HP48SX vs HP48G

[Raymond Del Tondo]

(12-22-2013 06:33 PM)edryer Wrote:  Perhaps Junk was too strong a word as it seems still in good condition. Just much "thinner" material than the 41C's was, perhaps there is also a variance in cases however.

It was so long ago the 41C maybe my memory is playing tricks.

The soft cases for the HP-41 were made of some kind of vinyl with foam padding inside. The early versions with the small right-angled zipper handle are prone for dissolved black foam granulating into sticky dust, the later ones seem to have a longer decay time;-)

The 48 soft cases are made of nylon fabric. The first SX cases have a flap lockable with a velcro strap. The "newer" ones (SX from ROM Rev C or D on) have a similar case with zipper. That one is really thin fabric, therefore I usually put either an HP 48 QRG or a Synthetix Synthetic QRG into the inner slide bag to protect the LCD of the calc. If you align the QRG to the upper edge, the LCD will be protected very well.