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Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota
yeah, but my 512 does have (at least supposedly) a battery life of something like 3,000 hours. the batteries cost a few dollars. personally, i'd rather spend a few bucks to replace the batteries every couple months than have the thing shut itself off.
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More to the point is the fact that they needed to do something to conserve battery power for .mil units using them in combat theaters. Resupply can be problematic even in this day and age of hyper mobility.