Casio fx-9750GIII vs. HP35s - Professional Use

[toml_12953]

(12-15-2023 05:37 PM)wb.c Wrote:  

(12-15-2023 05:17 PM)toml_12953 Wrote:  You have to also take into account that many pros will only use RPN, not an algebraic calculator. The price of an HP RPN or new SwissMicros calculator is well worth the difference to us, as well as the SM being less than the price of a well-used 35s.

Isn’t the argument for the HP35s as a useful tool was the fact that people made programs, for example in surveying. The argument for or against RPN is a different discussion all together. HP35s programs, even though written in RPN, do not exactly use RPN for entry. Single line entry then R/S. I’m talking about the HP35s here, not the SM calculators.

True, but I know many engineers who won't consider algebraic no matter what the difference in cost. They will gladly pay $300 or more for a used HP before spending $39.95 on a new algebraic. Even the 35s is familiar enough to them to be useful. The separate entry line and X register don't bother them much.