My dad bought 2 HP32sii's back in the day for his engineering work and I've been using one for physics classes, it's a really solid calculator. My physics professor got me hooked on rpn calculators since he only uses an HP35S (to the dismay of all my classmates with only Ti84's), so I bought the DM42 recently to give myself the best of both worlds between the 32 and the 42.
Update for Mar 2024. Our school purchased 8 of these calculators for our UIL contest. The current calculator kids will probably not change over this year. But next years freshmen will start using these.
Hi ! You mention that the calculator feels good, but I was wondering if you could comment further on the key feel. I was wondering how stiff they were, relative to the dm42. I was wondering if the resistance would be noticeable for the number crunching part of the Calculator Apps test. From my students opinions: 35s - sloppily, keys don't sometimes register if you go fast enough. 15c CE - pretty good, but a little key bounce at times, and the keys may not register sometimes, but way more responsive than 35s DM42- Realy stiff ( and this is after I opened up the calculator and flexed the keys a little further) Prime - Pretty good, but the life on the keys is a litte limited, with hard use, and sometimes misses an input. 42s and 32sii - the best button feel, responsiveness, as good as it gets.
Yes, the DM 32 and DM 42 have a similar click feel. They are manufactured similarly. Obvious. I am punching a HP 32sii that is about 40 years old, and it has a similar but muted feel. Amazing that the HP still works! But I am about to have my school buy several DM 32 calculators.
Thank you I figured that was the case, I'm assuming with more use they will get softer lol. @@wadehood7238 If you don't mind sharing, what process are you using. I wanted to have the school order directly from SwissMicros, but they weren't sure of the proper paperwork. I did see they were on Amazon so I was thinking maybe that maybe going that route. Thank you
I heard that the DM32 can beep/make noise. In UIL (or it might just be TMSCA), noises or sounds will result in disqualification. I was wondering if the sounds only happen if a certain thing is done and is there a way to mute it?
The calculator I am using has not made any noises beyond the button clicks. I don’t know if I had the settings turned off for noise, but I have not experienced any beeps.
@@johan0234523 yes that seems to be most folks recommendation. But i think their is an advantage to the newer DM32 hardware, the unit conversions, and USB-C. My usage is using it as a flight computer with a bunch of programs I had written for a HP41 that’s on its last days. I realize I’ll have to rewrite them.
My HP32Sii has green and grey for the left/right shift functions, and a silver display bezel with black lettering
My dad bought 2 HP32sii's back in the day for his engineering work and I've been using one for physics classes, it's a really solid calculator. My physics professor got me hooked on rpn calculators since he only uses an HP35S (to the dismay of all my classmates with only Ti84's), so I bought the DM42 recently to give myself the best of both worlds between the 32 and the 42.
Hello..I have HP32Sii, HP35s and HP48s…but my preference is HP32Sii. I still use my HP32Sii every day. The best !!….but DM32 sounds pretty good.
Great video! My first RPN calculator was the HP 35s I got for my triganometry class!
Update for Mar 2024. Our school purchased 8 of these calculators for our UIL contest. The current calculator kids will probably not change over this year. But next years freshmen will start using these.
Hi !
You mention that the calculator feels good, but I was wondering if you could comment further on the key feel.
I was wondering how stiff they were, relative to the dm42. I was wondering if the resistance would be noticeable for the number crunching part of the Calculator Apps test.
From my students opinions:
35s - sloppily, keys don't sometimes register if you go fast enough.
15c CE - pretty good, but a little key bounce at times, and the keys may not register sometimes, but way more responsive than 35s
DM42- Realy stiff ( and this is after I opened up the calculator and flexed the keys a little further)
Prime - Pretty good, but the life on the keys is a litte limited, with hard use, and sometimes misses an input.
42s and 32sii - the best button feel, responsiveness, as good as it gets.
Yes, the DM 32 and DM 42 have a similar click feel. They are manufactured similarly. Obvious. I am punching a HP 32sii that is about 40 years old, and it has a similar but muted feel. Amazing that the HP still works! But I am about to have my school buy several DM 32 calculators.
Thank you
I figured that was the case, I'm assuming with more use they will get softer lol.
@@wadehood7238 If you don't mind sharing, what process are you using. I wanted to have the school order directly from SwissMicros, but they weren't sure of the proper paperwork. I did see they were on Amazon so I was thinking maybe that maybe going that route.
Thank you
Great. Thankyou.
It's also faster than the HP. Otherwise very similar. I've seen comparison videos.
I heard that the DM32 can beep/make noise. In UIL (or it might just be TMSCA), noises or sounds will result in disqualification. I was wondering if the sounds only happen if a certain thing is done and is there a way to mute it?
The calculator I am using has not made any noises beyond the button clicks. I don’t know if I had the settings turned off for noise, but I have not experienced any beeps.
what about the soft keys up top
They bring up menu items, like a PDF help file.
Nice. I still can’t decide whether I want the 32, 41, or 42
So have you decided? I’m struggling with the same question.
@@mlehky no lol. I might wait for the R47, if it happens.
@@mlehky if your priority is programmability; DM42. If you want most functions on the keyboard; DM32.
@@johan0234523 yes that seems to be most folks recommendation. But i think their is an advantage to the newer DM32 hardware, the unit conversions, and USB-C. My usage is using it as a flight computer with a bunch of programs I had written for a HP41 that’s on its last days. I realize I’ll have to rewrite them.
Hi Wade. Where did you go to high school. I also graduated in 92 and did calculator.
Lubbock Coronado, but Lubbock High was good, and we never advanced. I teach HS Science & CompSci now in Canadian TX