This must sound like a stupid question to some of you, I don’t get it, is the public expected to just throw away this device when it needs a new battery because the battery is not like the replaceable kind in a cell phone? So then, obviously do not buy a 2nd hand or refurbished one of these —-like I was about to do for $109 —-because you don’t know its battery history and you might only have 3or 4 months of useful battery life left? I’m old and not plugged in—is THiS what manufacturers are doing now? I never heard of such bull pucky in my entire life! If this is true, this practice needs to be DENOUNCED BY THE BUYING PUBLIC! Respond please, if this is true, I’m going put this truth on every retail bulletin board. I’m not buying this piece of crap now!