HP HP49G Graphing Calculator

HP HP49G Graphing Calculator
Label: Hewlett Packard
Category: CE


Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Electronics


UPC: 088698873465
EAN: 0088698873465
ASIN: B00001RMDB

HP HP49G Graphing Calculator


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Amazon.com Review

Is it possible to have it all--brains, beauty, and brawn? Hewlett-Packard certainly thinks so, and its HP 49G graphing calculator is its shining example.

There's no getting around the cool styling of the 49G: complete with a sleek metallic blue exterior and a groovy translucent blue hard slide cover, the 49G commands attention. When we were using it in public, it received plenty of looks and inquiries.

But how does it measure up in terms of power? Competing with the notorious Texas Instruments TI89 advanced graphing calculator is tough business, but HP pulls it off with some success. This graphing calculator has all the bells and whistles, including a whopping 1.5 MB of user memory; 2 MB of flash ROM, which enables future software upgrades; a built-in Computer Algebra System (CAS); math, scientific, statistical, financial, and 2-D/3-D graphing capabilities; programming capabilities with reverse Polish notation, assembly, and HP Basic languages; and a unit-to-unit and PC/Macintosh connectivity feature. It also features an equation solver, vectors, lists, arrays, matrices, expressions, and object storing.

One key feature we liked is the history screen, which displays what you've already input, so you can reference it to determine what went wrong and correct it. Another notable function is the 49G's alarm function. You can set the date and time on the calculator, and program the alarm along with a text message to remind you of appointments. You can also set control alarms, which perform functions such as automatically running a program when you're not using the calculator. Additionally, the calculator emits beeps when you enter an incorrect function, which can be annoying at times--especially when you're already frustrated.

One of this calculator's flaws is that it is hard to read the second and third functions above each key. In keeping with the calculator's sense of aesthetics, the print is in blue and red, which is difficult to see, especially in low lighting situations. It also has a one-touch X-variable key, but no Y- or Z-variable keys.

We wished the manual had gone into greater depth and provided clearer examples, but this might be a concern only to those who don't immediately get the full functionality of the 49G. Unlike some manuals we've seen, the 49G does not show both the necessary keys needed to input an equation along with how they appear on the screen. We also would have liked for the manual to include more examples.

If style is just as important to you as functionality, the 49G is the coolest looking calculator we've seen. But if it's pure power you're looking for, you'll probably be just as pleased with any one of the 3-D graphing calculators currently on the market.

Pros:

Cons:

Amazon.com Product Description

The HP49G graphing calculator is an RPN-capable calculator with powerful 3-D graphing, note, and list features. With its advanced built-in Computer Algebra System, you can perform complex arithmetic and calculus functions and solve systems of linear equations, in addition to having dynamic symbolic manipulation and symbolic and numeric solving at your fingertips. You can also make statistical inferences, perform hypothesis tests, and measure confidence intervals that relate to populations. Sample data can be inputted, viewed, and edited in table format (similar to a computer spreadsheet), and then you can plot the results.

The large 1.5 MB memory (512 KB RAM and 1 MB Flash ROM for data storage) encourages taking full advantage of the comprehensive library of third-party calculator programs, games, and software applications. The HP49G doesn't just give you the answer to your equation; it can walk you through the process of finding that answer by using the CAS step-by-step mode for dynamic derivation, integration, and other linear algebra problem-solving techniques. All steps and results are displayed in textbook mode on the 131 x 64 pixel, high-contrast screen. If you aren't fond of textbook mode, try traditional algebraic or RPN input modes.

With its smooth edges, streamlined curves, and light blue metallic exterior, the HP49G is a sleek and modern tool for professionals or students in the sciences, math, and engineering. --Dana Van Nest

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent calculator... not problems at all........2006-02-08

Excellent Calculator... just add the Documentation by Mr. Gilberto Urroz (infoclearinghouse.com) and rom 1.19-6 from www.hpcalc.org

1 out of 5 stars If you love your 48G, you'll hate your 49G........2006-01-20

This one has soft rubber keys that you have to sit on to get them to register. If the key does register, sometimes it'll hang up and you can say "Man, this calculator really stinks compared to my 48G" before the number you entered even appears on the screen. The software is powerful (imaginary matrix algebra, anyone?), but the machine is a POS. The documentation is useless, and is divided into two books for even more torture! If dreams came true, the next HP calculator would have:

- Body & keys like the 48G
- A USB port
- The functions of the 49G, but with a faster processor
- ONE thick, well-written manual like the 48G
- RPN ONLY!!!

But dream on, because these are the days where high quality products are replaced with flimsy crap.

1 out of 5 stars Hardware too slow for software.......2004-06-21

I wasted my hard earned money on this calculator. I was so thoroughly disappointed in the calculator that I gave up using it. It was a total and thorough frustration. For example, if you try to graph anything with this calculator, it takes a hundred years (a little exaggeration but expresses the idea) to finish. Even adding simple integers, the calculator would chug along very slowly (e.g. 3+13). Putting the calculator into non-teaching mode (I forgot the actual name for the feature) helped a little though.
What attracted me to it was the reviews here and elsewhere. There are some nice features to the calculator. The buttons are nice, the feel of the calculator is nice and the functions are fine as well.
However, it is in my opinion a mistake to put this kind of functionality in a calculator without also putting in the hardware to perform the requested operations in a reasonably timely manner. This calculator is not worth more than $20.

1 out of 5 stars The worst of them all (how hp has lost its identity)!!!.......2004-06-06

I'm a huge fan of hp calculators as a matter fact I've even started a collection of calculators. The real strenght of hp graphic calculator WAS the quality of the keyboard with the huge enter key, the RPN entry mode, the design and the huge power of computing and programming even tough the stack management is a little bit painfull at first. The HP48 is the real deal, the Rolls Royce AND the Farrari of all the calculators!!!!!!!!!!!
The hp 49g has lost those qualities trying to be a poor TI wannabe. The screen is awfull you can't see properly, the keys are soft and VERY umprecise plus if you want to use the RPN entry mode you have to press too many keys at once!!! So my advice is stick with the hp48 series or buy a real TI instead!!!!!!!!

1 out of 5 stars Stinker for most, nuisance for the few who need its capacity.......2004-01-31

I have already invested far too much time in this product to try to be witty or clever about its poor quality and unfortunate design.

Power users may decide to live with its negatives because they can't find a portable alternative with equivalent math function and memory.

For all other potential customers, the HP49G gives new meaning to the marketing phrase, turning point.

Warnings: worst HP keystroke-touch for any HP Scientific Calculator; display harder to read than contemporary hi-end graphing calculators from TI or Japanese companies; documentation shipped with product would be comical if you could forget that you had just paid over a hundred dollars for it; first HP Scientific Calculator to be released with major reliability problems that caused it to crash repeatedly (but credit is due to programmers and engineers who have spent the last four years on bug fixing).

Friends show me that new versions of the 49G have improved. But it is sad to see the company throw away a reputation earned over three decades.
HP HP49G Graphing Calculator
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent calculator... not problems at all.
  • If you love your 48G, you'll hate your 49G.
  • Hardware too slow for software
  • The worst of them all (how hp has lost its identity)!!!
  • Stinker for most, nuisance for the few who need its capacity
 HP HP49G Graphing Calculator

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • Over 2,300 built-in functions for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics/data analysis, calculus, science, engineering
  • 2-D and 3-D graphing capabilities
  • Algebraic and RPN data entry
  • Built-in serial port; supports optional connectivity kit
  • Step-by-step mode for dynamic derivation, integration, and linear algebra problem solving

ASIN: B00001RMDB

Amazon.com Review

Is it possible to have it all--brains, beauty, and brawn? Hewlett-Packard certainly thinks so, and its HP 49G graphing calculator is its shining example.

There's no getting around the cool styling of the 49G: complete with a sleek metallic blue exterior and a groovy translucent blue hard slide cover, the 49G commands attention. When we were using it in public, it received plenty of looks and inquiries.

But how does it measure up in terms of power? Competing with the notorious Texas Instruments TI89 advanced graphing calculator is tough business, but HP pulls it off with some success. This graphing calculator has all the bells and whistles, including a whopping 1.5 MB of user memory; 2 MB of flash ROM, which enables future software upgrades; a built-in Computer Algebra System (CAS); math, scientific, statistical, financial, and 2-D/3-D graphing capabilities; programming capabilities with reverse Polish notation, assembly, and HP Basic languages; and a unit-to-unit and PC/Macintosh connectivity feature. It also features an equation solver, vectors, lists, arrays, matrices, expressions, and object storing.

One key feature we liked is the history screen, which displays what you've already input, so you can reference it to determine what went wrong and correct it. Another notable function is the 49G's alarm function. You can set the date and time on the calculator, and program the alarm along with a text message to remind you of appointments. You can also set control alarms, which perform functions such as automatically running a program when you're not using the calculator. Additionally, the calculator emits beeps when you enter an incorrect function, which can be annoying at times--especially when you're already frustrated.

One of this calculator's flaws is that it is hard to read the second and third functions above each key. In keeping with the calculator's sense of aesthetics, the print is in blue and red, which is difficult to see, especially in low lighting situations. It also has a one-touch X-variable key, but no Y- or Z-variable keys.

We wished the manual had gone into greater depth and provided clearer examples, but this might be a concern only to those who don't immediately get the full functionality of the 49G. Unlike some manuals we've seen, the 49G does not show both the necessary keys needed to input an equation along with how they appear on the screen. We also would have liked for the manual to include more examples.

If style is just as important to you as functionality, the 49G is the coolest looking calculator we've seen. But if it's pure power you're looking for, you'll probably be just as pleased with any one of the 3-D graphing calculators currently on the market.

Pros:

Cons:

Amazon.com Product Description

The HP49G graphing calculator is an RPN-capable calculator with powerful 3-D graphing, note, and list features. With its advanced built-in Computer Algebra System, you can perform complex arithmetic and calculus functions and solve systems of linear equations, in addition to having dynamic symbolic manipulation and symbolic and numeric solving at your fingertips. You can also make statistical inferences, perform hypothesis tests, and measure confidence intervals that relate to populations. Sample data can be inputted, viewed, and edited in table format (similar to a computer spreadsheet), and then you can plot the results.

The large 1.5 MB memory (512 KB RAM and 1 MB Flash ROM for data storage) encourages taking full advantage of the comprehensive library of third-party calculator programs, games, and software applications. The HP49G doesn't just give you the answer to your equation; it can walk you through the process of finding that answer by using the CAS step-by-step mode for dynamic derivation, integration, and other linear algebra problem-solving techniques. All steps and results are displayed in textbook mode on the 131 x 64 pixel, high-contrast screen. If you aren't fond of textbook mode, try traditional algebraic or RPN input modes.

With its smooth edges, streamlined curves, and light blue metallic exterior, the HP49G is a sleek and modern tool for professionals or students in the sciences, math, and engineering. --Dana Van Nest

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent calculator... not problems at all........2006-02-08

Excellent Calculator... just add the Documentation by Mr. Gilberto Urroz (infoclearinghouse.com) and rom 1.19-6 from www.hpcalc.org

1 out of 5 stars If you love your 48G, you'll hate your 49G........2006-01-20

This one has soft rubber keys that you have to sit on to get them to register. If the key does register, sometimes it'll hang up and you can say "Man, this calculator really stinks compared to my 48G" before the number you entered even appears on the screen. The software is powerful (imaginary matrix algebra, anyone?), but the machine is a POS. The documentation is useless, and is divided into two books for even more torture! If dreams came true, the next HP calculator would have:

- Body & keys like the 48G
- A USB port
- The functions of the 49G, but with a faster processor
- ONE thick, well-written manual like the 48G
- RPN ONLY!!!

But dream on, because these are the days where high quality products are replaced with flimsy crap.

1 out of 5 stars Hardware too slow for software.......2004-06-21

I wasted my hard earned money on this calculator. I was so thoroughly disappointed in the calculator that I gave up using it. It was a total and thorough frustration. For example, if you try to graph anything with this calculator, it takes a hundred years (a little exaggeration but expresses the idea) to finish. Even adding simple integers, the calculator would chug along very slowly (e.g. 3+13). Putting the calculator into non-teaching mode (I forgot the actual name for the feature) helped a little though.
What attracted me to it was the reviews here and elsewhere. There are some nice features to the calculator. The buttons are nice, the feel of the calculator is nice and the functions are fine as well.
However, it is in my opinion a mistake to put this kind of functionality in a calculator without also putting in the hardware to perform the requested operations in a reasonably timely manner. This calculator is not worth more than $20.

1 out of 5 stars The worst of them all (how hp has lost its identity)!!!.......2004-06-06

I'm a huge fan of hp calculators as a matter fact I've even started a collection of calculators. The real strenght of hp graphic calculator WAS the quality of the keyboard with the huge enter key, the RPN entry mode, the design and the huge power of computing and programming even tough the stack management is a little bit painfull at first. The HP48 is the real deal, the Rolls Royce AND the Farrari of all the calculators!!!!!!!!!!!
The hp 49g has lost those qualities trying to be a poor TI wannabe. The screen is awfull you can't see properly, the keys are soft and VERY umprecise plus if you want to use the RPN entry mode you have to press too many keys at once!!! So my advice is stick with the hp48 series or buy a real TI instead!!!!!!!!

1 out of 5 stars Stinker for most, nuisance for the few who need its capacity.......2004-01-31

I have already invested far too much time in this product to try to be witty or clever about its poor quality and unfortunate design.

Power users may decide to live with its negatives because they can't find a portable alternative with equivalent math function and memory.

For all other potential customers, the HP49G gives new meaning to the marketing phrase, turning point.

Warnings: worst HP keystroke-touch for any HP Scientific Calculator; display harder to read than contemporary hi-end graphing calculators from TI or Japanese companies; documentation shipped with product would be comical if you could forget that you had just paid over a hundred dollars for it; first HP Scientific Calculator to be released with major reliability problems that caused it to crash repeatedly (but credit is due to programmers and engineers who have spent the last four years on bug fixing).

Friends show me that new versions of the 49G have improved. But it is sad to see the company throw away a reputation earned over three decades.

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