Interestingly enough, that Main Menu broadcast convinced me not to buy a Two immediately. The only reason I would change is to have NLS book compatibility, and unless I didn't hear the broadcast correctly, that doesn't sound like that's going to be available in version 1.x of the initial offering. So I'll hang onto my old bunged up Book Port One, which may be more portly than its skinnier sibling, but initially sounds like almost the same machine. As for the batteries, I prefer swapping new ones in and out anyway, and I don't really need a speaker. Nolan