Some HP-50G Questions
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12-09-2018, 02:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-09-2018 03:49 PM by edryer.)
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RE: Some HP-50G Questions
Quote:For what it's worth, I've only ever seen one HP 50g unit with a faulty LCD (in photos, not in real life) and read about one with bad solder joints. Yes. My (very limited experience, have only two units!) conclusion is that the HP-50G is actually so far a very reliable device and I have also only seen the same posts as you probably. Amazon (US) rate it 4.4 with 864 reviews (90% 4 or 5 star) with the low star reviews often given it due to it being "overly complex" (!!!!) - only one or two on QC issues. The TI-89 Titanium rating 4.2 - 1,049 reviews - itself a very reliable device, scores slightly lower. My experience of Amazon is that if an electronic product has any even minor QC issue there will be a sufficient number of 1 star "angry" ratings immediately noticeable. ---- Another interesting issue: I always had a Samsung Micro SD Card (2GB) with a holder in the HP-50G, and when powering on there was always a three second or so delay before the LCD came alive and the Calculator functional. I thought this was normal... I then managed to buy a 2GB "pure" SDHC card and used it in the slot - imagine my surprise when the Calculator started instantly! It seems when using (at least in my case) Micro SD Cards + Adapter in the 50G there is a long delay to startup not seen with a straight SDHC card. Both cards were formatted and "empty" to test. HP-28S (1988 US model), DM41X (2020) |
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