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I don't think the fact that something is made in China means that it is inherently inferior. If HP wanted calculators with its name on them to equal the quality of the golden years, they would design accordingly and require their Chinese manufacturers to have better quality control.
I think the culprit is ultimately HP. They are ultimately responsible for the quality of the products that bears their name, even if they are not the ones manufacturing it. If issues like dust in the display were unacceptable to HP, they would then require the manufacturer to have better quality control, or they would have to review their design to see if there was a design problem resulting in dust getting in the display.