--- Alan Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At Savon Drug in Los Angeles, Kodak Lithium 2CR5 > batteries for the EOS-3 are > $6.98 while Energizer e2 Lithium 2CR5 batteries are > $13.98. I know that > brands will often vary a dollar or so, but any idea > why Energizer e2 are > twice as much as Kodak? Kodak, I would think, isn't > exactly chopped liver.
Because Engergizer (remember when they were called "Eveready?") is spending a bundle on an advertizing campaign to convince buyers that the e@ batteries are super duper better. The truth is that they are better, and will last longer, but no where near twice as long. Probably somewhere near 10 or 15% longer. So buy two of the cheap batteries. I seem to recall that some years ago Consumer Reports did a test of alkaline batteries. They concluded that while some brands did perform slighly better than others, the difference was so small that the best plan was to buy whatever was on sale. I suspect the same is true of Lithiums. Unless it's medical grade lithium <g>. ===== Bob Meyer I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... http://www.meyerweb.net/epson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
