In a pinch, you can use alkaline AA batteries you can buy almost anywhere.) Another XL advantage over the Explorist 400 to 600 is that the SD card is plugged into the side of the XL and shrouded with a rubber cover which makes it very easy to change SD cards. For a weekend trip take a second set of four charged batteries. These will last quite a long time-more than enough for a day trip. You can now get 2900 Ma Hour NiMH rechargeable batteries. And the SD card is under the Li Ion battery so every time you want to take out the SD card you ha ve to remove the battery.) So having a spare Li Ion battery (a certain type of Motorola cell phone battery will work) isn't really that helpful because of the hassles of swapping batteries. You can damage the plastic battery housing by repeating this process. (If you tighten down the case back to achieve a watertight seal then you almost need a plastic knife to pop the battery out. Great image.ĪA batteries: a big step up over the Explorist 400 to 600 because the built-in Li Ion battery that these units use is difficult to replace and can be damaged in the field. GPS screen: Makes viewing easy and even works with the backlight turned off in bright daylight (which increases battery life).

Cold, 2 min.Largest hand-held GPS screen, uses AA batteries, SD card memory easy to get to, large antenna gives highly sensitive performance which is critical for areas near buildings or under trees. Track logging and a library of uploadable maps make the eXplorist XL a valuable asset for your GPS-assisted adventures. The Magellan eXplorist XL features an impressive 30 MB of available memory, and expandability by virtue of the mini USB port and SD card slot. The WASS and EGNOS reception gives you fast signal acquisition and minimal signal loss coupled with the eXplorist XL’s 3.5” color display (the largest of any hand held GPS device) and detailed topographic GPS map data, city street map data and boating and fishing data you’ll get an unparalleled turn-by-turn GPS Navigation experience. With a super-sensitive 14 parallel channel receiver, the Magellan eXplorist provides GPS accuracy better than 3 meters – performance that outshines some larger GPS Navigation car kits.

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