Until management institutes true quality control, unfortunately the best predictor of future performance is past performance. The atrocious key problems of the HP49+, paint flaking off after just a few months use, made them junk. One HP50 unit I have still misses some keypresses, despite all the ballyhoo that problem has been fixed.
Unless and until KinHPo improves their process, establishes a good track record, they are not like HPs of old to me, they're just outsourced Chinese junk. Whether you get quality or not is currently a statistical fluke. The Chinese could do well by studying how Deming revitalized Japanese manufacturing, and put his methods to work.
You are correct in that the only thing for users to do is to complain loudly, insist that KinHPo produce units that work to customers satisfaction. And I have done so.
Edited: 17 Mar 2007, 10:51 a.m.