HP 48G+ over 50G?

[Mike Morrow]

(12-21-2013 02:03 AM)RMollov Wrote:  In our office HP50 are mainly used as paper weights or doorstops.
HP48's still go strong and are in demand.

As a long-time owner of the 48SX and two 48GX, a 49g+, and two 50G units (most purchased near the time of their introduction), I found the 48-anything series to be a mediocre family of marginally capable yet grossly overpriced machines. The 50G is the only machine of quality and capability that is a worthy product from the company that produced my treasured 67, 41CX and 42S machines decades earlier.

My three 48-series machines never get used now, except to demonstrate what horrible quality LCDs and bizarre "artsy" color schemes HP was fond of in the 1990s. :-)

I judge the relative value of these machines based on their capabilities...it can not be intelligently argued that the 48-series is capable in any manner of some function that the 50G is not, except for IR communications range. Your criteria must be less tangible...something spiritual, perhaps. :-)