its not about better Dave. It's about weight.. I don't expect these little batteries to last more than a season. I got 2 seasons out of the shurikyns... I do think the braille line is better in the small battery arena. They will never be up there with the full size batteries. I do have an interstate 48 in the roadster...these aren't daily drivers and the cold did take it's toll in the shurikyns...