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Funny, I have made *exactly* the same experience, I have also swapped my TI-59 for a HP-41, and I too have never looked back. Well almost, since .... I still like the looks of the TI! But quality was lousy.
Cheers, Victor
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it was a real shame that the keyboard was so badly made on the 58/9 models. i had a ti58 from new and it started playing up after only a few months of use. unfortunately no one wanted to swap their 41c for it :-)
technically, i liked the machine, its functions and programming.
there was a guy on ebay recently selling new but broken ones (they had all been corroded inside) for cheap prices. if you wanted a mint one, buy one and swap over the board with an older but working model. would be a lot less than $500. unless you want a very nice carboard box that is.