HP Prime or HP 50g

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(12-03-2020 01:48 AM)15-lennyphelan Wrote:  This is an old thread I know but my 50g is my favorite calculator and I'm surprised that few people here seem to agree.

You are aware this sub-forum is a part of the "HP Prime" sub-forum, right? That matters. More pro-Prime folks will be active in the HP Prime sub-forum. The General forum will probably show more people making positive comments about the 50g.

Regardless, I see far, far more positive comments about the 50g than the Prime, and sometimes those comments aren't even fully justified. The Prime isn't a bad calculator when you look at it from a student's standpoint. I personally think the 50g is better in many ways, although not in terms of sheer speed though. Speed does matter. Color is nice, but the display on the Prime is really sub-par. Viewing angles are bad and it has a gritty look next to an iPhone. But the touch screen is great, especially when rotating 3D graphs. You can't do that on a 50g.

My first calculator was a 28S purchased new in 1989 when I started engineering school. I went on to get my EE degree. That 28S really helped. So for that reason I feel the 50g is more natural and enjoyable for me to use than the Prime.

Lastly, if you are active on any of the HP Calculator FaceBook groups, you will see far more positive comments about the 50g than the Prime.