Re: Comparisson TI 89 vs HP 48 GX

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Comparisson TI 89 vs HP 48 GX
From: Ray Kremer <raykremer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 17:16:07 -0400
Reply-To: Ray Kremer <raykremer@HOTMAIL.COM>

Back in the old days before the TI-92, the HP48 was the only game in town
for engineers and they loved it.  Those who bought them back them still do.
 Nowadays, though, people get so used to the TI's during high school that
the transition to the HP48 is just too hard.  Also, you get a brand loyalty
thing going there.  Not to knock the HP more than I have to, it's a plenty
powerful calculator.  It just suffers from low recognition and a different
interface.

>In the engineering program I'm in, TI 92's, 92+'s and 89's outnumber
>the HP 48xX's by at least 5 to 1, although most TI users have their
>old HP in a drawer somewhere.  There is 0 folks that have a TI in a
>drawer and use an HP.  That says alot to me.  If you want easy and
>fast to use, go TI.  If you want a royal pain in the butt, by all
>means get an HP.

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