Apple Battery Charger - batteries last 10 years?

[MacHiavelli]

Apple Battery Charger - batteries last 10 years?

http://technologme.com/apple-battery-charger/2018/

 

[314631]

Well I just ordered a couple chargers for our iMacs. My Magic Mouse gets through a couple of Duracell AA batteries per week.

 

[colmaclean]

Would be better if this worked off USB - I have plenty of free USB ports, but not many power points!

 

[SchneiderMan]

Would be better if this worked off USB - I have plenty of free USB ports, but not many power points!

It would take much much longer to charge.

 

[Julien]

Apple Battery Charger - batteries last 10 years?

http://technologme.com/apple-battery-charger/2018/

NiMH is many times simpler (no voltage control), more stable technology and last much longer (10 years is the industry standard) than Li-ion but does have disadvantages like excessive "leakage" and less power per mass/size.

 

[glavoie84]

NiMH is many times simpler (no voltage control), more stable technology and last much longer (10 years is the industry standard) than Li-ion but does have disadvantages like excessive "leakage" and less power per mass/size.

Not much leakage anymore with LSD (Low Self Discharge) batteries. Based on the description on Apple website (retain 80% capacity after 1 year), they are rated exactly like Sanyo Eneloop batteries (rebadged?).

 

[Stay Tuned]

Guess no one will really know until 10 years from now, until then it sure sounds good in marketing materials!