Re: Quality of new HP48GX? Message #3 Posted by Bill Hemphill on 9 Jan 2003, 8:31 a.m., in response to message #1 by Håkan Thörngren
I have both the old and new HP-48GX as well as the HP-49G.
The new style 48 seems to be of similar construction quality as the older. BUT, the display is 100% better, in my opinion. I find I need much higher contrast as I get older, and the new display was mainly the reason I purchased a new one a few months ago. I don't really notice much difference in the keys. The newer one seems a little bit stiffer than my older one, but that may just be due to less use.
The 49G is... how can I politely say this, ....
The display has a high reflective cover to it, so the contrast is lower. The keys are horrible - I don't mind so much that they are rubber, but hate that I must press directly down on them to activate them. HP keyboards have always (up till the 49G) felt very natural to my fingers - a slight push forward and downward.
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