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Speaking as someone who owns both (and a 48G as well).
The last 49G+ probably have a build quality close to or equal to the newer Hp50G series (Builds with Serial numbers greater than the 55XXXX) anything earlier is suspect to having bad or inferior keys (I have a couple of 49G+'s, one of them just a bit earlier build with an okay keyboard, one a year earlier than that WITH A BROKEN KEY and a 50G with a MUCH better keyboard than either Hp49G+ in my possession). W/O knowing the build #, I would suggest NEVER buying an HP49G+ for use. And knowing that the HP50G does correct this problem, just buy the HP50G when possible.
Even the Hp50G's keyboard is still NOT quite as nice as the Hp48G's but it is very close.
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I never had a 49g+, but I have both a 48GX and a 50g. Sadly, my 50's negation key recently stopped providing tactile feedback and the 0 key provides feedback but doesn't trigger a 0 without a little extra pressure. I was very happy with the machine until now even though it seems to eat batteries at an impressive rate.