You can buy the 101, same thing with reg. batteries according to this from
walmart.com.
a.. Please note: The Forerunner 101 has the same features as the 201 but
operates on 2 AAA batteries and stores lap histories for up to 2 years to
provide an archive of workout performance over time
"Ignoramus17955" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:My spouse wants to give me a birthday present in form of a garmin
forerunner like device. To measure running distance, minutes per mile
etc.I know that at least ForeRunner 201 uses some non standard batteries.
I have enough experience with nonstandard batteries to know that in
the end, I will be screwed because the devices are usually
intentionally built to ruin their batteries to force me to buy more of
them, at inflated prices (why else would them make them nonstandard).So, I would like to buy something like garmin forerunner, but that
uses standard AA or AAA batteries. Any suggestions?i