Is there anybody else who refuses to buy batteries that are not rechargeable?
I seem to use a lot of AA and AAA batteries, for remotes and my wireless keyboard and mouse and I cannot bring myself to buy batteries that will ultimately be thrown away (after one use).
Rechargeables and a charger cost more, but are well worth it in the long run IMO.
It seems that I replace my mouse batteries (AA) every couple of weeks depending on how much I'm playing games, and the keyboard batteries (AAA) less so.

I have not looked into size D rechargeables so flashlight batteries are the only ones that I've bought in recent memory that are not rechargeable.

Thoughts and comments?

I don't have enough stuff that uses standard batteries at any decent use, so rechargables aren't worth the costs as for the Nickel-based ones, my usage would cause battery memory and charge depletion issues.

The only thing I have without a mains supply or a rechargeable lithium ion battery is my Gameboy Color.

You're not from Lancashire.

Apart from my mouse and keyboard, nothing I have uses replaceable batteries, thank god.

They're always the one thing I forget to get from the shops.

I purchase only rechargeable batteries, from size AAA to D. I have two functional chargers, we mostly use AA for controllers, remotes, and occasionally, mice.

Have D rechargeable batteries in a flashlight in the hall closet, it works just fine.

For certain things standard batteries (alkaline) work better. For example a Wii remote works better with standard AA (2500mAh) than a rechargeable NiMH (2100mAh). Also finding rechargeable batteries with a good charge rating is difficult.

RAM (Rechargeable Alkaline) have charge capacity variations.

I get through about 4 AA batteries a year (for cheap bike lights). Everything else has rechargeable. Not worth the cost of rechargable.

NiMH in everything. The key to avoiding low capacity or memory issues is to avoid the quick chargers that sometimes are offered with the batteries. I've got a smart charger that looks at the level of the batteries and decides when it needs to dischrge more before charging, then changes charging rate based on the current battery voltage.

A quick charger will take about 15-30 minutes, but the battery will drain faster. My charger can take up to 12 hours, but I get about 5 years out of a battery (camera, TV, radio, flashlights)

Basically my keyboard and Xbox controller. I use rechargeables only in my controller however, being as though my keyboard needs replacing about three times a year.

Yes I am. That's just how the name of the product is spelt.

It occurrs to me that the original reason I started buying rechargeables was a camera I used to have and my metal detector.
I use Duracell AA rechargeables that are rated for 2650mAh in the metal detector. It requires (8), and they only last for so many hours; a mere few days of serious detecting. So, rechargeables there for sure.
Have a total of 3 smart chargers that can charge either AA or AAA. [4 at a time]
The camera I have now has a USB charger, and I'm glad that cell phones use that technology also.

I normally use alkaline batteries. I've found rechargeables just don't last long enough either in terms of holding their charge or becoming knackered, and seem to have a pretty short shelf life. For things like remote controls I'd rather just put an alkaline battery in there and forget about it for the next couple of years. Maybe they've improved since I last tried them out, but my experiences were underwhelming enough that I'm not in a rush to do so: they were inconvenient and expensive, and for the ecologically-minded, probably less environmentally friendly than the disposables.

Edit: that said, the batteries in my camera and in my other half's laptop are an entirely different story, but I guess my former experiences were disheatening enough that I'm still not in a rush to use the regular type.

When I get batteries I usually get the non-rechargeable kind. I hate buying expensive charging stations .

No expert here but it seems that rechargeables are better for the ecologically-minded because you don't throw them away as often. That's really not the issue with me, it's long term costs.
I dispose of batteries by throwing them in when I burn a pile of bald tires in my back yard. (Oh I am just so kidding).

NiCad and Li-ion are highly toxic and environmentally unfriendly whereas alkaline aren't. Throwing away just one of those is much worse than throwing away a hundred alkaline batteries.

NiMh AFAIK aren't toxic, though.

I only use NiMH rechargeables.

You got me wondering what they use in cell phones:
http://www.puremobile.com/cell-phone-batteries.asp

What do they typically use in modern laptops and motherboards? MB batteries seem to last a very long time.

Almost all stuff that has a built-in or specific removable rechargable battery made in the last half decade or so uses some lithium-based battery and are highly toxic and need to be properly disposed of, not thrown away.

I've been gradually replacing all my AA/AAA batteries with Eneloop's, there's simply no better battery out there. Up to 2000 charges, keep their charge for ages and cost not much more than ordinary non-rechargeables. First came across them when looking for better batteries for my power hungry camera, ordinary duracells would only last about 30 shots. Eneloops - more than 200. Incredible things.

Are the nimh batteries pretty recent. I bought a fairly expensive batteries/charging station a few years back but the batteries just svcked. Went back to regular batteries. The only things I use them for are my wireless controller, flashlights and remotes so i don't have to change them very much anyways.

BOW DOWN TO THOSE CAPITALIST SCUM THEN!

The only thing I currently use with any sort of regularity that uses standard batteries is my graphing calculator but it isn't use that much and is pretty good with batteries so I just buy a pack of AAA from the dollar store and use those until they run out then repeat. They last more than a year with the amount its used so doing it this way is logical. My digital camera uses a rechargable lithium-ion battery and I don't have any remotes or anything that use them otherwise.

Every time I buy rechargeable batteries, I forget they are rechargeable and throw them out.

Got tired of buying batteries for all my remotes and my cameras. I use NiMh's now in every thing and have 4 in the charger for swapping out. Sure, I have to swap them out a bit more often than I would alkaline's, but at least I am not throwing out batteries all the time.

I try not to use wireless things simply to avoid the need to charge things or replace batteries.