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black HP17bII Message #1 Posted by Jose Gonzalez Divasson on 16 June 2011, 5:37 p.m. I have finally received the black 17bII that I have been looking for. HP 17bII black Does anybody know why HP turned to the admittedly uglier brown scheme? Also the pouch is black - and seems better quality as well. Both machines pictired were made in Indonesia.

Re: black HP17bII Message #2 Posted by Andrés C. Rodríguez (Argentina) on 16 June 2011, 7:14 p.m., in response to message #1 by Jose Gonzalez Divasson IIRC, I think that in a HP Digest magazine around 1980 it was mentioned that the HP41 was dark brown (and not black) because brown was "warm", avoiding the "coldness" of black. If this approach was still valid many years after is just a possibility...

Re: black HP17bII Message #3 Posted by Nacho on 17 June 2011, 4:38 p.m., in response to message #1 by Jose Gonzalez Divasson hello, first units were brown then arrived the black one. keyboard is better in the brown unit. regards

Re: black HP17bII Message #4 Posted by Jose Gonzalez Divasson on 17 June 2011, 6:20 p.m., in response to message #3 by Nacho Thanks for the information! Serial number info is not as clear as with old models. Regarding keyboard quality, both are equal in my humble opinion. I am not able to wring out any difference!!

Re: black HP17bII Message #5 Posted by Nacho on 17 June 2011, 6:58 p.m., in response to message #4 by Jose Gonzalez Divasson dears, i have some 17bii, the brown ones are singapore units with molded keys and the black units are from indonesia and painted keys. the lcd is a bit better in the black units. regards

Re: black HP17bII Message #6 Posted by Don Shepherd on 17 June 2011, 5:20 p.m., in response to message #1 by Jose Gonzalez Divasson Ugly, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. I think the brown unit is better looking.

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