I think the main diff is the batteries. I have the 201 and love it. I think the LiON makes it lighter. I suggest going to a place like Buy.com, where they have it for $119. It is advertised for much more at places like REI ($160).
Don't know how competitive your friend is, but they have the Foreunner 301 now, which has a HR monitor and some cooler training software. I saw it at Ebay for $275.
Good way to do a search for these is to check at www.froogle.com (related to google), you should get someof the cheapest prices.
Hope that helps!
I am sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I just couldn't find a better forum to write it in,
I need to buy a GPS device for a friend, who is training for a marathon.
My primary choices are:
Garmin Forerunner 101
Garmin Forerunner 201
I was wondering if anyone knows what are the differences between the two?
I know that there is a price difference, and that 201 uses Li-On batteries.
Any other differences?
If you can help me out, thanks a lot !!!

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