Re: I'm looking to replace my 49G

On Jun 6, 12:34 pm, "Eric Rechlin" <e...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
John H Meyers wrote:
The "newer 48" has, on the other hand, just like the "old 48":

o Smaller screen.
o Less RAM.
o No USB or SD card, just serial port.
o Not upgradeable (fixed ROM and no on-board user flash storage, IIRC)
o No free connectivity kit (i.e. no cable).

This was true about the first generation 48gII (though it did indeed come
with a serial cable for PC connectivity). However, HP silently upgraded the
48gII, yet almost nobody noticed or cared because the 50g is outselling the
48gII by a 100 to 1 margin (in my experience).

The second generation 48gII adds a USB port, replaces the PC-only serial
port with a 50g-style serial port, and comes with a USB cable instead of a
serial cable.

The new 48gII also has twice the memory and has an upgradeable ROM that
matches the functionality of the 50g ROM (the original 48gII ROM left out a
number of features so it could fit on a 1MB chip). In addition, the new
48gII has a hard slide-on case like the 39gs, instead of a soft black sleeve
like the original 48gII.

HP, however, only updated the product literature on the front of the
packaging (though they did update the copyright date on the back), so on the
new 48gII calculators, the specifications on the front and back of the
packaging are contradictory.

Now the only differences between a 50g and a 48gII are the screen size, CPU
speed, color, and case.

To help you identify them before purchase, here's the old:http://commerce.hpcalc.org/images/48gii-boxbackold-medium.jpghttp://commerce.hpcalc.org/images/48gii-boxfrontold-medium.jpg

And here's the new:http://commerce.hpcalc.org/images/48gii-boxback-medium.jpghttp://commerce.hpcalc.org/images/48gii-boxfront-medium.jpg

Regards,

Eric Rechlin

Interestingly enough the new package says 256K RAM on the front and
128 at the back which indicates how much they care about this
product...
cheers,
Reth
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