Re: Old vs. New HP 12c Message #14 Posted by Thibaut.be on 7 Apr 2005, 5:21 a.m., in response to message #1 by Peter
Having US, CN, BR and MY 12C, I can confirm you that the quality is NOT the same.
I use my US 12C on a daily basis, mainly as number cruncher.
The keyboard quality is not the same, The MY and CN units show painted keys while the first models are moulded keys. After some use the paint tend to fade and even disappear. Furthermore the special HP "click" is less present on newer models. Finally the texture of the last series is not as solid as from the earlier series. The keys "rattle" in the last series while they remain well steady even after having been longly used. You sometimes need to press harder on certain keys of the last series.
The case is less solid on last series. The display is lest contrasted than the 1st series.
So I would definitely pay the price of a new 12C for a used on ebay.
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