"SimonLW" wrote in message
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The Lio-ion in my Dell notebook (only 2 years old) now only runs it for
10-15 minutes. About $200 to get a new one. The Sony Cybershot camera at
work, the Info lithium battery I get low battery warning after recharging
$50 to replace. My Fuji 6800, the Lithium was no good after three years.
I've tried some off brands for less $$, but they don't seem hold the
charge as the OEM. The $35 I bought as a spare form my 6800 never was that
great and it quit running the camera after 1 year.

They are expensive and have a short life span. From this point on, I'm
going with cameras that will take AA, or have the AA option in the
vertical hand grip (DSLRs). With AA's I can carry a couple spares without
the cost of the second lithium. And in a pinch, I can go buy Alkalines
just about anywhere. I can get 150 shots from alkalines PS camera or 300+
with Ni-Mh.

Well that's my rant. Perhaps Lithium longevity will improve. Don't the
hybrid cars use lithium batteries? Can't imagine the cost of replacing
that thing in three years!

My mother's Dimage Z2 can get a couple hundred shots from some NiMHs, using
the flash and the screen. From a modest set of alkalines, she got... well,
three.

Martin