HP 15CLE - how successful?

[robert rozee]

the problem with the 15C LE (and other recent models) is that they are built with technology that does not have durability over an extended period of time. lead-free solder, conductive adhesives, all lead to an expected failure within 10 years. and whereas the original 15C had ICs built specifically to last an extremely long time, the modern chips are very much consumer grade.

while the 15C LE and current-generation 12C calculators make perfectly fine 'daily use' machines, neither are of a 'collectable' grade. it is like having a treasured collection of icecubes.

rob :-)