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Re: TI-89 Titanium or HP 50G?
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Originally Posted by RoboDesigners
I'm deciding on a graphing calculator for high school/college, and am looking at the Texas Instruments 89 Titanium and the HP 50G. Does anyone have any experience with either of these calculators and could help me decide?
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My immediate gut reaction is "HP". Of course I am prejudiced by having gone to college in the last century, at a time when HP sales reps would start their presentations by literally tossing their demo calculator high enough up into the air to hit the ceiling of the room they were in, and then letting it slam into the hard tile floor of that room. They would then proceed to use that calculator for the next 30-45 minutes of the demo (and do it all again an hour later).
That ruggedness, the simple sweet elegance of Reverse Polish Notation (YMMV) and their four value stack, plus the satisfying feel of their keyboards and cases made them the Cadillacs of the early days.
I suspect there is still an elegance to they way they are designed and operate, but I also suspect the differences between them and the TI (and other models) has been eroded quite a bit.
Blake
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