You can't ask for better service than that. I called up HP, they sent a new one out immediately, I had the new one in hand in just a few days, I sent the broken one in and haven't had a problem since. I did have a problem with the #4 key sticking. The feel of the keys on my 33s is excellent, more firm than the 48, but I've never missed a key stroke. Even the silver/bent-keypad look has grown on me kind of retro-60's Buck Rogers-ish. The 33s isn't perfect, but I've had really good luck with it and like using it. Now I use it every single day and my trusty ol' 48 stays in the drawer except for really nasty big equations that I run across once a year. After using it non-stop preparing for the exam for a few months, I really started to like it. For the PE exam, it was the only RPN calculator allowed, and therefore, the only option. So, I got a 33s and grumbled about it like everyone else. I used a 48GX all through school, then I went to take the PE exam and found out it was not allowed. I think maybe I'm the only person in the world who likes the HP33s. RE: HP 35s for you RPN engineers haynewp (Structural) 13 Sep 07 22:26 HP calculators were about $400 back then and in today's dollars that's a bunch. We thought he'd be injured or something but his only concern was the coveted HP. He breathed a big sigh and said, "Thank still works", and smiled. He jumped up out of the pile of snow, grabbed his HP calculator out of his "holster" and began punching numbers. The driver got out screeming and I was running over to him. He quickly jumped straight up in the air and was hit by the car, rolled over the hood and windshield into a snow drift there on the side of the street. I saw the car in time to run out of the way but my friend didn't see it until it was on him. Snowy day in winter and we were crossing a main street which was on a small hill.Ī car was coming down the street and tried to stop at the light but began sliding on the packed snow/ice which was on the road. ![]() Haynewp - that holster comment reminded me of a day when I was in college - walking to class with a Mechanical Engineering friend of mine. RE: HP 35s for you RPN engineers JAE (Structural) 29 Aug 07 10:00 with my 33s also because the keys are harder. with my HP50g because the keys are harder. That's the bottom line for me-RPN vs algebraic sea of parentheses nonsense. with zero errors using RPN! Some ribbing ensued during the next class! I knew I'd catch grief over this, so I timed myself with my HP48g. I think 3 of 37 made it through that one without a calculator error. I taught Steel I last fall and gave the students an equation that took a whole line to write (AISC Lr equation). About like mush, with no tactile feel at all. The other day, I had to use one of my pal's TI-86 and I really hated the keystrokes. The 48g, 50g, and 35s seem to be liked by most who buy them. In what context? For a bloated toy, one could look at the TI Nspire. "Is there any better calculator than a HP?" To guard against the day when the 42S finally gives up the ghost, I have Thomas Okken's excellent Free42 emulator on both my PC and my Palm TX ( ane t.nl/%7Ede mun000/tho mas_projec ts/free42/). I have a bunch of programs for the 42S that I use all the time-some originating with the 41-that can't be easily ported to the 35s (or even my 48G+ for that matter), so the 42S will remain my calculator of choice. The 35s has more memory (32k vs 8k), but for me the difference is not important. The 42s has vastly more power in terms of functions (about 600 vs about 100) and programming. ![]() However, the 35s won't replace my day-to-day calculator, which is a 19-year-old HP-42S. Overall, I consider the 35s to be a big step in the right direction. Fortunately, I don't use complex numbers in my work. Screen contrast is excellent, but the theta symbol in complex numbers looks a lot like an 8. The keys feel very good, and have the sloped front face like the 41. Much of the recent traffic on has been about the 35s, both the good and the bad.Ĭonstruction is very good, and getting closer to the old workhorses. HP added functionality (including the ability to access more storage registers) and a few bugs (or are they features). The 35s is based on the 33s (and the 32sii and 32s before that) with some enhancements, both internal and external. It's actually a pretty nice calculator, though it's not perfect. I bought a 35s the day after they were announced, mostly as a new toy to add to my modest collection.
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