I don't get it... HP 50G
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From: JAM on 21 Jul 2006 14:34 Harout Hedeshian wrote: > Will someone explain the difference? There is probably no significant difference. What you get by buying HP50 is basically a HP49 calc without the stigma of poor quality keyboard. Outside of the HP fan circle HP49+ become a laughingstock famous as an expensive door stop due to the quality of its keyboard. And now is simply too late to change it. Trying to sell fixed one under the same name would be simply a bad business. I actually have forseen this when I saw first info that appeared on Slowenian website in conjunction with Eric description of two attempts by HP to fix HP49 keyboard. HP did the right thing when they finally managed to fix the hardware properly by painting the box with different color and pretending to sell completely new product. It is simply a good business decision that allows anybody to buy this product without hassle of checking it's serial number. Large number of online shops does not provide serial number info. By buying HP50 customer is assured that he gets fixed machine. In addition such customer does not have to explain his TI oriented friend that he has "fixed" model of the previously horrible quality calc. It is now "new and improved" in salesman terms. In fact if you would be on the market for a new calculator, unless you hate black TI styling, why would you even consider HP49 if HP50 is already available ? JAM
From: Mick Anderson on 21 Jul 2006 18:36 "Harout Hedeshian" <harout(a)hedeshian.net> wrote in message news:1153475712.994911.139430(a)s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Will someone explain the difference? Or better yet, is there a document > that does that already? I was hoping for a higher resolution screen. I > would soil myself in excitement if they released a qvga grayscale model > (or even full vga) and ran it in native ARM. Have a guess at how long it would take to port the existing code to pure ARM.
From: Mick Anderson on 21 Jul 2006 18:40 "Harout Hedeshian" <harout(a)hedeshian.net> wrote in message news:1153475712.994911.139430(a)s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Even the wikipedia entry > said: "it does not feature any significant technological advancements > over the 49G+"(2). PS: Don't put Wikipedia on too high a perch - most of the current version was written by a few of us here. Why not just think of it as "the 49g+ you always wanted" Personally, I think it's a very nice machine.
From: Chips on 21 Jul 2006 18:52 It's for a person like me, that had 2 49G+ ones that died, and was not going to get another until the crappy keyboard was fixed. Now once I hear from a few on this newsgroup that it's reliable, will get another. And of course when it's readily available. Also, I may use it with my survey scope. GC "Harout Hedeshian" <harout(a)hedeshian.net> wrote in message news:1153475712.994911.139430(a)s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Other than an added RS232 port(1), why would I want to get it over, > say, the 49G+, if I wasn't an HP Calc enthusiast? (Yay, I can hook up > my Hayes modem and use my calc as a vt102 terminal again!) For some > people that RS232 port alone may justify it, but to an average user > it's just an RS-Wha? Not *all* hp calc users appreciate or even > understand all the hardware features that make HP's stand out over TIs. > The 48gx's expandable card slots kicked TI's posterior to Messier 31. > > Will someone explain the difference? Or better yet, is there a document > that does that already? I was hoping for a higher resolution screen. I > would soil myself in excitement if they released a qvga grayscale model > (or even full vga) and ran it in native ARM. Even the wikipedia entry > said: "it does not feature any significant technological advancements > over the 49G+"(2). > > I was holding out for the qonos but that never happened. Too bad. I'm > suspecting that this release is really nothing more than a cover up for > the poor quality first gen 49G+, maybe giving it a new name and > appearance will have the non suspecting buyer thinking "oh this must be > better than the 49G+". Sound a lot like a TI tactic to me... I can't > wait for the "HP 50G Tungsten with an upside-down `on` button" > (titanium is taken). > > Any speculation if there will be a HP50G+ and what it might offer? I > think I'll buy one of these just because I like to collect HP Calcs, > but I don't see the point. Please explain. This is hurting my head. > > > (1)http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=535&item=341682&prDeTab=2#A > (2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-49G#HP50G >
From: Alan Adrian on 22 Jul 2006 05:03
"Harout Hedeshian" <harout(a)hedeshian.net> wrote in message news:1153475712.994911.139430(a)s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Other than an added RS232 port(1), why would I want to get it over, > say, the 49G+, if I wasn't an HP Calc enthusiast? I really look upon this on one positive way... (yes I'm dissapointed that the visable changes from the 49G+ are so slight)... But it does mean that HP have not abandoned the calculator market... they obviously intend to stay in the game, and are trying to recover from the disaster that was the 49G+... Only time will tell if they've fixed the issues with the buttons... and the paint... and the trim... Case looks pretty simular to me... Al... |