Blackbuzzard

Actually they (NOCO) are among the worst...

"the second-priciest model (Noco Genius Boost GB30, $105) came in second-to-last place in our ratings."

https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...s/buying-guide

Delz

iTrader: (2)

Just had my battery go out today on a 2year old truck (Factory battery ). This cant be normal . To the guys with the interstate batteries how are they holding up ?

fang2015

Sam's Club has free 3 year replacement on their batteries - no pro-rating. The prices are very good. Have been using these batteries for a while now and the branding changes. Had been Energizer and is now Duracell. Like a previous poster said - most batteries are now made by only a small number of manufacturers. Have never had one of Sam's batteries fail, but I replace them after four years before the next winter. I know people that try to hang onto batteries forever. But, my opinion is that with these newer trucks, the battery is very important to overall operation. Cheap insurance against electronic problems.

RL1990

Most batteries are made by Johnson Controls or Exide, they just slap different labels on them. I recently replaced the 4 year old Autozone Duralast battery in my Acura (the heat in the south is hard on them) for a Costco Interstate battery. If you took the labels off you wouldn't know the difference, they were identical. Except the Costco battery was about $30 cheaper.

kalalp

Walmart has batteries in about the three most common sizes for 47-49 dollars. I've bought several of these and couldn't be happier.
Pick one up and then pick up the high dollar branded battery. The weight's are the same or similar.
No warranty though.

k.b.

Think about a bigger one

jschmidt

And ReviewData adjusrs it from 4.9 to... 4.9. (ReviewData strips out unverified and review-item reviews and regrades from verified purchasers. These tools are a good idea, but there is no science to prove them. They're aimed to sell their own product and they don't rate products, they rate reviews.

I have one of these in each vehicle, five in all and all no-name brands. The only failure I ever had (an indicated failure to charge) was on top-brand Anker. To be fair, that one was kept in my rock-crawler UTV. These things are pretty much commodities.

jschmidt

Also from that review:
"When it came to jump-starting vehicles, performance between the units was nearly identical."

So how did they rate them? They all worked the same for cars so CR marked them down on cell charger time and unacceptable if they didn't have a laptop port. Seriously?

Here's another tip I learned. In cold weather, turn on the flashlight function for a minute or two. These are lithium batteries. They release energy better when warm.

2015rubyFX4

I have one and its very nice. Works great

2015rubyFX4

Consumer reports should be the last you listen to! LOL. Do you remember the GM truck fires and Suzuki rollorver fake articles by them? I guess not