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The way I look at it, if you invest in a Li-Poly battery and charger, it will be a worthwile investment. Sure, it is more expensive at first, but these kinds of batteries last longer than Ni-Mh and Ni-Cads by about a year or so, AND have absolutely no memory effect, so if you wanted to charge it when its 90% full, that is no better or worse than charging it at 10% full. In fact, running these down to 0% is actually a little bad for the battery. This can be seen as a bonus because no investment in a discharger is needed.
I read an article a while ago about Li-Poly vs Li-Ion batteries and I read that one of them was better at supplying large amounts of current than the other, if anyone knows which, please share. With an AEG, the last thing you want is a battery that cant handle large current draw. This may not be too big an issue with stock guns (which 8.4V batteries are mainly used for) but still worth investigating. I know that almost all cell phones, mp3 players, laptops, PDAs, and other mobile electronic devices use either Li-Ion or Li-Poly batteries so it is not a "new" technology by any means.
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