NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition

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(05-03-2023 01:24 AM)rprosperi Wrote:  ...it's reasonable to conclude the quality will be quite similar to the latest 12C units

But, I also have a 12C from 2020 production and that one was fine, key-click was crisp and feeling was good, even if not exactly the same as 'classic' units, which BTW, feel quite different from one another today due to how they've been used and stored, etc. for 30+ years. But this unit was not heavily used so I can't say how long/well the crisp feel will last. The keys of many of the units from the early 2000s were pretty poor, but they seems to have improved again in recent years, likely as a result of all the criticism those poor units received.

I demonstrated the sound of the 12c Platinum's keys and described the feel in detail in my video review here...

https://youtu.be/0UKx-nQofdE?t=1175

While I can fully appreciate the arguments about why double-shot keys can't or won't happen again, the fact remains that if your key markings wear off over time (and I assure you, they will if the device is ever used on a regular basis), the physical appearance is then marred to the extent that much of the joy in using the calculator fades, and then one finds himself back on EBAY, searching for an original, which will last longer than a lifetime. Double shot key originals are serious collectables that one can pass down from one generation to the next.

My remarks do not seek to diminish the importance of this new Collector's Edition 15c. I applaud the people who made it happen, and I truly hope it brings about a 16c at some point.