TopCell DW-1214 12-Volt 1.4 Amp Hour NiCad Pod Style Replacement Battery for DeWalt and Black and Decker Tools

UPDATED: I bought two of these, they performed pretty well for about a year and then both experienced failed cells. I guess I got what I paid for, low cost=low quality. My original dewalt batteries lasted almost 10 years, these TopCell completely failed in less than 2 years; they do not work at all and overheat if attempt to charge them.ORIGINAL: I was very impressed with the price of these batteries. They have good capacity and fit in my dewalt perfectly. I've had two of them for a year now and they are starting to drop off in capacity. I haven't really found any other reasonable replacement batteries for my 12v dewalt until I came across these TopCell packs, no regrets here.

Price value is exceptional. Had a problem with a previous battery purchase, received a prompt shipment of new battery.

Maybe it's because I don't use it all that often but the charge dosen't seem to hold as good as it did when I bought it a year ago. The Dewalt batteries that came with the drill lasted several years. The battery is still useable but I wouldn't count on it for a bigger job.

Replacement to original batteries and they do make the drill run much faster and so far a good improvement in performance. Cost less than the DeWalt batteries and specs about the same. Used for household work. I would recommend checking these out as alternative to original equipment, save a few bucks!

The DW-1214 Has been a big diapointment. Charged less than 10 cycles and it is dead, dead, dead. Did not save me much money

I bought this battery to replace a DeWalt battery that had died after several years of use. This battery worked OK for one summer of house remodeling but never had the battery life that my standard (non-XRP) DeWalt batteries had and required more frequent charging. After a year this battery needs replacement as it loses its charge unless I keep it on the charger and it does not work very long before it needs recharging. Meanwhile one of my two original DeWalt batteries is still working fine after nearly five years.

I would give this battery 4.5 stars if I could. It works great and now that I know how strong my drill can be I will buy another one soon. The only knock I have of this battery is that it has the visual appeal of the old black and white "generic" product labels from the '80s.

These are great batteries! They work perfectly well in my Dewalt and give me as much power as I had with the original Dewalt batteries when they were new. When the original batteries in my Dewalt died I was astonished at the price of new ones. Replacing the batteries was going to cost me almost as much as buying a new drill. What a rip off!! My drill was perfectly fine so I took a chance with these batteries. As stated above, they work great and I was able to buy two for the price it would have cost me to buy one Dewalt battery. I use my tools daily and try to buy the best. It's seems crazy to have to buy a new tool every couple of years just because the batteries die. TopCell batteries are great batteries! I highly reccomend them! Stay away from OEM batteries!