Try the "UK 4AA eLED w/Switch (AS2)" which BrightGuy.com has it on special for $20. This just blows away the mini-Mag. It has nice medium spot, with a very nice spill. Great for walking as you do not have to move the light from side to side. It needs 4 AAs and is none focusable, but you don't need it. It is regulated, where it keeps the same bright intensity for over 10 hours. Ask around and you can't go wrong. It is very waterproof. It uses a 1 watt Lexon (high brightness LED)...
If you want lights with better capabilities, you need to move to the 123 battery varieties, where they cost much more for regulated lights. If you do decide to move to 123 battery lights, a better light would be the Streamlight Twin-Task 2L. Although not a regulated light, it uses 3 LEDs. With it's reflector and the fairly regulated output of the 123 batteries, it provides a great beam of light. Pretty much like the UK 4AA eLED. The added trick to this light is that it has another lamp built in, where you click this guy into high brightness mode, the Xenon bulb fires up to give you a very bright and wide swat of light. The low power give you well over 12 hours of light using the 3 LEDs, and the high power Xenon filament lamp gives you over 2 hours of usable light. This light is priced about $30, and the trick to buying 123 batteries is to not get them over the counter. Buy them at BrightGuy.com as you can get the Streamlight's for around $1.50 each, or from SureFire for about the same price...
Once you touch these puppies, you might just very well use the mini-Mags as doorstops. Very bad spot beams, with even worse wide angle beams. We use the above UK and Streamlight torches for many extended walks and hikes here in Hawaii. Use the UK for rough hikes as it does not show scratches too badly. Save the Streamlight for walks around the neighborhood and house, as this is a looker...