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Article #236Re: Commuting by train builds new friends and social contacts
From: Bill Bolton
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:25
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:25
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"Mr. Precision" <Amaps.news@archeus.plus.com> wrote: > A 4000mAh laptop NiMH battery for $82.50, $7 for equivalent capacity > from these guys: > http://www.megabatteries.com/items.asp?cat_id=25 > And they're still making a good profit on the batteries. ROFL. Your maths needs some work. About the least expensive of getting an equivalent 9.6V at 4Ah capacity from the items listed on the page you referenced involves 16 no-name chinese AA cells at $2.99 each, which comes to a ~$48.00... and that's without any packaging or assembly at all. If the more common (for laptops) C size cell are used, you only need 8 cells, but the best deal on 8 suitable no-name Chinese C cells still comes out to $37.99, again a price without any packaging or assembly at all. http://www.megabatteries.com/items.asp?cat_id=62 Similarly, an assembled, packaged R/C style 9.6V 3Ah pack from the same company goes for $36.99, which would indicate that a 4Ah version would likely cost *at least* $49.20 if they had that capacity available. http://www.megabatteries.com/item_details.asp?id=10697&cat_id=58 Bill Bill Bolton Sydney, Australia
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