I prefer the makita even though it doesn't charge the battery.
I just keep one battery for it & charge it up ready for each day everyday, but it will last a day & half fully charged. :RpS_wink:
When your working inside its thin enough to sit on the windowcill if you need too (like in a bathroom)
I paid £89 for mine a few years ago it's not the DAB one though but you can plug your iPod/iphone into it & it's a great sound :RpS_thumbup:
I've never used the lead with mine cause there's always a sparky somewhere turning the power off :RpS_cursing: plus you can carry it from room to room, use when your working outside, use in bathrooms where there's no power etc...
And I used to pay £5 a fortnight for batteries for my old radio so that was £120 a year :-0
So pay the £89 and that's it, worked out cheaper for me.
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Or you could spend £10-£15 on a cheap radio & the aerial will be broke within a few months(so keep an off cut of angle bead or an old coat hanger for this) & depending on where you work be prepared for the power to go on & off most days, or you could spend a fourtune in batteries. :RpS_biggrin:
You get what you pay for mate.