Help with 50G serial numbers

[rprosperi]

(07-31-2019 02:20 PM)100LL Wrote:  Seems like a single digit for the year might be insufficient for the model. Didn't have a run longer than 10 years?

Intro in 2006, disco in 2015, so no problem here.

The 12C, and 41C family, plus the 17BII+ (Silver) are likely the only HP models with > 10 year manufacturing history. In the first 2 cases, there are other indicators to know which end of the mfg. cycle a unit is from, such as country/factory of manufacture, design changes (think halfnut, more/different batteries), stamps/markings on the device, etc. so it is not likely to become a problem. The 17BII+ is less clear (I have not seen recent production units, but production still continues) but I'd guess the country/factory codes differ for this model as well.

Even if the Prime makes it to 2023, it still should be easy to discern, as recent models include notation (e.g. "G2") on the device to clarify.