When I have the screen brightness all the way up, it estimates 2 hours of battery life. When I turn it all the way down, the estimate becomes 3.5 hours. Right now, I'm doing a run-down test for you with the brightness all the way down.

The kickstand is a bit wonky. Works just fine for landscape. If you fold it to the middle, the machine will stand up in portrait mode, but one bump and it's going down. If you want to run this machine in portrait mode, you'll want to build/buy your own stand for it.