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TI or HP? answered

Hello all-
        I am a 15-year-old owner of an HP48GX.  Most of the posts in this
thread are just saying: "I own a (TI or HP), so it is the better one."
My friend (who owned a TI-85) asked my opinion (since I owned an HP) of
which calculator I thought he should buy (HP or TI-86).  After asking
him several questions, I recommended that he buy a TI.  Without going
into details, let me just say several things:

        1)  I think that the HP48GX is the most powerful and advanced
graphing calculator available.
        2)  But, the HP is therefore more complex and harder to get used        to
using.
        3)  Most of the TI owners seem to be suited to TI's.
        4)  Only some of the HP users seem to be suited to HP's.                5)  I think
that the average calculator user should buy a TI, but   the advanced user
should buy an HP.

        Basically, what I'm saying is that a TI is acceptable for almost
anybody, while an HP is suited only for the highly advanced users who
are not afraid to learn something totally new.  The HP is commonly
referred to as the "Hacker's Calculator" because it is so powerful and
has so much freedom of use.
        I have used all the TI calculators extensively and would have no
problem with owning one.  But, I am glad that I own an HP.  I don't know
of anybody who owns a TI and is disgusted with it, but many HP users are
disgusted with the HP's because they are above their level.  These
people should've bought a TI.

If you want to be safe, buy a TI, but I bought an HP and am VERY
satisfied with it.

--
James Doebbler
james69@geocities.com
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/3582
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