To be fair to eneloop competitors, the batteries tested in this thread are not a comparison to any decent NiMH. This thread is not saying buy eneloops!
Before you think that eneloops are the only cells worth buying you really need to try the following:
I've driven hundreds of other batteries over the last 20+ years ..I was trying to show some old sanyos I bought probably 20 years ago . 1200mah nimh AA dark green rebadged sanyo white tops for a company named bt&t controls I bought about 20 AA's and the next year at this electronics show all that could be had were sort of a lime green 1300mah cell I bought 50 of them AA and AAA's and everyone of those are dead , every energizer / rayovac kodak I've bought since then are all dead time and time again it's been sanyos that are still kicking .Some of these batteries don't last a year .Buying anything but eneloops or rebadged sanyos is just wasting your money . duraloops on sale were less than a buck .Thats not rolls royce prices . They are always on sale and worth stocking up on.
I have several non-sanyo cells that are still in A1 condition after 5 years. You seem to be talking about “lime green” 1300mAh cells vs old Sanyos - hardly a universally conclusive result in Sanyo’s favour… no offense but I think you need to take a little adventure and try some other brands, those 1300mAh days are long gone.