@the_pat my level's been off so long i thought it was straight

Noticed the same thing in a review last week. They tested a monitor and the battery life dropped by half at full brightness (which, of course, is how most people actually use it). Makes those specs pretty pointless.

That story about your phone dying on a hike hits home. I had my own tablet conk out right in the middle of a long train trip, and I was stuck with nothing to do for hours. It's those normal days, running errands or commuting, where you really feel a bad battery. Now a review that doesn't say how long something lasts while just browsing or watching videos feels useless to me. I need to know it will make it through my actual day.

My friend felt guilty after she learned where her cheap rice came from.