What is battery life? Reviews on another very similar product from the same manufacturer that longer time users severely complain about battery life
1453481
Battery life totally depends on the amount of usage and quality. These units are top of the line in wireless LED puck-lights, so your experience shouldn't be effected by poor performance on the part of the unit.
1453482
Totally disagree with other poster. I've had these installed for months and I've never gotten more than a week out of a set of 18 AA batteries. Has nothing to do with usage. The issue is the Wi-Fi receivers are powered at all times waiting for a command from the controller. This kills batteries far too quickly. With new batteries, the system is wonderful, but that lasts only several days to a week or so. I no longer use them and will replace with wall-powered units as part of kitchen renovation. By the way, if you have to try these, get them from a warehouse club for about half the price asked here, and use them in time to return them for a refund when you see how short a time the batteries last.
1453483
Totally disagree with other poster. I've had these installed for months and I've never gotten more than a week out of a set of 18 AA batteries. Has nothing to do with usage. The issue is the Wi-Fi receivers are powered at all times waiting for a command from the controller. This kills batteries far too quickly. With new batteries, the system is wonderful, but that lasts only several days to a week or so. I no longer use them and will replace with wall-powered units as part of kitchen renovation. By the way, if you have to try these, get them from a warehouse club for about half the price asked here, and use them in time to return them for a refund when you see how short a time the batteries last. Totally disagree with other poster. I've had these installed for months and I've never gotten more than a week out of a set of 18 AA batteries. Has nothing to do with usage. The issue is the Wi-Fi receivers are powered at all times waiting for a command from the controller. This kills batteries far too quickly. With new batteries, the system is wonderful, but that lasts only several days to a week or so. I no longer use them and will replace with wall-powered units as part of kitchen renovation. By the way, if you have to try these, get them from a warehouse club for about half the price... » Read More Totally disagree with other poster. I've had these installed for months and I've never gotten more than a week out of a set of 18 AA batteries. Has nothing to do with usage. The issue is the Wi-Fi receivers are powered at all times waiting for a command from the controller. This kills batteries far too quickly. With new batteries, the system is wonderful, but that lasts only several days to a week or so. I no longer use them and will replace with wall-powered units as part of kitchen renovation. By the way, if you have to try these, get them from a warehouse club for about half the price asked here, and use them in time to return them for a refund when you see how short a time the batteries last. « Show Less
595833
Take a look at your power savings settings in the control panel. Manufacturers have gotten increasingly aggressive in such things to make claims about battery life.
402705
Battery life is fine, I've only had to actually replace them one time since my purchase. Checked the mouse with new batteries to make sure the issues weren't battery related, but they persisted so I stuck the old batteries back inside every time. So one battery change after ~4.5 months of fairly heavy daily use.
100438
I've had mine installed for just under 60 days and the battery life still boasts duration until 2020. That's with all "senses" in use. Assuming that's accurate information, that would be awesome.
1527449
I've had one for over 5 years now that's still going. The battery life isn't quite what it used to be, but still over a day of pretty heavy use.
2249187
My usage pattern is similar, and I have had no battery life issues. I've had it a month and am still on the original set of batteries, and I will look into rechargeables after that as is my custom. I would strongly suspect that you have a defective unit. Personally, my big complaint is the lack of accessories; especially since it lacks a lanyard, some form of belt holster would be nice, and a rubber grip would be a very sensible addition.
2242195
I may not be the best test case for this but I can say it lasted me the entire week on vacation and had 20% of the battery life left after 7 days. I probably used it much less than the average user so I am sure your results will vary depending on usage. I would guess it would last at least the entire day under normal use.
2045191
I have had mine close to a year a year and haven't noticed any major issues. I will use mine for an hour to offload and then turn off. No shortage of battery had been noticed. If I had approached and exceeded the year mark, I supposed I would break the seal and seek out a a replacement charging device. My use is to basically offload 64GB or so of photo data and the to repeat the task again, at which time I would put the next 64GB on the Nexto to await being offloaded with the first batch to my PCs external drive at home. It's not excessive use, but it is busy work across several hours in an evening. I have had mine close to a year a year and haven't noticed any major issues. I will use mine for an hour to offload and then turn off. No shortage of battery had been noticed. If I had approached and exceeded the year mark, I supposed I would break the seal and seek out a a replacement charging device. My use is to basically offload 64GB or so of photo data and the to repeat the task again, at which time I would put the next 64GB on the Nexto to await being offloaded with the first batch to my PCs external drive at home. It's not excessive use, but it is busy work across several hours in an... » Read More I have had mine close to a year a year and haven't noticed any major issues. I will use mine for an hour to offload and then turn off. No shortage of battery had been noticed. If I had approached and exceeded the year mark, I supposed I would break the seal and seek out a a replacement charging device. My use is to basically offload 64GB or so of photo data and the to repeat the task again, at which time I would put the next 64GB on the Nexto to await being offloaded with the first batch to my PCs external drive at home. It's not excessive use, but it is busy work across several hours in an evening. « Show Less
1348828
2 cell battery is not going to give you "hundreds of hours" of music. Until I see reviews from reputable, established tech sites, I call "BS" on the product summary.
10273
its advertised as a 1000+ cycle battery and is meant to be a long-haul battery. that being said, your results will vary....i just recently sold this laptop in favor of a chromebook, when i sold it, 1 year after purchasing it, i didn't see a drop in battery the way you would see in other laptops...remember that its all based on cycles, never let your battery get to below 15%, make sure you dont touch the battery indicator settings, always use a plug when you can. that being said, if its terrible, you should be able to send it back to Acer to replace the battery at cost....a problem with this laptop is that the battery isn't 'user replaceable'..you have to tear it down to get at the battery, it was designed that way to save space to make it thinner... in short, no i havent seen a drop in battery life. if you haven't overly used it unplugged or let the battery entirely drain often, send it back to Acer.
2234504
I would be conservative after thinking about more recent experience. My first battery lasted much longer than the more recent. Thinking about that, I would not exceed what you are planning to use.
264991
I noticed too the short battery life reviews, but then realized that these were mostly quite old reviews. Apparently the old model used the LR44 battery which had that problem. You'll see the current model uses a CR2032 battery, with a better life span. Also, the new reviews of this don't mention a problem that I see. I just received mine, and it is the newer model.
340029
An swer here..when i purchased the batterys i was looking for a good long lasting battery an not a legal battle over technical stuff. Also in your question you wrote with current tech only about 3600mah. Notice the word about! You may be correct but you may not have found all the facts yet either. But beside all the technical an nit picking things it is a good battery an has served its purpose for me so far.
203969
Battery life seems long to me. My first one is with my Grandson and he loved it, used it a lot. No reported problems from his Mom, who would have let me know. The second one is not used as much and has the same batteries for several years. There is an adapter outlet on the back.
2242698
Where did you hear that? Of course not. I use mine daily and it usually lasts for 2-3 days based on my reading, web surfing and emailing activity. I let the battery completely run down after I first charged it and it lasted almost 11 hours. On average I get at least 10 hours of active use on it, but I usually charge it every three days.
690542
Hello Rebecca, The Battery Life Is Dependent On The Amount Of Tracking (Logging The Unit) You Are Doing. The Trackers Have A Battery Standby Life Of Up To 60 Days But Most People Dont Leave These On Standby. Ive Had Consistent Logging For Up To 11 Days. That Was Hourly Logging For 11 Straight Days. The Less You Track The Longer It Will Stay Charged. Hope This Answers Your Question, Thanks!
1780450
I just recently bought my 2nd one for another computer because my first one is just that great! I've had it for about 9 months & I've only replaced the batteries once. I have both at work & are always on the "on" position. If you're thinking of buying one, the battery life should not be an issue! Good luck!