@@tux1968 The 32S, which it's based on, was the lower-tier calculator in HP's original Pioneer line, so there's a bit of an odd inversion happening here. But the thing about calculators is, people prefer what they prefer and what's more capable for you is often what you're habituated to.
It is hard to beat the DM42. If however you are a calculator fan you now have the choice of a much improved HP32 based calculator to pick. In the same way that SwissMicros produces a DM11 and a DM15. Choose to buy one that suits you or buy both of you are a fanatic, like me! 🤪
I teach in a Texas high school. We have an academic competition for Calculator, where the punching problems and stated word and geometry problems are suited for an RPN calculator. We just purchased 8 for our school.
@wadehood7238 Can I get you interested in trying DB48X on these calculators in your competitions? I'm trying hard to optimize that firmware for direct use.
I don't enjoy using my phone for everything, too much of one virtual thing bores me. I have a seperate satnav in my car. I use real calculators, I enjoy writing and organising and using paper lists and notes. I even write cursive with a fountain pen on fancy paper for fun, which those around me enjoy recieving. I hate reading from a screen, give me a proper book every time. True quick and easy random access, it's called flicking the pages, so fast. To me it's a bit like talking online, flirting online, sex online. All so much better with a real person, which our brain's are designed for.
I am a pipefitter and in some worksites such as chemical plants we are not allowed to bring phones in (lithium batteries especially) but calculators are usually allowed. But even when we can use phones, it's always nicer to use a calculator with nice buttons. Cheap crap calculators with mushy buttons are worse than the haptic feedback of a phone so I can see why so many people don't understand why a real calculator is still an important tool.
I do have an RPN calculator app on my smartphone and it works well but, having a dedicated device is a fun novelty that, in the words of James May from Top Gear, "Gives me the Fizz".
I love that the entries on the stack when you opened that from new were all '80085'
I can see the sense of the DM42, but not really of the DM32. More expensive, less capable (in my opinion).
Hi Johan, how is the DM32 less capable? It has much faster hardware than the DM42.
I have both the 42 and the 32 and I actually use the DM42 more often. I actually prefer the layout of the 42
@@tux1968 The 32S, which it's based on, was the lower-tier calculator in HP's original Pioneer line, so there's a bit of an odd inversion happening here. But the thing about calculators is, people prefer what they prefer and what's more capable for you is often what you're habituated to.
It is hard to beat the DM42. If however you are a calculator fan you now have the choice of a much improved HP32 based calculator to pick.
In the same way that SwissMicros produces a DM11 and a DM15. Choose to buy one that suits you or buy both of you are a fanatic, like me! 🤪
I guess I like the DM 32 since I used HP32sii back in the 1990s.
I teach in a Texas high school. We have an academic competition for Calculator, where the punching problems and stated word and geometry problems are suited for an RPN calculator. We just purchased 8 for our school.
Now that is a high school sport I can get behind!
@@commtechengineer612 yes, I call them the mathletes :)
@wadehood7238 Can I get you interested in trying DB48X on these calculators in your competitions? I'm trying hard to optimize that firmware for direct use.
Beautiful.
I don't enjoy using my phone for everything, too much of one virtual thing bores me. I have a seperate satnav in my car. I use real calculators, I enjoy writing and organising and using paper lists and notes.
I even write cursive with a fountain pen on fancy paper for fun, which those around me enjoy recieving.
I hate reading from a screen, give me a proper book every time. True quick and easy random access, it's called flicking the pages, so fast.
To me it's a bit like talking online, flirting online, sex online. All so much better with a real person, which our brain's are designed for.
Agreed, just because something is technically more efficient doesn't mean it's always better.
I am a pipefitter and in some worksites such as chemical plants we are not allowed to bring phones in (lithium batteries especially) but calculators are usually allowed. But even when we can use phones, it's always nicer to use a calculator with nice buttons. Cheap crap calculators with mushy buttons are worse than the haptic feedback of a phone so I can see why so many people don't understand why a real calculator is still an important tool.
I have an HP32S, from mid-nineties. I luv it except its got a shitty display. That maybe the key reason I will get the DM42.
Odd that this is more expensive than the model that imitates the higher-end calculator, but I guess it's because of the newer hardware.
Yes I was confused about that also. The price makes it definitely is more of a luxury item.
Sorry, but I am afraid the lighting of the video is terrible especially on the reflective display surface.
Lighting is a cruel mistress.
I think it showed the quality of the construction pretty well. Well made machine.
"Promo SM" 😝
the cardboard is a sine get it sine
Ah Ha Ha!
The barred zero is ugly , unbelievable.
You can change it and resize it too.
Why not just emulate it?
I do have an RPN calculator app on my smartphone and it works well but, having a dedicated device is a fun novelty that, in the words of James May from Top Gear, "Gives me the Fizz".
'The Fizz' (as described by Mr May) is very important
How do you emulate nice clicky physical buttons?
The gloves are a little creepy. Are they really necessary?
Hmm I suppose not, but at this point they are part of the channel. I must commit.
That review was practically useless, why did you even bother, people want to know what the calculator can do, not see a load of cards.