I ordered two HP-15C LEs a week apart. One from Samson Cables and one from HP directly. I noticed that one of the has Serial Number: CNA1310KS7 with a Limited Edition Number of 02048. The other one has a Serial Number of CNA13207TG and an LE Number of 01xxx - I don't have that one at home right now.
My understanding of the Serial Number scheme is the first three letters indicate the country of manufacture the next digit is the year and the next two are the week of the year. That means:
CNA1310KS7 = 31st week of 2011 (LE # 02048)
CNA13207TG = 32nd week of 2011 (LE # 01xxx)
This seems to indicate the LE numbers aren't being "issued" sequentially and/or they made/make the aluminum back plate separate from the the calculator and by the time the two meet... it's semi-random which unit gets which LE #.
Just wondering if anyone else who purchased multiple units noticed something similar.
Steve
Edited: 1 Oct 2011, 3:17 a.m.