Re: HP49g+ suited to my needs? Seeking advice

I had a bit of trouble with some of the early models but they got me
one that works and has worked for almost a year now.


eshylay <eshylay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: Greetings-

: I'd much appreciate an opinion or two from the group.

: I am a second year math student on a [very] tight budget. My studies
: are via correspondence and, thus, essentially consist of me sitting in
: a library all day swearing at my material :) Seriously, I love what I
: do- but lately I've found myself somewhat frustrated at the amount of
: time I waste with routine arithmetic: solution checking and the like.

: Now I have access to some great software at home (Mathematica, et.
: al.), but this isn't exactly at hand when it'd be most useful to
: me. Something like the 49g+ screams ideal. I've been hoarding cash
: for a couple months and am pretty much able to buy one now if I so
: choose.

: Now- my hesitation. Obviously the consensus is that the 49 isn't up
: to former-HP spec. Realistically, it still appears to be better than
: anything else available and (unfortunately) it doesn't seem like much
: is going to be changing this fact anytime soon [ever?].

: My question then is this: begrudging the loss of the "good old
: days" is one thing; but a sincerely shitty product is another. With
: something resembling objectivity, just how poor -is- the 49's
: hardware really? I read about people on their third replacement and
: become somewhat nervous.

: I am prepared to pay for something "decent". The software appears
: to be great- so this all falls down to a question of durability and
: function: is it still going to be working in a couple years?
: Specifically I'm concerned about the keys.

: I'd love to hear maybe from one or two people that are actually
: -pleased- with the calculator. I'm merely trying here to filter out
: the sincere complaints from the merely fanatical (you know who you are
: ^^).

: -Not- expecting the world: do I still get a crap product?


: Regards. And thanks!
: - Peter


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