DM12L - Collector's Item?

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We actually don't know in which direction individual collectors move.

On the other hand the calculators made by SwissMicros can be considered a kind of mobile emulating device, i.e. they are not a genuine new product. A typical collector might overlook the DM12L because of its lack of originality. And then there's the special aura of HP's longest selling product - 35 years and still going strong. No other calculator comes close to that record. Far from considering myself a real collector, I'd prefer an HP-12C made in USA or in Brazil over a new DM12L.