Is 50g good or crap?

[jebem]

(05-01-2014 02:33 AM)lemontea Wrote:  I thought about a Prime, but I don't think I will like the slow startup time (...).

You will not be disappointed with a HP-Prime, despite so many people whining about it here and there. I never saw a perfect calculator so far, all of them have issues and limitations.
I have both HP-50G and HP-Prime, like both of them, but for me the Prime has an edge in all aspects, except if you really want to keep using that obscure yet powerful RPL language available in the 49 series.
On the other hand, the HP-Prime programming language is a much more high level, elegant, structured (despite being basic when compared with professional programming environments), and much more easy to learn than RPL.

The Prime is a modern calculator, extremely fast when compared with other calculators, good to use for normal engineering or school duties, and above all, it is fun to use.