HP 50g Graphing Calculator

• New display upgrade--the new HP 50g display features a 30% increase in usable space over the HP 49g+
• New powerful SD card slot allows you to format your card right in the calculator and expand memory
• Massive 2.5 MB total memory--512 KB RAM plus 2 MB flash ROM for performing future upgrades**
• New larger equation library and 2300+ built-in functions--ideal for both professionals and students
• The choice of efficient RPN, Textbook or Algebraic data entry

 

Technology4Students.com - Research and Recommendations - 4 Star out of 5 Star approval rating by technology4students. This calculator is sure to please the most average student. Hp products in the past have been reliable and user friendly for all users. This calculator is sure to please any college student or any student for that matter at all.

Product Details

The new HP 50g Graphing Calculator provides optimum power, flexibility and connectivity for math, science, and engineering professionals, as well as college students. Featuring a more capable SD card slot, 2.5 MB total memory (512 KB, 2 MB Flash ROM), RS232 and USB connectivity, and a built-in intelligent editor,

A large, high-contrast display clearly shows every important part of a formula, calculation, or graph.

this system gives you more capabilities than ever before. Compact, portable, and simple to operate, the 50g features a 30 percent increase in usable space over the HP 49g, and handles complex computations with ease.

Powerful, Innovative Design For Fast, Accurate Computation
The 50g features easy-to-use, powerful tools that students and professionals can rely on for years of performance, including built-in graphing functions, constants, and applications. This calculator also offers built-in lessons and step-by-step problem solving examples to help illustrate abstract concepts. Choose between efficient RPN (Reverse Polish Notation), Textbook, or Algebraic data entry and rest assured that expansive memory (with SD card slot) means the 50g can handle even the most complex calculations. Graphing features include 2-D function, polar, and parametric plot, as well as 3-D, differential equation, and bar plot.

The 50g's large, high-contrast display with adjustable font type and size clearly shows every important part of a formula, calculation, or graph so you'll be able to clearly read and analyze your results. In addition, you can isolate and evaluate sub-expressions using the intelligent editor, while also cutting, pasting and copying objects as needed. Finally, the large equation library and over 2,300 built-in functions make this calculator ideal for both professionals and students.

Product Description

The new HP 50g Graphing Calculator provides the best in power, flexibility and connectivity for math, science and engineering professionals and college students. It now features a more capable SD card slot, 2.5 MB total memory**, new RS232 and USB connectivity, and a built-in intelligent editor that gives you more capability than ever before.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

by James T. Sherman / San Francisco, CA

I just received mine in the mail today. I do not think that it is officially even released in the US; at least, it is not on HP's English language website yet.

This is the first HP calculator I have ever owned and my impressions so far have generally been very positive. It seems just like the 49g+, but with a fully plastic case and keyboard, a serial port, and a four cell battery compartment.

Compared to the TI-89, the HP-50 seems more powerful. The CAS seems a little stronger, it has a lot more built-in mathematical, scientific, and engineering applications, and the hardware is far superior. The calculator runs on a ARM processor similar to the speeds on low-end pocket PCs, unlike the TI-89's slow custom processor, but the CAS runs on an emulated processor, so it is not as fast as it could be. The HP also has an infrared port and a SD expansion card, so it has no realistic memory limits.

Its liabilities are that the screen seems a little smaller than the TI-89's, the calculator is not nearly as user-friendly as the TI-89's, the calculator only comes with a basic manual of about 100-200 pages while the full 900 page manual is only available on CD, and there does not seem to be as much third party support as for the TI-89.

But if you want the most powerful portable mathematical system available in a handheld calculator, this is definitely a must-buy.