I am seeing a bit of discrepancy as far as the battery life. Some seem pleased with it, others, not. What is approx run time for full charge? Thx
1668283
I'm pleased with the battery life because when it runs out I'm finished and ready to quit. I can do my all my yard needs on one battery. I'm guessing it runs about 45 minutes full speed.
863874
The most I have had battery life is a little over 2 hrs. If you charge it and don't use it right away it will die. But honestly for the money its a good price. Hope this helps.
1300238
I haven't had any issues. I have left it on the charger for a few days and I have not seen a difference in battery life.
1766335
I've only had mine for a few weeks. So far, it is keeping a charge. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but with as little thought as they put into the design I don't have much faith that they put their efforts into technology.
273752
Fully charged it now says 4 hours and 5 minutes. Actual time depends on what I am using the computer for. Overall, I am pleased with the battery life.
1510292
My battery life's pretty good, if I use it a lot it lasts about a day and a half, usually I don't use it that much so I end up charging about once every two and a half days.
693685
Mine has been awesome. Charged it the first time and took it deer hunting and used it a lot without it going out or needing another charge. Have been using it here at the house to do chores in the evenings. I just charged it back up last weekend. I would comfortly say I have had it on for well over 6 hours on the initial charge. The last week here as been below zero and I have had to use it out working and it has not fadded at all. I'd ask for a replacement if at all possible.
2031151
It's pretty good... I got up to 2 days use with mine without charging. And when I gave it to my friend in Africa.. He never complained about battery life despite the fact their wasn't steady power supply where he lives.
1507612
I've only had it for a week, so no battey problems yet. It lasts my whole 10-hour work day on a full charge. There aren't any instructions included abot replacing the battery, but it looks like someone else responded and said it IS user-replaceable. Li-ion should last for years, but good battery maintenance will help extend the life. For at least the first 10 cycles, I charge it fully, then drain it completely. Don't recharge when it drops to 80%, 60%, etc. The performance doesn't suffer at all even when it is almost dead. That should help you get the most life and best performance.
1856018
I am sorry. I think it had a return policy if it did not work. Warranty as such -- ?? I can tell you that it has functioned for me maybe two months and is still doing very well. My only difficulty with it seems to be if I let it go much below 50% in charge it dies pretty rapidly. Overall it appears okay. I use it in an old (2008) laptop which itself has some issues so perhaps I am not the best judge of the battery's quality.
2280099
Mine is working extremely well. I've never timed it, but I have a 1/2 acre and a lot of leaves. I can clean up all my leaves and not run out of time. The next time I'll get half way through and let it die and then charge it. I haven't watched how long it takes to charge either, I tend to put it in the charger and leave it all night. You can find that information on the Battery Purchasing site, I think it said 4 hours.
5031
The battery life has been good for me. I bought the camera right before vacation and took many pictures over the course of a week. I believe I recharged the battery daily but the battery never died. I just wanted a full battery for each day since I was taking so many pictures. However, I've only used the camera sporadically since so I'm not sure how the battery life would be now if I was using it as much as I was when I first bought it.
148041
I have actually tested the battery life at maximum use. From fully charged, I had the screen at 100% brightness, and going online, I was watching videos. My battery lasted a little bit more than 4 1/2 hours before it went to 0%.
1787944
I've only charged mine once and forgot about it for a couple weeks, I just used it yesterday to type this review and it appeared to be nowhere near empty so I'd say it holds it's charge very well. Back when I used it more frequently I could go two days on a single 4 hour charge.
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.
231571
I'm not sure on the battery life, if that's what you're asking, or how the build quality is. Build quality is ok, nothing too nice. Battery's are built in and rechargeable.
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.