Best Clock Radios for Backup

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Sony SY-ICF-CD7000

$81.00 Est. at Amazon

from Big D from Prosper, TX, www.circuitcity.com
dual alarm, battery backup, am-fm presets, cd, ipod/mp3 inputs...
from Charllee from Illinois, www.circuitcity.com
battery backup, battery included.
from www.amazon.com
i like the battery backup also for power outages.
from www.amazon.com
and, best of all, unlike other sony models, this one has battery backup!
from www.amazon.com
additional added features include battery backup (our power goes out often), two alarms, and presets.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Nice Backlighting, Excellent Reception, Music playback: CD

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for BACKUP

Sony ICF-C318 AM/FM

$21.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the internal backup battery indicated it was weak upon arrival.
from www.amazon.com
it knows what time it is and keeps information on battery backup.
from www.amazon.com
i did notice the warning light indidicating the backup battery was low was on, so i guess it must have been sitting in a warehouse for a long time, so i'll have to buy a new backup battery to start
from www.amazon.com
easy to set, three different light settings for night time viewing, dual alarms, battery backup.
from www.amazon.com
battery backup and automatic time updates.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Good Backlighting, Display: LED

3 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for BACKUP

Sony ICF-C218

$17.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
only two disappointments: 1)there is no dimmer switch to regulate the brightness on the clock 2) battery backup isn't a regular 9v, however, it is lithium and should last a long time.
from www.amazon.com
this product is nearly perfect: size, appearance, ease of use, factory pre-programmed time, and the lithium battery backup feature.
from www.amazon.com
the limitation is the following: when the ac power is off, the alarm does not ring, even though it has battery backup that preserves the correct time for when the power comes back on.
from www.amazon.com
battery backup to set the time.
from www.amazon.com
the whole point of buying these radios what because they have a backup battery.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Good Reception, Music playback: CD

4 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for BACKUP

Midland WR-300

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from luckyeugene, www.shopping.com
technology battery backup
from larrythecomputerguy, www.pricegrabber.com
battery backup for power failures.
from www.amazon.com
it programmed easy, had good range and some nice features like battery backup in case of a power failure.
from www.amazon.com
the backup battery life of the radio is very good, last year during hurricane season the power was out for about 4 days and the radio stayed in standby mode 24/7 thru the power outage for 3 of those
from www.amazon.com
it allows me to be prepared for emergencies before an alarm is even broadcasted elsewhere and because of the battery backup since i loose tv signal often.

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Positives: Nice Volume Control, Nice Reception, Easy To Use, Music playback: None

5 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for BACKUP

Sony LIV

$25.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it has a built in battery backup for those stormy nights when the power goes off........you won't be late for work!
from www.amazon.com
the radio has a battery backup, which i wanted but i have noted that even with a fresh nine volt battery it will lose a few minutes when the power comes back on.
from www.amazon.com
our clock only would work when we put in the battery backup, so that was a bit strange.
from www.amazon.com
the internal backup battery indicated it was weak upon arrival.
from www.amazon.com
it knows what time it is and keeps information on battery backup.

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Positives: Good Reception, Easy To Use, Excellent Sound Quality, Music playback: CD

Sangean RCR-22

$69.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the atomic clock worked when i first plugged it in (it took a few minutes) but when i accidentally pulled out the plug for the day, it lost the time (no battery backup-boo!), kept the alarm times,
from www.amazon.com
no backup battery, but i unplug it and wait a minute, plug it back in and the capacitor stores my settings - keeps all fine.
from www.amazon.com
as others have noted, the lack of a battery backup shouldn't have happened in a clock radio in this price range.
from www.amazon.com
though no battery backup, i believe the clock has a capacitor that stores energy to retain things like radio stations and alarms setting during power outages etc.
from www.amazon.com
only wish it had a backup battery in case the power goes out!

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Positives: Great Backlighting, Excellent Volume Control, Excellent Affordability, Music playback: CD

Timex T612S

$54.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
to one of the prior reviewers, i haven't seen any alarm clock battery backup able to actually power the alarm, just to keep the time setting.
from www.amazon.com
i also wanted a clock radio with battery backup that would power the wake up alarm.
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality is good for a radio in this price range and there is a handy battery backup for whenever the power gets cut momentarily (which is fairly common out there just because i'm always
from www.amazon.com
battery backup is an added bonus.
from www.amazon.com
the only problem was the backup battery was dead on arrival.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Excellent Reception, Nice Volume Control, Music playback: CD

Sony ICFC180

$31.00 Est. at Amazon

from Neio from paradise, www.circuitcity.com
i needed a dual alarm with a battery backup and this one beats them all.
from "Cinder Geezer", www.abt.com
there is a battery backup.
from www.abt.com
has battery backup for power outages.
from www.amazon.com
it addresses all the issues of other clock radios: small footprint on the nightstand; 2 alarms; a powerful, replaceable backup battery that will preserve the alarm all night; reasonable lighting on
from www.amazon.com
and it has saved me on more than one occasion when the power went out overnight, without worrying if your 9-volt backup battery is still working.

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Positives: Nice Volume Control, Easy To Use, Good Reception, Display: LCD

Teac R2

$78.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
and they have a built-in backup battery unit that is always charged up when it's plugged in.
from www.amazon.com
features include superb sound, digital display and tuning, battery backup, aux input (for an i-pod or similar device), 5 preset station memories, a blue backlight for the display, and adjustable

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Positives: Excellent Volume Control, Excellent Affordability, Tuning: Digital, Design: Portable

Sony ICF-C492

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from Annonomous, www.pricegrabber.com
the backup battery system is very efficient.
from www.amazon.com
the radio has a battery backup, which i wanted but i have noted that even with a fresh nine volt battery it will lose a few minutes when the power comes back on.
from www.amazon.com
our clock only would work when we put in the battery backup, so that was a bit strange.
from www.abt.com
as a clock, you couldn't ask for much more: battery backup, large-figured time display with adjustable brightness, easy to set (upward & downward), radio and tone alarms are settable to different
from www.abt.com
pros: battery backup, easy controls, good sound, lightweight best uses: home use

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Volume Control, Great Sound Quality, Music playback: None

RCA RP 5400

Check Site at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
battery backup was very important to me as well.
from www.amazon.com
battery backup.

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Positives: Nice Volume Control, Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability

Sangean RCR-2

$81.00 Est. at Amazon

from Will Rickards from Drexel Hill, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
wish it had a battery backup though.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing that i wish it had is a battery backup.
from www.amazon.com
as far as a lack of battery backup goes, yep, that's a problem in my area.
from www.amazon.com
the only fault that i find with the radio is that it lacks a battery backup facility.
from www.amazon.com
the battery backup if a complet failure.

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Positives: Good Reception, Great Backlighting, Great Sound Quality, Music playback: None

Thomson RP5600

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
with battery backup, you don't have to worry about resetting the time/alarm after temporary power outages.
from www.walmart.com
the alarm does have a battery backup for use if the power goes out when you're sleeping.
from www.amazon.com
i wanted a clock radio that would play cd's and had even purchased and returned a sony dream machine (sony you should be ashamed of yourself...it didn't even have a battery backup).

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Great Affordability, Easy To Use, Music playback: CD

Aluratek AIRMM01 Internet Radio Alarm Clock

$139.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
is anyone else missing a backup battery in the unit ?
from Sasqui, www.newegg.com
cons: no battery backup.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Excellent Volume Control, Great Affordability, Music playback: MP3 Player

Sony ICF-CD543RM

$240.00 Est. at Amazon

from carpdin, www.shopping.com
pros: great quality sound cons: no battery backup
from scmrak, www.shopping.com
pros: well-made and attractive, decent sound quality and features cons: no battery backup, check orientation before installing the bottom line: want a little sound in your kitchen while

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Good Reception, Great Affordability, Music playback: CD

RCA Dual Alarm

$26.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.target.com
next in line is the battery backup - almost every clock i've owned has had it - but it has been via 9volt battery.
from from PA, www.circuitcity.com
had a power outage and never knew because it automaically resets and has backup battery.
from www.target.com
the snooze interval is) - easy to change to/from dst - programmable nap timer - alarms still sound when the power is out (off the included aa batteries!) - battery backup lasts a very long time.
from www.amazon.com
that really had all the major options i wanted.the auto set-up is nice, but there is no way to reset the clock if both the battery backup and the power fails(except maybe to plug it in at midnight).
from www.target.com
this is almost the perfect alarm clock: - dual alarms - decent radio (not the best, but...) - programmable snooze (you can set how long the snooze interval is) - easy to change to/from dst -

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Positives: Excellent Volume Control, Nice Affordability, Excellent Reception, Display: LED

Sangean RCR-1

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's nice that it has the atomic clock, but if you lose power, there's no battery backup!!
from www.amazon.com
in retrospect, instead of the seiko, i wish i had one of the little oregon scientific atomics with projection clock that runs on ac power and has battery backup.
from www.amazon.com
i have mine plugged in to a apc battery backup so i don't worry too much about power failures.
from www.amazon.com
- no battery backup.
from www.amazon.com
battery backup - check (sort of)!

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Positives: Great Volume Control, Nice Sound Quality, Great Reception, Music playback: None

Timex T309T Nature Sounds Triple Alarm

Check Site at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the clock also has a backup battery that saves all of your settings if you loose power.
from www.amazon.com
1-it has a backup battery - no more missing work due to a power outage
from www.amazon.com
it is great around the house, in the bathroom and has a battery backup.
from www.amazon.com
i spent five or six hours scouring amazon and other sites for a good clock radio that would meet my 3 most important requirements: digital radio tuning with presets, battery backup (for when the
from www.amazon.com
another irritant with my alarm clock (i imagine it's just a defect in my particular clock, as i haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere) is that the battery backup doesn't appear to work at all.

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Positives: Nice Durability

Sony SY-ICF-CD815

$52.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?two alarm settings mp3 port what's not so great:?no battery backup "the clock radio is alright the old problem is that there is not a battery backup on it in case of power
from www.amazon.com
it would be nice to have a battery backup, but i did not consider it a top priority in deciding to buy.
from www.amazon.com
the only possible complaint is that it does not have battery backup, so if you lose power, it resets.
from www.amazon.com
if you live somewhere that loses power a lot, then you don't want this alarm clock (no battery backup), but if you have electricity most of the time, then this sony is an excellent pick.
from www.amazon.com
he likes it very much; he says it would be perfect if it also had a battery backup.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Backlighting, Excellent Durability, Music playback: CD

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Clock Radios

Best Clock Radios for Backup

Sony SY-ICF-CD7000

Sony ICF-C318 AM/FM

Sony ICF-C218

Midland WR-300

Sony LIV

Sangean RCR-22

Timex T612S

Sony ICFC180

Teac R2

Sony ICF-C492

RCA RP 5400

Sangean RCR-2

Thomson RP5600

Aluratek AIRMM01 Internet Radio Alarm Clock

Sony ICF-CD543RM

RCA Dual Alarm

Sangean RCR-1

Timex T309T Nature Sounds Triple Alarm

Sony SY-ICF-CD815

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