Thank you all for the information. I took the advise and finally got
Garmin 60CSx. Its excellent for what I need to do and so far the
battery seem to last just fine. I have not gone through a full charge yet, but
this unit takes Alkaline, NiCD, NiMH batteries just fine.

It is fast and locks onto the signals pretty quick. Sensitivity is lot better
compared to Magellan Explorist 200 and you can power it via USB if you like.

I haven't used the turn-by-turn feature.. and I probably won't use it..
but this unit has that feature if anybody is interested.

Pre-loaded map is detailed enough for me, but it does not have local streets...
(just FYI)

This unit has a global base map with land/water boundaries and markers
for main cities around the world. Enough for me to get by with.

The size is little big, but I can manage to fit this in my pants/shorts pocket
somehow.

The buttons on this unit are much better compared to Magellan explorist series.

Thank you all

-cpx