HP 50g Graphing Calculator by Hewlett Packard
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Digital camera reviews of HP 50g Graphing Calculator
Digital camera Review: Good price - delivered on time !!
Summary: 4 Stars
Is a great product for the price ... have a great experience with the seller .. has been delivered on time .. i do recomemd the seller as the productDigital camera Review: Good, but not as good as expected.
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this calculator as a replacement for my HP 48GX, which put me through engineering school in the mid-90s. Just like with my original model, functionality is impressive. The form factor and layout, however, are not improved. These are my Pros and Cons for this unit:
PROS
1. It is definitely faster! Graphs and algebraic operations are processed very quickly.
2. It has more functions and libraries than you will ever need. I had several third party products installed on my 48GX and are now standard on the 50G.
3. So much more memory!
4. SD Card slot. I don't know if I'll ever use it, but it's there if I need it.
CONS
1. Why is it so heavy and big? Technology is moving towards smaller, more manageable machines. Maybe HP intended for this unit to double up as a weapon?
2. Why was the Enter key moved? On the 48GX, it was conveniently located on the left side, allowing me to easily press Enter with my left thumb as I quickly punched in numbers with my right. It is now located below the '-' sign. I have to stop and think every single time I press it.
3. What's up with the key punching? I sometimes type in a number and realize I missed a digit. This had never happened before! (or am I just getting old?)
4. The manual for the 50G is not as good. I have resorted to figuring things out on my own instead of trying to find it in the manual.
Overall, I'm pleased with my new HP 50G. It'll just take me some time to get comfortable with the new layout.
Digital camera Review: Grades for both the HP-49G and HP-50g
Summary: 1 Stars
Everything you've read about this calculator (HP-50g)is, unfortunately true. There is no manual supplied and the CD supplied has very few examples on programming or higher functions. The buttons are not responsive and too often you have to check your entry to make certain you are entering the right values (1000 instead of 10). Further, the blister pack is difficult to open.
I've been an avid HP fan since the beginning. My first calculator was the HP-35 bought for $325 in 1974. Did the usual progression to the 45, 65, 67, and finally settled in with my 41, 41C, and 41CX.
I returned to college in 2002, and decided I didn't need a 20 year old calculator, and bought the HP49g.
I was disappointed with the same issues that basically haunt to 50g today. No manual, no examples, the standard of excellence just didn't match my previous calculators.
The night before one of my exams, I "dropped" my calculator to the kitchen table.... a total of 3 inches, and it died. Nobody in town carries the higher capacity Hewlett-Packard calculators... ever try to make the switch from HP to TI in a few hours? It does not work too well. Plus HP would replace the 49g for $146 as a recall... higher than what I had paid for it!
So here I sit, three days before another exam with my HP-50g, and it falls ONE inch to my desk... surprise surprise! It now has a single line about a third of the way down on the screen!!! I've tried replacing the batteries, using the reset mode... nothing.
If EITHER of the calculators had survived these GREAT falls and worked properly, I would have probably given them around a 3 1/2 star. A four star is a little high, and they deserve better than a three. But since I now have two HP calculators that deserve to be given to the Smithsonian as bad examples when evolution goes wrong, a one star is all they get!
Digital camera Review: Grande Calculadora
Summary: 5 Stars
Usei por muito tempo a HP-48G, agora com esta HP-50G ficou mais completa,a grande vantagem e a expansao da memoria, a 48g era muito limitadoDigital camera Review: Graphing Calculator
Summary: 5 Stars
Good product and great value coupled with fast shipping. Good experience overall. Product has extensive manual too which makes using it to the max a real possibility.