WP31s: is the 20B keyboard really that bad?

[walter b]

The keyboard of the HP-20b is almost Casio-like. That's not what I'm looking forward when I repurpose a calc for me. YMMV. I think the silver faceplate of the HP-30b doesn't look so bad it outweighs the keyboard - actually it looks nicer than I expected in the beginning. IIRC, there was a forum member who sprayed his HP-30b faceplate (covering the LCD window, of course) black using some plastic model paint - searching the forum may help if you're feeling you need an all black WP 31S.

And yes, there's a difference in the displays - the HP-30b LCD goes flush with the faceplate while the HP-20b LCD is slightly recessed. I don't remember a difference in appearance or contrast though.

d:-)