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Ready to drop disposable alkaline batteries for rechargeable AAs and AAAs? Not so fast, you first have to figure out which brand is best for you.

Put a set of our Best Buy AA disposable batteries in your most power-hungry devices and they'll last more than three hours longer than the worst. For AAA batteries, our Best Buys last an hour and a ...

Everyday life is ruled by batteries. Everything, it seems, runs on juice, and not the delicious kind. The anxiety-inducing kind. The kind that leaves you scrambling through your junk drawer, hoping ...

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If you've looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your electronic devices. First, there are the round, non-rechargeable ...