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Voldemar · 04-26-2018, 09:25 PM

(04-26-2018 12:28 PM)Zaphod Wrote: Seller watchesandcalculators on Amazon

Same seller on ebay.co.uk
HP 50g

Zaphod · (This post was last modified: 04-26-2018 10:26 PM by Zaphod.)

(04-26-2018 09:25 PM)Voldemar Wrote:
(04-26-2018 12:28 PM)Zaphod Wrote: Seller watchesandcalculators on Amazon
Same seller on ebay.co.uk
HP 50g

but £100 there , I checked earlier, he must be trying to quickly dump some (over)stock at £85

Zaphod · 04-27-2018, 11:02 AM

I can't resist a bargain:

[Image: DSC04911.jpg]

........they sure deliver fast too !, I only ordered yesterday !

and a bonus MP3 player included in the pack ! (I seem to remember getting one of these 50g packs a few years ago and already the mp3 player was getting out of date)

Serial number suggests 2009 production, and it is indeed brand new sealed pack

Get 'em while you can , it's still at £85 right now

Voldemar · 04-27-2018, 11:25 AM

Is this with the old User’s manual?

Zaphod · 04-27-2018, 11:49 AM

(04-27-2018 11:25 AM)Voldemar Wrote: Is this with the old User’s manual?

How do I tell ?

I'm not opening the sealed pack right now, the book (HP 50g Graphing Calculator User's Manual) has HDP1G49AEN7 MWU on it's rear cover though

**rprosperi** · 04-27-2018, 12:46 PM

(04-27-2018 11:25 AM)Voldemar Wrote: Is this with the old User’s manual?

Do you know the cut-off date(s) or Version info of old vs. new manual? Or is it just the cover that changed?

Voldemar · (This post was last modified: 04-27-2018 01:27 PM by Voldemar.)

(04-27-2018 11:49 AM)Zaphod Wrote: the book (HP 50g Graphing Calculator User's Manual) has HDP1G49AEN7 MWU on it's rear cover though

I looked at my book, yes, there is HDP1G49AEN7 MWU.
The old one is this
[Image: DSC_7786small.jpg]

The new one is this
[Image: hp-50g_Blue_007.jpg]

The new is Quick Start Guide.

Zaphod · (This post was last modified: 04-27-2018 02:12 PM by Zaphod.)

Ah right , then this has the old manual (with the leatherette style magnetic catch carry case I think I can see)

BUT

I have another 'sealed in a plastic box' 50g with a fairly thin landscape style book(let) and a canvas type material carry case , it does not have the newer manuals as you have shown

Vtile · (This post was last modified: 04-27-2018 06:43 PM by Vtile.)

Store it horizontally and keyboard up, so when the button cell will leak it doesn't destroy the display PCB. (.. well there is a tinfoil paper between, but still)

Tim Wessman · 04-27-2018, 06:48 PM

(04-27-2018 01:26 PM)Voldemar Wrote: The new is Quick Start Guide.

Hey look! It is my quick start guide that I wrote! Smile

Tim Wessman · (This post was last modified: 04-27-2018 07:05 PM by Tim Wessman.)

Hello,

I have posted in the "for sale" section NEW 50g units for 100$US - shipping included domestic and probably foreign unless it is ridiculous in which case we'll negotiate something. I do have quite a few available.

http://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-10606.html

These are new units, but came from a bulk order of units that was done quite a few years ago. Others are units that I was gifted at various times and never opened or did more then turn on. So almost all are units alone, no wires, books, cases, etc. I might have a small collection of cases I could stick with some if you really, really want one. However, I can guarantee the calcs themselves are new and not used. I'll stick batteries in to make sure they are functional.

Zaphod · 04-27-2018, 07:22 PM

(04-27-2018 06:42 PM)Vtile Wrote: Store it horizontally and keyboard up, so when the button cell will leak it doesn't destroy the display PCB. (.. well there is a tinfoil paper between, but still)

Yeah good battery storage advice, don’t worry I take care of these things when storing stuff

The one just bought has the batteries visible in the rear of the packaging (including the CR battery )

Tim Wessman · 05-07-2018, 09:43 PM

Last week to get a new 50g from my stash - then I'll be off! See the classifieds section.

ctrclckws · 10-19-2018, 03:33 PM

Ordered and received a new HP 50G from Oxford Educational this week.

I am curious about the serial number as a date code though.

The packaging is the simple black package with a 2009 copyright.
The serial number is CNA628..xx (two digits, two letters).

Normally that would indicate a 2006 production date, in July.
BUT it also had the latest firmware on it.

So with the packaging and the firmware, was it produced in 2016 for the Europe/UK market?

hpcalc.org sent me a refurbished 50G also, with a CNA701..xx serial number. This one I can accept as a 2007 January production, since it's a known refurbished item.

**rprosperi** · 10-19-2018, 09:59 PM

(10-19-2018 03:33 PM)ctrclckws Wrote: Ordered and received a new HP 50G from Oxford Educational this week.

I am curious about the serial number as a date code though.

The packaging is the simple black package with a 2009 copyright.
The serial number is CNA628..xx (two digits, two letters).

Normally that would indicate a 2006 production date, in July.
BUT it also had the latest firmware on it.

So with the packaging and the firmware, was it produced in 2016 for the Europe/UK market?

hpcalc.org sent me a refurbished 50G also, with a CNA701..xx serial number. This one I can accept as a 2007 January production, since it's a known refurbished item.

The new one is definitely from 2016 if it came new/sealed and has f/w version 2.15.

The refurbished unit is almost certainly from 2007 as I don't believe there was any production in 2017; in any case, even if there was, that's likely not enough time for buy/rtn/refurb/2nd buy.

cdmackay · 10-19-2018, 10:23 PM

Were they still being produced in 2016?

My two are also CNA628, sold as the last stock by Oxford Educational, and I was wondering when they were made.

Both came with v2.15 firmware.

I put the serial numbers into the HP warranty checker, which reported their warranty started 16th July 2016 (which is in week 28), so perhaps they were still in production then?

Wikipedia says the 50g was discontinued in 2015.

ctrclckws · 10-19-2018, 11:04 PM

Thank you both.

Maybe the new ones were being produced for markets other the the United States, after 2015.

I'll go back to lurking and learning.

Edward

**rprosperi** · 10-20-2018, 02:07 AM

(10-19-2018 10:23 PM)cdmackay Wrote: Were they still being produced in 2016?

My two are also CNA628, sold as the last stock by Oxford Educational, and I was wondering when they were made.

Both came with v2.15 firmware.

I put the serial numbers into the HP warranty checker, which reported their warranty started 16th July 2016 (which is in week 28), so perhaps they were still in production then?

Wikipedia says the 50g was discontinued in 2015.

I was uncertain how far into 2016 production continued, but your information shows pretty clearly that these units are indeed from week 28 in 2016. I simply don't believe in coincidences.

It's likely production for US ended in 2015 with lots of units already in distribution sales channels, while production may have continued for European markets where there are probably fewer units in distribution, due to there being many smaller markets.

I'd say you got some of the very last units made.

Marcelo Vanti · 11-28-2018, 06:47 PM

Hi everyone,
I just bought a new one with serial number cna5050bng. How can I decrypt this number?
Thanks

edryer · (This post was last modified: 11-28-2018 07:25 PM by edryer.)

I just purchased a second in case the first has problems. Suspect the price of these now will always rise.... as old stock runs out.

Doubt when it arrives though I am going to get it with the "hard" case... that I have with my existing one (and which I like very much).

This Calculator is nothing short of incredible.