HP 32S II - worth buying?

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(01-09-2015 09:57 PM)Thomas Radtke Wrote:  The 32SII came with more than one type of cases. I have some made from plain Vinyl (e.g., indonesian 32SII, Singapore 20S) and some that incorpoprate some fabric (e.g., Singapore 32SII, indonesian 17BII). The latter fits perfectly while the vinyl-cases tend to shrink over the time.

The vinyl cases you mentioned came with my original 42S and 21S purchased when they were introduced.

Most Pioneers I obtained since then (much later) came with the the slightly padded 'Brown' leather-like (sometimes called pleather) cases. I just measured a bunch of them and they range from 5.75" to 6.25" - I knew they varied but didn't realize how much. As noted, machine-fit ranges from sticking out a bit to completely inserted.

Very late Pioneers (the 2nd color scheme 32SII and 20S, the dark-tone 17BII, and maybe very late 27S machines came with a slightly padded 'Black' leather-like case. If you don't put them side-by-side it's easy to not notice the difference. These machines also have 2 large rubber feet at the bottom, rather than the 4 found in earlier machines.

An eBay 'how to buy' article says that late 22S machines came with a recessed LCD display and 'Black' case. Can anyone confirm this?