Title: HP 49G Flexibility
Product review: In using the HP 49G I have found that I have even more flexibility and options available than I did with a 'loaded up' 48GX. What makes the 49G potentially widely appealing is that it can be run on the algebraic or RPN mode. For current or former 48 users, the 49G doesn't have some of the limitations that we are used to: 128 kb port size (try 1 meg and 256 kb!), all the erable CAS functions are built in and don't corrupt the memory, you don't have to unlock alpha to move the cursor around when editing, you can select menu lists or softkeys, the overall speed is better, and with the 'out of the box' available memory the price difference between the 49G vs 48GX is more than compensated for.The downside....You have to learn new things, including key placements (you had to learn them for the 48 too), the feel of the keys is (in my opinion) the one thing that HP actually screwed up on this calculator.
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