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HP49G+ vs HP49G Message #1 Posted by RMSe17 on 23 Sept 2004, 11:11 p.m. Is there a comprehensive side by side comparison chart? Or a link to a good comparison of abilites and differences? I am interested in features, hardware components (like what processor is used?) etc..

Re: HP49G+ vs HP49G Message #2 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 24 Sept 2004, 1:54 a.m., in response to message #1 by RMSe17 Please visit www.hpcalc.org , and read the newsgroup comp.sys.hp48 . The two above are *the* sources for information on the HP-48 and HP49x series calculators. BTW: If you don't have neither the 49G nor the 49g+, just forget about the 49G, which is simply trash IMHO. The 49g+ is far superior to the 49G in *every* aspect. Faster, better display, much better keys, much nicer look (no frozen hamster butt), expandability (SD cards), more programming options (ARM core access), and more... Raymond Edited: 24 Sept 2004, 1:58 a.m.

Re: HP49G+ vs HP49G Message #3 Posted by James M. Prange on 24 Sept 2004, 4:43 a.m., in response to message #2 by Raymond Del Tondo I'm not so sure about the keyboard. I don't like the feel of the rubbery keyboard on the 49G and it occasionally misses keystrokes, but the 49g+ misses a lot more keystrokes, and already there have been numerous reports of broken key hinges. But in other ways, yes, the 49g+ is superior. Regards, James

Re: HP49G+ vs HP49G Message #4 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 24 Sept 2004, 5:07 a.m., in response to message #3 by James M. Prange Hi James, > ..Keys.. > That's why I don't use either of them;-) My favourite in this class is my HP-48G+ Turbo, with the high contrast display, a reliable keyboard, with a real ENTER bar, speedup, ,and more RAM than needed... Regards, Raymond

Re: HP49G+ vs HP49G Message #5 Posted by Eddie Shore on 26 Sept 2004, 4:36 p.m., in response to message #1 by RMSe17 HP49G+ is an upgrade of the HP49G: * A SD Card Port * Faster Processor (I'm not sure what MHZ) * Price $139 as opposed to $189. The big con, the keyboard can be a problem, but I hear that HP has fixed the keyboards.

Re: HP49G+ vs HP49G Message #6 Posted by James M. Prange on 26 Sept 2004, 10:19 p.m., in response to message #5 by Eddie Shore Quote: The big con, the keyboard can be a problem, but I hear that HP has fixed the keyboards. Perhaps, but I'll believe it when I see it. My second warranty replacement 49g+ has a package serial of CNA423xxxxx,, case serial CNA419xxxxx, and ROM serial CN420xxxxx, and still misses keystrokes if I type normally. That said, if I'm careful to "bottom out" the keys every time, it does register all keystrokes, so I think that a lot of the problems depend on the user's typing style. Whether they've fixed the problem with key hinges breaking will probably take a few months to tell. But if you want to read discussions about RPL calculators, you'll find a lot more information in the usenet group comp.sys.hp48. Regards, James

Re: HP49G+ vs HP49G Message #7 Posted by Veli-Pekka Nousiainen on 28 Sept 2004, 5:56 a.m., in response to message #1 by RMSe17 This table represent MY opinions and notes from others in c.s.hp48 ___________________________________ Feature | HP 49G | hp 49g+ | --------------|---------|---------| LCD | 131*64 | 131*80 | SD-Card (DOS) | - | FAT16 | RS-232C | 9600 | - | USB | - | 115200 | IrDA | - | 115200 | calc <--> calc| cable | IrDA | ROMUPLOAD | yes + | no - | --------------|---------|---------| Port0 = RAM | ~240KB | ~240KB | Port1 (RAM) | ~256KB | ~128KB | 41/42/71 EMU | full | partial | Port2 (Flash) | ~1024KB | ~768KB | ROM (Flash) | ~1MB | ~1.28MB | --------------|---------|---------| Backup Battery|capasitor| CR2032 | Usable time |~20 weeks|~6 weeks | Saturn opcodes| standard| advanced| Assembler/C |Saturn/- |Sat+ARM/+| PC emulator | full | no ARM | --------------|---------|---------| CPU/MHz speed |Saturn/4 | ARM/75 | BCD computing | ref: 1 | ~2x | Truth Plot | ref: 1 | ~3,5x | Garbage | ref: 1 | ~7x | Plot WIN menus| ~1 sec | instant | Overall speed | good | snappy! | --------------|---------|---------| keyboard | rubber | plastic | key labels | varies | durable | labels lined | yes | varies | key hinges | durable | week | key noice | silent | noicy | key beep | loud | ok | key contrast |blue/blue| good | () vs. {} | easy | hard | EVAL and ' | shifted | direct | EQW and CAT | direct | shifted | miss/bounce |ok/adjust|varies/no| key feedback | starnge | HP | --------------|---------|---------| ALARMS | ok | broken | ______________|_________|_________| I prefer the hp 49g+ for it's speed and the I/O speed plus the SD-card. Also new SW is focused on the "plus". [VPN]

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