Swiss Micros and WP34s...

[Michael de Estrada]

(11-17-2015 11:28 AM)Marcio Wrote:  

(11-17-2015 12:29 AM)Michael de Estrada Wrote:  The new keyboard is a big improvement over the original one. It does require more effort to depress the keys than on the HP 15C, but the feedback is excellent and the keys register reliably w/o repeating with a very nice audible and tactile click...
... In many ways this is the best calculator based on the HP 15C ever made.

How does it compare against the keyboard on the 15c LE (or 12C, I heard they use the same hardware?) ?

Hi Marcio,

It certainly has a much higher quality and more solid feel to it than the 15c LE. It requires less travel to register, but significantly more effort to overcome the stiffness of the snap domes. I have four 15c LEs, two of which I have used frequently, and both have developed very bad repeating keys to the point that they are practically useless, so I've stopped using them. One curiosity is that although the Enter key has two pcb switches, only the top one can be used since the button is fixed at the bottom where it is hinged. So, the Enter key only works if depressed near the top.

Michael