I respectfully disagree. There are a lot of name-brand chargers being sold that destroy good quality batteries quite quickly. And these are not necessarily the cheapest ones either. There seems to be an absolute, cut-throat cynicism going on, with the bean counters overruling the engineers. The more batteries they fry in these junkers, the more new batteries they can sell.

But amidst the storm of crapola there are some good chargers that will get you decent performance and a decent lifespan out of your rechargeables. It doesn't have to be a Maha, but you really do have to sift the (rare) wheat from the (voluminous) chaff.

As for the Maha in particular, I was a reluctant convert. But I finally found a great deal on one and spent some time working with it. It's not quite as convenient, but when it comes to refreshing older cells and restoring their capacity, it does what it says it does.

If you want to argue the point further, just drop into candlepowerforums for double-barrelled dose of "chapter and verse."