HP 48G+ over 50G?

[dgonzalez27]

Hello there guys,

I'm a civil engineering student and new to this whole hp forum. I've been using an hp 35s for the 3 years and I wanna move up a little with a graphing calculator. This summer I interned for an engineering firm. The engineer in charge of me used an HP 48gx and well I got use it whenever I had to go the field. I was amazed by the things it could do and I really liked the civil and surveying programs it had. Anyways, now that Christmas is getting closer I've decided to get myself a little present. I saved up to buy an HP 50g. I was really going for it until I saw an auction for the 48G+ for the same price of new 50G and it comes with user manual quick start guide and case. I read through some of the forums and some people go for the 48gx and others the 50g, there's really not much info/input on the G+, so I really can't tell which one will benefit me more. I know the differences between the gx and g+ in terms of technical specifications etc (one expandable the other not) and the 50g. I just wanna to know from your personal experience which one will you pick. I would definitely go for the gx but since this is the G+ I'm talking about what do you guys think? I really need some advice because I don't want to regret getting a 48G+.

Thanks!