Hp49g - To buy or not to buy?

[Marco Polo]

I found a 49g I good shape for about 50 eur.
I currently use a 50g, for which I have a spare in my drawer.
I am thinking about buying the 49g for using as a workhorse, saving my currently used 50g.
Does this worth the money?
I appreciate a lot the 50g color scheme. Is the 49g's much worse?
Is the 49g keyboard so ugly?
Is the 48g serial cable compatible with 49g?

Thanks everybody.