Re: General thoughts on buying an hp calculator Message #13 Posted by vq on 21 Oct 2007, 9:02 a.m., in response to message #12 by Craig Webster
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A new calculator is not a need, it's a simple want.
Craig, I was in exactly the same position as you about 2 months ago - a first time owner of a HP calc, HP33S. I bought HP35S because I like the retro look. It is nice calc, but to be fair, for simple calculations (like your I don't use it to its full potential, the HP33S is probably as good as HP35S. As a 33S user, you probably have got used to the keyboard layout, which was much criticised here earlier by users of older HP calcs, so the keyboard is not an issue for you.
On the contrary, you're likely to find some features of HP35S quite annoying. Some problems are described here
So, if you want to program your calc (especially longer programs), HP35S is MUCH better, get one. For hand calculations, not a big improvement over 33S. Still, it really looks nice... :-)
Regards, Vaclav
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