Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I own both the Lacrosse BC-700 and the Maha WizardOne chargers. The Wizard is larger and it spaces the batteries nicely for cooling and the lighted display, very bright and large, is all-informative. I don't mind that the display toggles between cells, rather than displaying the information on all cells at once. This is my main at-home charger. I keep the Lacrosse at work. More compact in size, the Lacrosse's unlit LCD display is also smaller than the Wizard's but it also is very informative. The BC-700 charges at 200, 500 and 700 Ma, while the Wizard can charge much faster if needed. Frankly, most of the time, I charge at a low 200 Ma on either the Lacrosse or the Wizard for the benefit of longer battery life. The Lacrosse is cheaper and a little more compact, but if you need faster charging (higher than 700 Ma) then the Wizard will fill the bill. October 2010 update: The Lacrosse now has developed a bad habit of undercharging batteries placed in charger bay #4. Even though the display indicates that all the batteries are fully charged, if one toggles to the accumulated charge screen, it shows that the battery in bay #4 is only half-charged. Sure enough, when I charge that battery again, it will take another half charge to fill it. I now have to do this each time I charge batteries--always have to replace the fourth battery in another bay and continue to charge it for about 6 more hours. This works, but is very frustrating. I would not purchase the Lacrosse again. December 2010 update: The Lacrosse 700 now is totally unreliable. Several charging bays are indicating full prematurely. I now put batteries back in and watch the 700 continue to charge for hours after it initially displayed "full." Even then I can't trust its readings. I have replaced it in my office with a GP charger--I don't get all the readouts, but it does the job. This after perhaps charging only one set a batteries a week for less than a year with the Lacrosse. Sad. Meanwhile, back at home my Maha Wizard One is humming away charging batteries with no problems whatsoever. That is one great charger and worth the extra expense!