Is HP Prime V1 still worth buying in 2023?

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(12-31-2022 12:43 PM)lvt Wrote:  The photo from their listing, it looks like the one with lower contrast?

Definitely.

(12-31-2022 12:51 PM)lvt Wrote:  My typical usages are simple games and RPN.

You’ll be disappointed with RPN on the HP Prime. This is essentially an algebraic machine with an afterthought RPN mode that has been added to enable simple calculations in RPN but if you want to use it as your main entry mode be aware that there are several limitations. For example when calling a function with multiple parameters you have to specify the number of parameters passed onto the stack, also programs don’t have full access to the RPN stack and can’t return more than one result to the stack. I’m a long term RPN user and I love it but I don’t use RPN on the Prime.

Have you tried the Windows virtual Prime calculator or an iOS/Android app to verify if the Prime will fit your needs?