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When Did They Change the Build Quality of the Spice Series?
03-25-2020, 11:44 AM
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When Did They Change the Build Quality of the Spice Series?
I took delivery of a 32E, in beautiful condition (apart from the white streaks between some of the keys) but, when I took it out of the box, I noticed that it felt really light: of course, no batteries, right? Wrong. Battery pack was in there. It weighs nearly 50g lighter than my 33E, feels light and flimsy in my hand and the keys don't have the same amazing, tactile quality that I remember from my original 32E and that's present in my 33E... they feel even worse than the keys on the 41C, and that's saying something. It seems like HP dialled back the build quality at some point in the calc's lifespan...

S/N 33E: 2022S34670

S/N 32E: 2250S30111

Both manufactured in Singapore.

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TIA,

Tim
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