HP50g spins circles around the TI-89

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(05-01-2015 01:53 AM)Sukiari Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 01:05 AM)Marcio Wrote:  Well, it seems the calc team is working on updates, collecting bugs reported by the community etc. Why wouldn't they release it if they know the Prime needs updates (some would even say 'desperately')?

Faith is for religion, not consumer products.

I completely agree! For God I can take a step of faith, but when spending my hard earned money on a product I want evidence it will do the job.

Evidence: no updates for the HP-50G for 6 years even though there are known issues, for example:
HPCalc Bugzilla (reports specifically indicated as v2.15)
to name but a few (search internet & various forums for more).

Evidence: 1 ½ year since the last update for the HP-39Gii (a *new* HP calculator, released just before the Prime). I have one which is useless - whenever I do try to use it, it either hangs or produces errors (for example:
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Calculators...rue#M14651
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Calculators...701#M14103 ).

So, based on this evidence, I refuse to buy the Prime (and hesitate to purchase any other HP products - they're all managed by the same top management after all).