There are no drivers currently. I would try to make it work with just plugging it in, if that doesn't work, there are no drivers currently available to install and therefore, it probably will not be able to work.
Battery life is effected by what you use the laptop for.
You may get 4 hours if you are only working on documents.
You may only get 2 hours if you are playing games.
I think a good battery life is roughly 4 or 5 hours, but depending on what you use, 3 is fine.
It also depends on the...