Larry sells other cells as well. (He sells 18650 cells by the seashore :crackup The Sanyo has been out for a long time, and many people trust Sanyo for their battery expertise. They make the renown Eneloop line of NiMH cells, and have had high capacity low internal resistance cells for quite a while. Heck, just recently I ate some ramen from Sanyo Food Group Ltd., and it gave me twice the energy that Maruchan ramen gives me.