HP Prime or HP 50g

[Han]

My first HP calculator was the HP48G and a few weeks later I gave it to my sister and asked my dad for an HP48GX. I was in 10th grade and graphing calculators were just starting to become more frequently used in my Calculus class. So I made the excuse that my sister needed one and was willing to "sacrifice" by giving mine up while I waited for the GX to be restocked.



To this day, the original 48 series is my favorite, as evidenced above. The 50G would have been top choice for me had they kept the form factor, keys placement, and aesthetics of the 48GX. As for the Prime, it is actually my favorite programming calculator. For everyday use, nothing beats a good RPL/RPN calculator. But I have to admit that I sighed in relief when I learned that the Prime's programming language was not RPL. HPPPL is not only fast on the Prime, but reading the code and making sense of it is much easier than trying to parse someone's stack commands in an RPL program. Add to this the amazing graphing speed, and I can see why the HP Prime would be a fantastic tool for education. I think too many people were hoping to see a new iteration of the 48/49/50 series and too quickly dismiss the Prime for its focus on the education market.