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HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Jeff - 05-09-2012
Is it just me, or are these the most hideous basic calculators on the market today?
I thought they were ugly when they were released a few years ago, and can't believe that they're still around. I wonder if this tired line will ever see a makeover.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/can.do;HHOJSID=qzRsPq7pZQVJ6dbJ9KFNXJ8tTQTyPfTws5LnkX22TrDVw966jvY1!38517041?landing=calculator&category=Office&catLevel=1&storeName=storefronts
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - John B. Smitherman - 05-09-2012
The 30b has disappeared from their web site.
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Harald - 05-09-2012
That makes sense, they seemed to be sold off at very low prices recently. Now they have gone back up.
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - John B. Smitherman - 05-09-2012
amazon.com currently lists the 30b for $20.13.
John
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Thomas Radtke - 05-09-2012
déjà vu?
Same topic recently, and Tim ensured us the 30b (and 10bII+) won't go.
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - NateB - 05-09-2012
There was a thread on this forum about the missing 33s. Someone speculated that it may be discontinued and Samson Cable promptly jacked up their prices. Last I checked,they have the 33s listed for $99 on Amazon. HP has them back in stock for $39.99.
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - M. Joury - 05-10-2012
Samson cables really seems to be a money grubbing (read greedy) organization. While I am all for capitalism, their version of it annoys the heck out of me. I will no longer give them any of my business.
Just my 0.02.
Cheers,
-Marwan
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - bill platt - 05-10-2012
When their prices are low, they have excellent service.
I think they are simply trying to meet markets--like the rest of us. We are all crazy to undercharge-----
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Marcelo Vanti (Brasil) - 05-10-2012
the calculator hp30b still appears in
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/215348-215348-64232-20036-215349.html?dnr=1
Marcelo
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Eddie W. Shore - 05-10-2012
Quote:
There was a thread on this forum about the missing 33s. Someone speculated that it may be discontinued and Samson Cable promptly jacked up their prices. Last I checked,they have the 33s listed for $99 on Amazon. HP has them back in stock for $39.99.
Yikes - thanks for the heads up.
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Xavier A. (Brazil) - 05-13-2012
Hello Marcelo,
Living in Brazil, I wonder if there is any HP 30b sold here - I mean, new, and perhaps built in our country... but I have never seen such a calc. What do you think about that?
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Marcus von Cube, Germany - 05-13-2012
They're all built in China.
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Marcelo Vanti (Brasil) - 05-14-2012
Neither do I. But the calc distribution in Brazil is gone many years
ago and has been recovering in recent times, and nevertheless
is based only on the most popular and inexpensive models.
Marcelo
Re: HP's Lousy Home and Office Calculators - Xavier A. (Brazil) - 05-16-2012
Thank you Senhores.