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From: steve@gumby.Altos.COM (Steve Scherf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Re: Battery test.
Message-ID: <4802@gumby.Altos.COM>
Date: 12 Apr 91 17:26:43 GMT
References: <27fd06e4:2089.10comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP> <1570024@hpnmdla.hp.com>
Reply-To: steve@altos.COM (Steve Scherf)
Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA
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In article <1570024@hpnmdla.hp.com> darrylo@hpnmdla.hp.com (Darryl Okahata) writes:
>     Note that non-HP-48SX cards that seem to be "good" can still
>damage your calculator, if the batteries get low, or if the calculator
>gets warm/hot (or it is cold?).  I've already posted and reposted the
>reasons for this several times, but, if you've missed them, send email.

All of this wouldn't be a problem if HP memory was competitively priced.
My one and only real complaint against HP products is that they are largely
overpriced. I realize a lot of r&d goes into their products and they really
make the best stuff around (as far as calculators go), but I can't believe HP
needs to charge 25 bucks for a crappy plastic cover or 35 bucks for a silly
rs-232 cable to cover development cost. They certainly don't put much
development effort into their memory product; at least not more than the guys
who are charging $20 for 32K instead of $100,000 or whatever HP charges.

If they had reasonable prices I would probably buy tons of merchandise. I
spend much less now on HP products than I would if they charged less. I guess
they just don't want to go the low-margin/high-volume route.

-- 
Steve Scherf
steve@Altos.COM    ...!{sun|sco|pyramid|amdahl|uunet}!altos!steve

These opinions are solely mine, but others may share them if they like.