HP Prime or HP 50g
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04-02-2014, 07:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-02-2014 07:35 AM by Angus.)
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RE: HP Prime or HP 50g
You have bought the prime regardless of doubts about its current usability for your needs. That seems to take pressure from HP to refine it I would say. ;-)
At least the sales guys' logic implies: selling numbers are ok - everything is good. Putting sarcasm aside, yes, we prime users are looking forward to getting improved software and so far I'm sure some aspects will be changed. I would bet though that a major rework won't happen. Looking at Tim's post about cas decisions show that time/cost HAS been a major aspect when hp decided what to develop and therefore will, of course, dictate their proceeding. A totally new calculator after years could also be an issue for people who arranged themselves with the old device and are used to it. It is said above the prime is not at all perfect, but has strengths and a lot of potential, so refining the firmware, fixing bugs, improving workflow and putting effords in its documentation(!) will do the job. One person mentioned in an other thread that HP stands for high performant, well engineered devices which is a reputation they won't easily risk to loose, so maybe they even consider such aspects. I would choose the prime if my usage is more cas centric or fun oriented (and hope the best for the future) and maybe the hp50 if I do vastly numeric calculations or have old software I need to use. However If I was a teacher I would rather wait for the future and what is there to come. Easy transfer of formulas and data between the different modes and apps would definitly have a larger influence on my decision to introduce the prime than e.g. an explorer app. Call me conservative but mindless number changing doesn't -teach- anything. That is the teacher's job. Pen and paper works better than the app miracle. But I am no teacher so I cannot say or advise what I would go for if I were one. |
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