HP 50g

Pros: Powerful! Intuitive. The best calculator available for a serious student or professional

Cons: A small learning curve moving from TI. Nice but bulky carrying case.

The Bottom Line: The best calculator available for serious students and professionals. I as a TI fan and I am completely sold with this calculator. You will not be disapointed.

Review: I have been a die-hard TI fan since the early 1990's. I am a student and professional engineer and I decided to try the HP 50g because HPs are typically the engineer's tool of choice. After a couple of hours with the manual and a quick learning curve, ...

Pros: Powerful HP. Nothing better. Period.

Cons: HP has decided to borrow from Casio in a few areas.

The Bottom Line: Not for the timid. HP calculators are the ultimate calculator. Only serious math users or professionals need consider it.

Review: A few weeks ago my trusty HP48SX, which has served faithfully for 16 years, vanished. And so it was that I was in need of a new calculator with at least the same power as the old one. And so I purchased a brand new HP50G through Amazon.com Okay. ...

Pros: Does what I need it to, although it feels more awkward than the old 48G

Cons: Eats batteries, slower than before.

The Bottom Line: Try one out in person before chunking down your money.

Review: My first graphing calculator was an HP 48G I purchased in high school. It worked nicely, and I sat down learned it's functions thoroughly. 14 years later, I figured it would be nice to get a newer model and retire the 48G for home office use. Having ...