[NTLK] MP 2X00: A new kind of Duracell battery?

[lordgroundhog at gmail.com]

Thought-provoking! I was almost convinced to go with Forrest's Ultra—Optimum, but Frank's Optimum Pro Max Enhanced 2nd Generation or Valerio's Optimum Pro MAX sound like they could be even better.  

If I had the time, I'd create the Groundhog Mini-Singularity SuperPower Cell, and take over the battery market, but there are only so many hours in a day.  


Seriously (yes, I can do serious too), I think I'll just have to do comparison test runs of the Optimum to see if there's enough of a performance bump to justify the price jump.  I'll report back in a few months when I know something.  

I also appreciate the reminder that maybe I should experiment with rechargeables in my battery sled.  

A question arises from this:
Are there any warnings I need about rechargeable batteries that aren't good for Newtons (e.g., wrong size for the battery sled or unreliable performance in the Newton)?  I don't want to upset Lady Newton with a poor diet!  

Thanks again, everyone.  



Shalom, 

Christian 

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From: Valerio Paris Mitritsakis <valerio at mitritsakis.gr>
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Sent: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 5:17
Subject: Re: [NTLK] MP 2X00: A new kind of Duracell battery?

Thre is always Optimum 2, Optimum Pro and then Optimum Pro MAX :p

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> On 24 Aug 2021, at 21:44 , LordGroundhog at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Lately I've been mostly using Duracell Ultra AA cells in my battery sled.  Now I see they have a new version, called "Optimum", with a lot of advertising yada-yada about "up to 200% extra life" and "extra power".  
> 
> I'm currently getting 2-1/2 to 3 weeks out of a set of Ultras, depending on backlight use.   Does anyone know from testing if these are worth the extra cost?  
> 
> Bonus question:  If these new ones are supposed to be "Optimum", what will Duracell call the next improvement or breakthrough in battery technology?  What's more optimal than optimum?  Is there something better than optimum?  Will the next battery improvement mean batteries cost more than my Commandante coffee grinder?  
> 
> 
> 
> Shalom,
> 
> Christian
> 
> ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
> Any sufficiently advanced technology 
> will be indistinguishable 
> from a Newton. 
> ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
> 
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ZzpdPJ7Zr4
> (With thanks to Chod Lang)
> http://tinyurl.com/29y2dl
> http://www.diyplanner.com/node/3942
> https://vimeo.com/ondemand/newtfilm/
> 
> ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
> Get MUGged and love it: http://www.oxmug.org/
> Where Newtonians meet: http://www.newtontalk.net/
> 
> From my Note 3
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> 
> http://newtontalk.net
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