thought some might be better than others.

Heavy Duty and Super Heavy Duty is the regular zinc-carbon cell. You want longer lasting cells - choose alkaline cells. Even longer lasting, go lithium cells.

Comparing how long zinc-carbon cells last is pointless in my view, but I don't know TS's use case.

edit : Wireless mouse, hair trimmer - use alkaline.

This post has been edited by AbbyCom: Sep 23 2025, 09:08 AM

energizer

ikea ones are quite good

just get ikea ladda (for AA, 1900 enough) from ikea shop, good enough if not as good as eneloop. eneloop a lot fakes.

This post has been edited by brkli: Sep 23 2025, 09:15 AM

for rechargeable battery (1.2V) eneloop (panasonic) or ladda (ikea), but look for made in japan
for alkaline battery (1.5V) i personally use evolta (panasonic)

Depends on you use for what.

If for hard to reach places or difficult to open the cover, like home sensors, I get Energizer Lithium.

Wall clock, normal battery will do, no need alkaline

For remote controls, just get the Eveready gold alkaline ones.
If too expensive for you, the normal Eveready will do.

For Coin battery, I use all Panasonic. Nothing comes close to it. Make sure it is original

Duracell battery from my experience very leaky. Spoilt a lot of my gadgets. But I don't know now how the battery is.

This post has been edited by azbro: Sep 23 2025, 09:37 AM

Long lasting battery will also have its 'disadvantage' .... corrosion of the terminals.

Thanks for all responses, good information.

Go straight to alkaline.
My Current champion is mrdiy voniko
Next best is daiso

If want rechargeable go get the lithium aa

My worst battery are
Energizer, Duracell, and the wortest is Ikea
Perhaps that's the reason why Ikea discontinued their alkaline.

This post has been edited by lj0000: Sep 23 2025, 09:40 AM

Yes, I am aware of that. It will happen to most remote controls which are not used for a long time but the batteries are still inside the slot. If the device (remote control) is frequently used, corrosion at the terminals which may lead to the device not functioning, it likely won't happen ie. leakage to the internal circuit boards of the device leading to damage.

Yes, I am aware of that. It will happen to most remote controls which are not used for a long time but the batteries are still inside the slot. If the device (remote control) is frequently used, corrosion at the terminals which may lead to the device not functioning, it likely won't happen ie. leakage to the internal circuit boards of the device leading to damage.

I vote mr DIY

i use wireless mouse myself
and i had enough and bought myself rechargeable AA and AAA ikea battery

too much waste

my logitech mouse so long change once but other brand mouse every month...

i using Xiaomi battery only,
nice packaging and design.

Just checked the prices of Eveready Gold and Panasonic Evolta on Shopee. I'm not sure if there are fakes for Eveready Gold as the prices vary a lot between sellers. The weird thing is the sellers are not in Klang Valley but in Ipoh. Not many sellers for this Eveready Gold who are in KL or Selangor.

Eveready Gold (8 pcs) - RM15.89
Eveready Gold (8 pcs) from other seller - RM22.50

As for Panasonic Evolta, the seller is Panasonic official store so it is likely genuine.

Panasonic Evolta (8 pcs) - RM29.35

Toshiba Heavy Duty batteries, 40 pcs only cost RM25.90.

Compared to Panasonic Evolta, 8 pcs cost RM30.90 (29.35 after discount).

Energizer rechargeable ones are pretty good

which brand does not leak one? too many batteries leaking in my aircon remote causing permanent damage (even good branded ones like everday, eniziser, ikkea brand) . and ori aircon remote is not cheap too.

how come those original batteries that comes with the remote does not leak even after 10 years.

got many enegiser selling very cheap in shopee

Ladda. Best rechargeable batteries and affordable

I favor Panasonic more, they have anti-leak tech, u dun want your battery to leak and that's disgusting

Personally I find Panasonic quite good against leak

Get the Eveready GOLD from Lotuss.

LADDA

Best AA & AAA battery are Duracell.

For remote controller, if disposables buy the anti leak like Panasonic. I dun use Duracell or Energizer because expensive and leak if not used for long time.

If rechargeable, buy Ikea Ladda for general use and Enerloop or Fujitsu for anything else. Rechargeable also have normal drain and high drain models. The normal drain can last 3000 cycles while the high drain can last 500 cycles. So buy to match your usage.

I prefer Enerloop or Fujitsu because can retain charge at 70% even after 3 years of non use.

for non-rechargeable, voniko provide good value. cheap (4pcs AA were like rm5.50) and the battery were rated to be leak-free for 10 years from its production date.

for rechargeable, just buy anything that said low-self discharge, ready to use battery. dont take that 1000, 2100cycle horse shit claim, because battery are susceptible to defect and battery wear (even-though it is in storage)

This post has been edited by zerorating: Sep 23 2025, 01:46 PM

Energizer, been using this brand for a long time

Panasonic because got leak guarantee

You mean warranty?

I thought the battery only will leak if u keep it inside a particular device that u rarely use?

voniko huh first time I heard of it. The price is very cheap for alkaline battery.
regardless of brand alkaline battery always > zinc carbon battery

Old eneloops were good. Mine lasted 10+ years.

Nowadays, I think Ladda (Ikea) are good. AAs rated at 2450mAh tested at 2900+.

EBL are decent, but need to discount 300mAh (eg. 2800mAh tested at 2500mAh). Also, they don't hold their charge as long as the older Eneloops, but I think neither do the Laddas.

Newer Eneloops don't seem to be as good as the older ones either.

it sold everywhere at mr diy, i think they are main distributor here.

i remember using tesco battery. quite good.
i haven't try the lotuss battery.

Where is vote for duracell? I use duracell for tv remote usually after 2 years only kaput

Smart tag = energizer

The rest use normal battery from DIY

U need to know what are alkaline battery and what are heavy duty for. Depending on what U are using. The type matter the most

Bought Panasonic Evolta to try out on my remote.

I am still testing the batteries on my amp remote as it seems fussy. Even with new batteries, with Eveready Heavy Duty cheap batteries, it will work for 1 minute, then later it won't work anymore and I need to remove the batteries from the slot and insert them back in, and it will work again. Then after 1-2 minutes the remote will stop working again. This is new batteries. Currently with GP Supercell it's working so far. IF it stops working again I'll get the Panasonic Evolta alkaline batteries in, but I need to receive the package first, ordered yesterday still in shipment.

Some remotes are fussy, need higher voltage. Most rechargeable the voltage is lower so can cause problems.

1.5V vs 1.2V

could consider lithium 1.5v rechargeable battery. it will be more expensive and capacity might be lower than nimh battery. voltage drop only happen when the battery is out of charge.

personally i wont recommend this as there is low possibility of short curcuit that could cause output voltage to be 3.7v (follow its original internal voltage) instead.



This post has been edited by zerorating: Sep 25 2025, 06:46 PM

tesco got. lotuss got. their alkaline teus besr

This post has been edited by ktek: Sep 26 2025, 07:24 AM

Finally found Duracell in page 2.

Surprisingly so less mentions.

GP Recyko not good?