30b if I had more time, I'd dig in!

[bill platt]

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...

[Gene Wright]

Put it in RPN!

[Peter Murphy (Livermore)]

Bill, where bought at $20 each?

[bill platt]

One of the Two Places that Shall Not Be Named (haha only kidding).

From the Bezos emporium.

[Peter Murphy (Livermore)]

There were 31 left at that price. Now there are 29. Thanks for the tip!

[Paul Dale]

Shipping not available to here unfortunately :-(

- Pauli

[John B. Smitherman]

Take the plunge...

John

[Walter B]

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Be assured, it will be splashing :-)

[Mark Scheuern]

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.

[Marcus von Cube, Germany]

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.

[Mark Scheuern]

I didn't notice that. Thanks, Marcus.

[bill platt]

That's why I put it in algebraic to start :-D

[Katie Wasserman]

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.

[Jake Schwartz]

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You will not regret that decision at all...

Jake