HP-50gII Discussion (split from 15c CE thread)

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(08-28-2023 10:00 AM)LinusSch Wrote:  

(08-25-2023 03:42 PM)KlaasKuperus Wrote:  I've read something on 50GII, if only!

With the 15C CE, you got my attention, but not my money. With a 50gii you would get my money [..]

A type C USB port would be expected. I'd enjoy still having a SD card slot as well but that is not needed. [..]

The 50g color scheme is good, as is the gold-and-blue and the orange-and-blue ones, I don't like the lilac-and-green. [..]

Key layout... [..] But the 48g layout seems to have more fans and I can see why.

Here's a lot of hope and well wishes for such a project! You have a lot of support here if you decide to do this.

I agree with the above, and if I may add my $0.02...

To me the 48SX key layout (with big Enter key etc.) is superior to the 49/50 layout. Probably a matter of getting used to, but a lot about using a calculator is about the experience (otherwise we would all be using our cell phones!) A large Enter key is part of it.

The 48SX colors (32Sii etc) are the best in my opinion.

USB-C should be a given for any USB-compliant device released ≥ 2023 indeed.

SD Card: why not, but with the large / cheap memory available in any modern microcontroller, it might not be needed anymore.

Sorry for the digression from 15c topics... but if a 48SX (or 2nd best a 50g) Collector Edition came out I too would buy at least 2.