HP 50g
HP 50g
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Does anyone use the new HP 50g calculator? I am thinking about buying one, to replace my HP 33s with defective keys. Specifically, do the keys get "jiggly" after one year of use, like on the HP 33s?
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Here's a link to the calculator on HP's website:
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designs where they used bubble membrane
technology to act as springs or contact
points. My 11c has been going for 15 years
or more.
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I am glad to here that I'm not the only one dealing with jiggly keys on the HP33s. I attempted to dismantle and investigate the problem, but was unable to pull the face off. I have determined that the keys are linked together in a grid with plastic ties between each key. I guess my keystroke style has broken a few links, mainly the enter and number 1 key.
Have you mentioned this to HP yet? I have been contemplating talking to them. I rather like the calculator over my HP48GX just for its size. I have had the HP48GX for over 10 years without problem. The HP33s is new so hopefully they can modify the design to fix this problem.
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DaveAtkins
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Just kidding! I love the old HP vs TI argument. :) I say whatever works best for you is the best calculator.
Anyway, my boss had his old HP repaired. I think he found a company on www.hpmuseum.org/repair.htm
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As for key problems, it is the reason I've stayed with my old 48GX. The 49G and 49G+ just didn't cut it and they are now collecting dust in my drawer. Can anyone compare the keys on the 49G, 49G+, 33S and 50G? Have they improved appreciably?
I just can't believe that they went away from the fantastic keys they had on the 11C, 41CV, and 48 series. You've already heard from the 11C guys - my 48GX was purchased in 1993 and looks terrible considering how many times it's been dropped and banged up. It has never let me down and the keys feel just as tight as the brand new 48G backup machine I bought off of Ebay a couple of years back.
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They don't make them like that anymore!
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On a side issue, I bought a 33 to go along with my 48G and am extremely disappointed in it. The keys are too hard and that 4 register stack is retarded. I'm used to punching equations from left to right, regardless of size and this is simply not possible with 4 registers.
I'm planning to buy a 50 when I can come up with an adequate excuse.
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Some excuses for you:
1. The HP50g better matches the color of my eyes (my pupils actually).
2. I can use RPN, Textbook, or Agebraic entry depending on whether I'm a) calculating by myself, b) showing off to my kids, or c) explaining something to an Architect.
3. The dog ate my 33.
4. I can write the expense of the 50g off....I think.
5. Oops...I accidentally dropped my 33 out the window on the freeway.
6. I'm getting cross-eyed using the 33 with its "V" shaped key layout. Can't loose my eyesight now can I.
7. It's rumoured that the latest building codes do not accept use of the 33 in design calculations.
8. The 33 doesn't do 3D and everyone in the country knows that BIM and 3D are coming.
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well, geez...now i feel inferior.
LOL
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(just trying to help)
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I made fun of their calculator skills because I gave them a fairly long equation on an exam and about 5 of them made it from one end to the other without catastrophe!
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I am thinking about getting an HP 50G because I lost my old HP 48.
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I think HP went through quality problems back during the Carly F. era.
-Mike
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I spoke with HP customer service yesterday, and they said issues with jiggly keys has never been reported. So I guess they didn't get or trashed your email. I'm back using my trusty HP48GX for now. I looked on ebay for the 32sII. I like the traditional look better, so I might buy one.
hpmuseam.com has a link to a repair shop, but I believe a new 33s would be cheaper than repairing the one you have.
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What I don't understand is why HP reduced the quality. I've used both TI's and HP's and believe for engineering work there is nothing better than RPN. I am sure there are lots of engineers like myself who would still pay $300 to $400 for a quality calculator.
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I use a TI as well...
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HAVE MY 41CV THAT I BOUGHT BACK IN 1982 OR 1983 AND IT IS STILL CHUGGING ALONG FINE. HAVE THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS MODULE AND THE CARD READER ATTACHMENT - THE CARD READER ATTACHMENT HAS LONG SINCE BIT THE BULLET BUT I STILL USE THE ANALYSIS MODULE ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAD SEVERAL KEYS GO OUT ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS AGO, SENT IT BACK TO HP AND THEY FIXED IT LIKE NEW. SPILLED A COKE ON THE KEY BOARD ABOUT A YEAR AGO - CLEANED EVERYTHING WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH IT. IT APPEARS THAT THESE WERE BUILT TO LAST.
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