@"Battery Trolls"

Where as I agree with you that there really isn't a need for "EVERYONE" to need to swap out a battery, I have to admit that both my laptops (one for power, one for small size) have 2nd batteries. I also know of quite a few people that have 2nd batteries. This is probably because we travel a substantial amount, and invariably are not near power outlets, or have time to charge up the laptops when we are near one.

Hell, I know of one chap that has 4 batteries, but then he is 'old skool' and prefers to have them rather than a connector that plugs into the airplane terminals...

Again, agree with you, but there some of us that do have secondary batteries (cue Metallica!)

Good idea...

... if the battery really does deliver 6hrs battery life, surely there won't be much of a reason to swap it out, short of there not being a Starbucks within 100 miles of your location?!

The point is here - and it's been made about price - is that there must be a sweet point when it comes to battery life.

I'll put a fiver on it being, er, 8hrs or above...

Wot No Linux option?

Its a bit of a shame that they're not selling it with an SSD and Linux on it, that would definately be my preferred option... still may get one.