Black & Decker HPB18, Not a good deal

Overall Rating3.333.333.333.333.33

Not a good deal

I’m not sure where Amazon gets a $60+ retail price - Home Depot’s price for this is $34.97. I’d be better off going to Home Depot to get it and then I get a competitive price AND no shipping. But it is a good product.

Update (2/6/2012):

The featured review for this product, Black & Decker HPB18 18-Volt Slide-Pack Battery Tools & Hardware, was written by Sharon D. Sculthorp.

The average rating for this item is 3.3 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

bookfreak

May 5th, 2010 at 2:12 pm    


Overall Rating11111

Lousy battery life
I bought the whole B & D Outdoor Set (trimmers, blowers, weedwack) slightly more than a year ago. He came with three of these batteries, which I faithfully kept calculated as described in the instructions. I used the tools less than the average person still can not recharge the batteries already, in spite of their claims "no memory effect." Stay away from this product


Sharon D. Sculthorp

May 19th, 2010 at 8:57 pm    


Overall Rating44444

Not a good deal
Rated 4 stars.


Rene Andreu

May 21st, 2010 at 2:52 am    


Overall Rating55555

Black & Decker HPB18 18 Volt Battery
It is amazing how one becomes accustomed, over time, to less that great performance when one has nothing to compare it to. Two of my six (several years old) old batteries finally gave up the ghost and would not recharge. I use them on a cordless drill, pole-extension type chain saw and pole-extension type trimmer. I finally decided to start replacing them while the design was still available remembering the demise of the B&D Versa-Pack batteries. My batteries arrived very quickly. I had either never experienced or had totally forgotten what my equipment could do on new batteries. The model number was different but they were the batteries used by my tools. It took only one battery to do the job normally requiring two to three of the older ones and I still had the power and torque on my tools to continue on to the next project. They must’ve upgraded the cells in these new packs.

Were my old batteries ever this good? I just don’t remember and don’t think so, but I am, none the less, a very happy customer with these new ones.


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