hp 50G vs hp 35s (keyboard and overall build-quality)

[Michael de Estrada]

I own two HP 50g and one HP 35s calculators, and have had no problems whatsoever with any of their keyboards. Like grsbanks, I’ve used my HP 35s very little because I don’t like its design and prefer my HP 32sII instead. My HP 50g calcs are 6+ and 10+ years old, and nothing has worn out, including the legends on the keys. I actually do not mind the slightly higher key effort or travel on them as compared to the older HP calcs like my HP 48SX. It’s a real pity that HP has discontinued production of the HP 50g in favor of the Prime, which in no way can be considered an equivalent replacement. I feel fortunate that I picked up a third HP 50g two years ago that I’ve yet to open for under $50, before they became as rare and expensive as a Picasso.