How do they compare cost wise?

Later,

Tom

Probably among the most cost effective batteries you can buy. My batteries came
with a ten-year warranty, and the first seven are not pro-rated. If a cell
takes a dive at six years, eleven months, they will replace it straight across.

I get a lot of stuff at wholesale, sometimes even well below, through my
business connections. I think I remember paying $600-700 for a pair of 8D's
with two very nice new battery boxes. And that was 2 or three years ago, I
think. You would probably need to shop pretty hard to get the same deal if
you're buying retail- but it may be out there. This is a couple of times the
price of a pair of
"ordinary" batteries, but I can expect 2 and
a half to three times the useful life. Remember that when you replace the
cheapie battery you buy today, you will be paying the inflated price for the
second, and maybe even the third battery needed to provide the same service as
a top quality product. You also get the fun of wrestling with those heavy
batteries, or paying somebody else to wrestle them, more often when you go with
the BIC Disposable approach.

There are times when the cheapie battery is appropriate. Need to replace a
battery in a boat you're trying to sell? Few buyers would be willing to pay the
additional difference represented between a new WalMart special and a new
Rolls, for example.