Advice on Purchasing an HP

[brickviking]

(09-21-2018 01:01 PM)burkhard Wrote:  

(09-21-2018 09:54 AM)brickviking Wrote:  Cons:

I've got a few HP50g as well. You left off one of my biggest cons with it--it's bloody ENORMOUS!
The HP48 (and I bought one new in the early 90s and still have it) is pretty big as well.
These are both desk calculators.

Yes, they're big, and certainly far bigger than the HP42S. I'd forgotten that, as I've got three calculators that size, and it seems to be an inevitable price for the larger display. I mean, who wouldn't want ten lines of stack instead of one? I'm just used to it, and besides which, the calculator still fits in my pocket, so I somewhat disagree that they're desktop calculators. When I use any of my "big" calculators, I don't typically use them on the desk, I mostly use them in my hand, and they're a comfortable fit in my size hand.

I'd have to agree with the point of RPL having a steep learning curve too, I'd forgotten to mention that earlier. I'm barely getting to grip with the basics, but it's still going to be my go-to platform for the programs I've made.

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