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Most devices & gadgets are rechargeable nowadays. The only thing I have that still requires batteries is a headlamp but even those are available in rechargeable varieties. House smoke detectors need a battery too.

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[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 14 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

As for rechargeable it’s twice the effort to find the charger every two years instead of just using the one time batteries.

I've actually seen USB to USB-C rechargeable AA batteries for sale. I've never tried them so I have no idea personally how good they are but the reviews seem positive. I think that could be the way forward as long as it's a standard charging cable for the batteries.

[–] fastfinge@rblind.com 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

These are the way. They usually come with a cable that splits from one USB A to four or more USB C. So you have a spot to charge them normally, but you can also give them a quick charge when you're out and about with any random cable you have if you can't find the splitter. And they charge much quicker than using a battery charger.

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

They seemed 12 times more expensive than the one use batteries. So only makes sense for stuff you use often.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They can be good but the voltages don't always match alkaline cells so you can sometimes burn through them quicker than if you'd use standard alkaline.

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 points 12 hours ago

That's good to know.