[citation][nom]ProDigit80[/nom]There has been much talk that this is pure marketing B#llS#t...Everyone knows that on their present 12 hour battery life devices you can barely get that on stand by.As soon as you're actually using the machine, the wifi, and the screen, that you're only getting upto 8 hours of extremely light use (like browsing, or typing).The 14 hours is just a marketing tool to win the contest of longest battery life HP VS MSI VS ACER VS Asus.In real fact all brands use the same hardware under the hood, so their 14hrs numbering is pretty much unattainable, thus ridiculous.[/citation]
Have you seen the real-world tests yet? I know as much as you apparently do that these "up to" claims are over-inflated most of the time, some more of a margin that others. Let's wait until it comes out to bash it before calling BS without any evidence or how well it really does. If it says 14 hours, I would expect no less than 8 no matter what kind of use it is subjected to - which is still good. For me, I'm just happy the days of 2 hour battery life are over! I look forward to what the next generation has to offer from Asus.