Not fully charged on arrival -- old?
I haven't had these long enough to judge their actual effectiveness, though I have used this type of batteries before and have been happy with them.<br /><br />However, I wanted to submit this review to indicate that I was surprised that these "pre-charged" batteries didn't have more of a charge when I received them. I am using the first two of them in my wireless trackpad and my system reports the battery level below 65%. Based on the chart on the back of the batteries, it's supposed to take something like three years for the batteries to drain to that level when unused.<br /><br />I see four possibilities:<br />1. The batteries are simply that old -- I could find no indication of when they were produced.<br />2. They were not really fully charged when packaged.<br />3. Whatever voltage my trackpad reports as 100% is simply higher than these provide -- I doubt this but I suppose I should try recharging the batteries to verify.<br />4. These are in some way defective -- I've been using this pair for over a week without trouble, so if they are defective, they're not disastrously so.<br /><br />I am giving four start with the assumption that either #1 or #2 is accurate. I suppose if it is really #1, then I'd judge the seller, but I have no way of distinguishing between #1 and #2.
Rating: 4 stars