HP-15c: Why so popular?

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(10-26-2023 08:27 AM)Peter Klein Wrote:  Pardon me if I question Doctrine here ;-). I’m curious why the 15c is so popular. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a very nice machine. HP managed to cram maximum possible goodness into a limited but lovely, elegant, durable package with a beautifully readable display. And I used an 11c as my daily driver for a dozen years, so I have some idea of how it feels.

The lovely, elegant, durable package in landscape format, as well as the simplicity of use, is what I love about the Voyager series. To me, the 15C is the most popular (vs. other Voyagers) because "people always want the best". I plead guilty too...

...But as a matter of fact, I use an 11C daily, not a 15C. I decided on an 11C because it has everything I need, and I paid a quarter of the going 15C price at the time I bought it. I packed it with the 4-5 programs I use for work. Even the more limited memory space of the 11C is overkill for them. I don't need complex or matrix capabilities. Whenever I need a solver, I reach to my 42s (now replaced by a DM42), due to its much better usability.

Of course, when the 15C-CE was introduced, I needed to get one