About the 39GS

[TheKaneB]

I've got a new old stock HP 39GS for € 14 + shipping over the evilBay (around € 18 total). I was skeptical at first, knowing that it doesn't have RPN capabilities, but I was quite surprised but it. The Aplets and menu interface look remarkably close to the HP Prime, and most of the features are somewhat identical, except for the fact that the Prime have TONS more functions, but still the basics are there and they work almost the same.
I was expecting a dumbed down 50G but instead I've found an hybrid beast, half 50G and half Prime. For 14 Euros I must admit that this is by far the best bang for the buck you can buy today. None of the Casios and Sharp come even close to this one (here the closest Casio model would cost at least € 70, but I know it costs much less in other countries). I am really amused by this little beastie, so I think I will keep it or maybe I could try newRPL on this thing, and leave the 50G with its original firmware.

(PS: posted also on reddit at /r/hpcalc )