Comment by nerdsniper
18 hours ago
The article says the battery lasts for years. Is that a misleading claim?
Edit FTA:
> How long does the battery last?
> Roughly 12 to 15 hours of recording. On average, I use it 10-20 times per day to record 3-6 second thoughts. That’s up to 2 years of usage.
It says two years of average use.
“Two” is not “years” in my opinion. “Years” implies at least 3-5.
Years is literally just the plural of a single year. Ergo, years feels like the appropriate word here. What are you suggesting they phase it as instead?
I would always say “two” when talking about such a small quantity. “Years” is misleading, as evidenced by many other comments here.
“The battery lasts two years”
On this page [1] in the technical specifications under battery life, instead of actually saying 12-15 hours of recording or 2 years, it just says "Years of average use"
[1] https://repebble.com/index
Two is definitely on the low end for “years”… really the lowest.
But I did have a similar thought when I read it was only “two”
Two is years. Some people would even say that 1.5 is "years". I go back and forth on this. Is it correct to say that something costs "thousands of dollars" if it costs $1,800? If it costs $2,000, IMO it's clear.
Something can be technically true while still being misleading. In fact arguably that's what the word misleading means (as opposed to false).
I think most people, when told that something will last for "years", would be quite surprised to learn that it will fail after 2 years.
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If English is your first language, this is the funniest comment I've seen today by a margin.
> It says two years of average use.
Even this is misleading. The product hasn't been released yet. So what is it an average of? How do you know how people will use it?
2 years: Couple years
3 years: Few years
4 years: Several years
5+ years: Years
"Two year of average use"?
I’m not talking grammar, I’m talking convention.
Think of it more like this: If I was selling you a car and said it would last for years, then would you expect it to fall apart after two years? I certainly wouldn’t. When talking about small quantities we tend to specify an exact number (two, three), however as the range becomes larger and less exact we use generalities (years). Because of this “years” would typically refer to a span of at least 3-5 years, and I would argue even longer.
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