I understand the need for longer battery life for the outdoorsy/campy folk, but that just ain't me (not any more, anyway). The farthest I hike is the 10 minute walk to work (where they have electricity) and the 8 steps out the door to my garden. The rest of my time is spent indoors, in a car, or doing outdoor things like mowing, gardening, snow removal, and auto maintenance. I'm a homebody. My time spent away from electric outlets is best measured in minutes. And that's the way I like it.