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Where to buy *NEW* HP50G ?
01-06-2021, 09:43 AM (This post was last modified: 01-06-2021 09:44 AM by Marco Polo.)
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RE: Where to buy *NEW* HP50G ?
(01-05-2021 11:34 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  
(01-05-2021 06:33 PM)EngineerX Wrote:  Out of curiosity, how long does a 50g usually last? Assuming it is well taken care of and used lightly on a daily basis?

The 50g was introduced in 2006, and under the conditions that you noted, I've never heard of one 'wearing out' or even becoming troublesome. So far. Depending on the user's skin chemistry, the painted key labels can wear somewhat, but this is true for all painted labels, and injected keys are just not being made by anyone anymore (for a $100 consumer product).

Of course if treated poorly, etc. some units have ultimately needed replacement (there are posts here, on HP's support site, etc.) and a few cases of SD card slot failure, but it seems they were quite well made, correcting the poor build quality of the models preceding it.
I can report my experience, which confirms Bob's opinion.
My 50g is on my desk since 2007, used daily. No wear on keys, it works perfectly .
Only the vinyl pouch self destroyed, but I replaced with a semi-rigid case.
I recently bought a spare unit which seems built better than my old one.
It came with canvas pouch.

IMHO, the build quality of 50g is good and not far from the latest 48gx (black screen, painted keys).
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