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I finally bought two of the 30b Business Professional machines. @ $20, how could I resist?
I haven't done anything other than pull it out, take a quick look at the functions, set it to "Algebraic" rather than reachain, and start using it for "daily work."
First reaction: "Astounding!"
It feels *really* good!
And it can be developed for!
And it has real buttons.
I am getting pretty excited about HP and the future of calculators as niche specialty devices that are *worth having around*.
Thanks to the team at HP who have cared :-)
At some point, I
have to dive into the W34S...
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Bill, where bought at $20 each?
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One of the Two Places that Shall Not Be Named (haha only kidding).
From the Bezos emporium.
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There were 31 left at that price. Now there are 29. Thanks for the tip!
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Take the plunge...
John
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I have to dive into the W34S...
Be assured, it will be splashing :-)
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Shipping not available to here unfortunately :-(
- Pauli
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I agree, I've already bought two and I'm pleasantly surprised. Neither will stay a 30b for long but they're decent calculators and amazing deal for $20 (or $21.45--I see they've raised the price a bit). It took me a bit to figure out it's not in RPN mode by default. Reading the manual cured that.
Edited: 15 Mar 2012, 7:54 a.m.
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Be careful: Its RPN mode is a little RPLish in that ENTER after number entry does not do an automatic DUP as in classic designs but just terminates digit entry.
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I didn't notice that. Thanks, Marcus.
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That's why I put it in algebraic to start :-D
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I really hate this RPLish aspect of the 20b/30b, enough so to keep me from using them as-is. The other firmware feature of the 30b that I really dislike is the "insert before" editor as opposed to every other HP keystroke programmable which is "insert after".
Neither of this things would be bad if I had never used an RPN programable calculator before, they might even be preferable. But I just can't get used to switching back and forth between the 30b and say the 32sii or 15C.
It's high time I upgraded to the 34s.
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It's high time I upgraded to the 34s.
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You will not regret that decision at all...
Jake
