Whopping price Is it me or does anyone else think $72 for a freaking battery is expensive...
783020
Most everything about Nikon seems over priced. It is a swell battery, however. Want to trust your $1K+ camera to who knows what?
783021
way too expensive. My D40 battery was like 40 and I was pissed back then. Wow, inflation is getting ridiculous.
783022
They have gone the way of Panasonic and introduced a "chip" in the battery, so that none of the cheap knockoffs will work. Booooooooo!
1429308
YEAH,..TRUE dat,.... like ay other "High-end" name brand,just buying a part such as amere batery w/ the smae "NAME-stamp" on it COSTS BIG bucks,.....BUT you probably can find the EXACT SAME battery for it elsewhere for a OT CHEAPER,..such as RADIO SHACK, who has ALL battery types for EVERYTHING! (I but all my lithium batteries for my cameras, and cordless phones there.~JAI
1106577
The price is just for the battery. Not sure why Amazon chose to illustrate the whole battery case.
1069940
By no means am I an expert at batteries or electrical, but I went to a local battery store and spent $30 for a 5ah battery. I has been several months since installing it and no problems.
1842352
Why would they claim an orig price of $55? Who would pay $55 for this? Think the savings is majorly inflated and, frankly, irresponsible. Having said this, I have one that I bot at a discount store for $4 and I love it. To pay$6 for one is not unreasonable but to insinuate that it could be retailed for $55 is ridiculous.
1231743
I haven't had mine long enough to tell but anecdotal observations indicate that the batteries/unit seem to follow the "standard" Lithium discharge rate of 5-10% a month. Wikipedia and Google can lead you to more "in depth" analysis if you want......I find it helpful to just think of it as a big cell phone battery (can I leave my cell phone off for a month and turn it on etc). The key to storage is temperature (cooler is better then warm), you really start to digress into the more "in depth" stuff as soon as you ask the question :0 Sorry if that is not specific enough I tried to explain "it depends". Overall I have found the unit/device to be of high quality and am unsure as to what an $80 10400mah battery would offer over this one. There very well may be nuance's but for the average and above average user you won't be able to tell the difference.
201244
I called Greenworks and they sell the battery for $130 with $40 shipping. I found another Web site that sells the battery for $130 with $20 shipping.
1444054
I don't trust Makita's battery technology. I had one that failed and then they were awkward about replacing it , do I gave up. I would describe my use of the battery as normal. At the prices they charge, Mskita should be ashamed of themselves.
1035336
Yes? Ridiculous isn't it? I paid $49.00 for the last one I bought. I have now surpassed the cost of the machine. I won't be buying anymore.
2007220
what in the world!! i am at amazement right now, that this charging system is listed at $249!!! how is it even possible to sell this $40 piece of equipment at that price and people ACTUALLY buy it??? how is ANY marketplace price $200 over normal value??
355875
The real question is: why? I don't think I've changed the batteries in over a year. I can't imagine rechargables ever paying for themselves at this rate.
52122
I wondered that myself; was told by Dyson support I could get another battery for $69. Li-ion batteries can last quite a while, and typically just slowly use capacity so one has to charge them more often.
1635289
The price now is sixty dollars. I believe it was fifty dollars yesterday. There does seem to be a shortage of these chargers right now but still to pay 60 dollars for a charger that can be purchased from the manufacturer for $25.00, and for less then $20 from other vendors. This is lunacy. These are the type of affiliate vendors that Amazon.com should throw out because they give Amazon a bad name.
1231238
I'm wondering the same exact thing. I saw another one by AJ Wholesale, but they're charging $599 for the 32GB one...so I'm just waiting when to hear from these guys. I hope it's not too long...I've Googled it and still can't find an answer.
586476
I had this in my wishlist for some time now. But even with the price drop to $549, it was a bit too rich for my blood. Today, I saw that it was further reduced to $449 and I hit the order button without thinking about it. For $449, I think this is an excellent deal (especially with XP license and a 6 cell battery).
2008715
2023 is the "use by" date on my last shipment. This deal sounded to good to be true to me as I was paying $5.95 per battery at my local Radio Shack. 50 cents a piece had me thinking like you, they must be old ones. Wrongo, they're brand new and all test fine. Trust me, this is a great deal and one I'm damned glad to have found as I need them for both my guitar ( it takes 2 of them ) tuners ( 2 more ) and am the source to go to in the band when someone else comes up with a dead whatever. Oh yeah, my car keys need one also. Choice here is 6 bucks per or 50 cents. You decide.
728993
Not OK, but not uncommon. Many are apparently shipped with junk alkaline batteries marked "not for retail sale." I got the low-battery alarm 1 week after installation, and the battery failed the load test on my VOM, despite the claimed fresh-until date of "2018." A product with a claimed 7-year lifespan needs a quality lithium 9V, which costs about $6, an added expense that should be factored into the REAL cost of this item, IMO.