Hello everyone!
Back in January, I wrote a positive review about the HP 17BII+ calculator. Granted, it's no Pioneer, but it's not a bad financial. I like the screen, the keys have a decent feel, and it's fast.
I have a recurring problem with the calculator; I'll take it out of my bag and try to turn it on, and it won't work! I'm forced to reset the calculator; it will then function, however I lose my memory in the process.
I finally decided to call HP support. They told me that this is a "feature" of the calculator to save battery life! Can you believe it?
I didn't get all the details, but if the machine times out and then senses keypresses (or something like that), it "locks up" and requires a reset...this is meant to prevent the calculator from turning itself back on, thereby reducing battery life.
The support tech told me that they've heard through customer feedback that this feature may not be of value to their customers, so they may remove it.
Gee, with features like that, my 17BII+ is more of a doorstop than a calculator. Since when are batteries more important than the data I store in memory? I can just imagine that design meeting. Although it was probably more like a Dilbert cartoon than a design meeting!
Done my rant!
Thanks for listening!
B.