Colorful Eneloop Rechargeable Batteries

For the longest time, I’ve been using Powerbase re-chargeable AA batteries for most of my gadgets (primarily for the Canon 580EX II). I’ve been wanting to get the Eneloop ones from Sanyo and jumped the gun when I saw these.

They come in a pack of 8’s and each battery has a different color.

Well, my old Powerbase batteries have all been mixed up and I had to mark them up to know which battery comes with which pair.

The color-coded Eneloop batteries looks like it has solved that minor issue. Only drawback is that these batteries are rated at just 1900mAh. The Powerbase ones I have right now are in the 2300mAH, 2600mAh and 2700mAh. I also got the AAA Eneloop batteries at 900mAh. And they don’t come in cheap. The set of AA costs like Php1,250USD 21INR 1,806EUR 20CNY 155 and the AAA is like Php1,000USD 17INR 1,445EUR 16CNY 124 (converted from Japanese Yen).

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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24 Comments

Paul says:

14 years ago

Does the pack of 8 AA’s come with a charger or do you have to buy it separately?

I ask because Apple has a battery charger which uses Sanyo eneloops too and they cost about 1.6k for 6 AA batteries and a charger.
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PaulC says:

14 years ago

Is it locally available Abe? :) Do you have a spare set of it? I’ll buy those.. hehe
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iPimp says:

14 years ago

I got the rainbow AA set as pasalubong last December.
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Calvin says:

14 years ago

eneloops only go as high as 1900mah still. there are 2000mah but they’re still rated at 1900mah. that’s the drawback of having the low-discharge eneloops. pero ok na yan for everyday rechargeable devices.

@paul, yung 1.6k na yun ordinary charger ba or fast charger?
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Paul says:

14 years ago

@Calvin

I haven’t got an Apple battery charger yet but if it’s like how they do their power adapters then it should fill the battery to 80% within an hour or so, afterwards it would slowly trickle charge to 100%.
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mary says:

14 years ago

At least they’re cute. =)
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Whatif says:

14 years ago

may eneloop sa cdr king… lagi nga lang out of stock…
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Kiel razON says:

14 years ago

I saw these set of batteries at camera shops at Hidalgo, Quiapo
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Gian says:

14 years ago

500 ang set (4pcs.) ng eneloops sa hidalgo o kaya sa tipidpc XD

Pero mas maganda kung maiba-iba ang kulay :))
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manaka_junpei says:

14 years ago

gusto ko yang set na yan, sana available sa market yan
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Brownspank says:

14 years ago

Too bad, I already have a bunch of white Eneloops. I don’t have any problems with the 2000mah rating, though; I use them primarily for my flash (Nissin di622), and the recycle times are fast enough, even on full power.
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nikco says:

14 years ago

mga pre, kahit 1900 mAh rated lang yan eh mas maganda pa yan sa lahat. matagal madischarge kahit ilang buwan ng na stock malakas pa din ang charge. matulin sa cycle charge time pag ginagamit ko sa Nikon SB800 ko. di ko na kailangan ilagay ang 5th battery nyan. sulit talaga kahit mahal. pero SULIT! nagamit ko na ang powerbase, sony, sanyo 2700 mAh at iba, ala kwenta.
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Fleeb says:

14 years ago

Ditto on low discharge.
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Harley says:

14 years ago

love the colors!
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tantra2gadget says:

14 years ago

I have 4 white eneloop 2AA battery,available nb yan dito local market..
Mahal pala bili ko ng sa akin 800php 4 pcs,laki pala price difference pag sa tipidpc or hidalgo bumili,tsk sayang….
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grail0375 says:

14 years ago

I’ve been using the CDR-King branded Ecomax LSD for almost two years on my gadgets. I’m quite happy with the performance and price (before it was 150 pesos for a pair of AA’s)

Just a reminder though, the batteries are only as good as the charger they were charged on. Be sure to get a good charger when you’re investing on LSD batteries.
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go_ren says:

14 years ago

i think filter exchange at multiply they sell those colored batteries. as much as i wanted those. . i dont think its practical for me to buy them. . .i am satisfied with sanyo 2500mah batts for my di622. .
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butthead says:

14 years ago

wtf
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ralphs home pest control says:

14 years ago

dpende naman po sa gamit kung parating mg flash mas madali mag lowbat
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wetpak says:

14 years ago

Kiel razon,

Ano name nung store na nakita mo yung eneloop glitters?
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Geobert says:

14 years ago

Sanyo rechargable batteries are the best I’ve used. The first ones I bought (2005) finally began to show signs of not charging well only early last year (2009). I switched to Sanyo Eneloops and I’ve been very happy. Even if they have lower mAh than the others, they seem to last long in between charges.
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Maye says:

14 years ago

Ang cute nung colors! Hahahaha. I might just buy 1 set coz of that. =)
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Cebulifer says:

14 years ago

Where can I order those eneloops?

I have been using Sanyo 700mah Nicads for my Mini4wd racing. It’s good enough for me. I have a Triton fast charger so I can recharge in 5 mins if I need to.
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