Good video and congratulations for this acquisition... I´v been using HP calculators since middle 80s when my mom gave me a HP-11C when I was in high school. In college I had a HP-48SX which unfortunatelly has died because of LCD leaking but the 11C is still working and was my everyday calculator untill a few months ago when I bought a HP-15C (the original one, not the Limited or Collectors Edition). And even more recently I bought a HP-41CV which is considered by many the pinnacle of HP calculators, a trully handheld computer. I love HP calculators and I think it´s a big mistake from HP to withdraw from this market.
This has to be one of the greatest gifts I've ever bought for myself. THANK YOU HP and the Philippians for this awesome classic. I've been waiting for it too long. It was such a huge part of my life getting cat naps in my top shirt pocket. The hardest thing I ever did was selling my first original on ebay. Made almost four times what I purchased it for. The LE had issues and my heart sank but you're forgiven HP for the new CE that out shines the original. Concerning calculators...you ROCK HP...
I hope you will make an sequel when you've tested the 15C CE, I don't think another camera will be necessary, you provide useful information in a clear way!
Are the keys doube injection molded like they were on the original 15C? The chracters on the original 15C keyboard would never wear off because they were molded in, not painted / printed on after the keys were molded.
I own the new hp15 collector edition but unfortunately I don't own the old model to carry out a comparison by myself. How is the feeling of the keyboard in the old one model?. In partcularly about the keys' stroke and the loud produceced by the keys. Thanks
Compared to the 11C I own, the new 15C CE keyboard can be heard and felt more noticeably. On the positive side of that, the sound is low and provides additional feedback that the key has been pressed. Same for tactile feedback: i found it also gives confidence that the key stroke was registered. I have not noticed a failure to register a keystroke once the key is pressed. All keys feel and sound consistent except the enter key which feels and sounds slightly different (different size of key)
True. Components have gotten less and less expensive over time with better performance. I need to see what the cost if the 15C is when adjusted for inflation today. I winder if it is higher or lower than the current version. Maybe a more fitting name would be "reissue" instead of CE?
According to wikipedia the 15C came out in 1982 and cost $135 which adjusted to 2023 dollars is $426 per an inflation calculator. So overall it is a relatively inexpensive reissue of an old product for those who want that 1982 solution/product. Thank you for the comment.
I was amazed that the 11C from early 80s had a non-genuine leather case. I found out when I went to a leather supply store and asked for help to make a similar leather one and they explained the 11C case was not real leather. They key for me is the stiffness needed to store the calculator easily without the case bending during the insertion process. In that, the 15C case is not good enough for me. The Swissmicros calculator I have came with a non-leather case that is stiff enough to be acceptable.
The 11C got it's serial number in the plasic impressed above the infoback
Good video and congratulations for this acquisition... I´v been using HP calculators since middle 80s when my mom gave me a HP-11C when I was in high school. In college I had a HP-48SX which unfortunatelly has died because of LCD leaking but the 11C is still working and was my everyday calculator untill a few months ago when I bought a HP-15C (the original one, not the Limited or Collectors Edition). And even more recently I bought a HP-41CV which is considered by many the pinnacle of HP calculators, a trully handheld computer. I love HP calculators and I think it´s a big mistake from HP to withdraw from this market.
This has to be one of the greatest gifts I've ever bought for myself. THANK YOU HP and the Philippians for this awesome classic. I've been waiting for it too long. It was such a huge part of my life getting cat naps in my top shirt pocket. The hardest thing I ever did was selling my first original on ebay. Made almost four times what I purchased it for. The LE had issues and my heart sank but you're forgiven HP for the new CE that out shines the original. Concerning calculators...you ROCK HP...
Nice vid👍🏼
Thanks....maybe I will make another with a better camera someday.
I hope you will make an sequel when you've tested the 15C CE, I don't think another camera will be necessary, you provide useful information in a clear way!
Are the keys doube injection molded like they were on the original 15C?
The chracters on the original 15C keyboard would never wear off because they were molded in, not painted / printed on after the keys were molded.
No they are painted, but the paint is thick and the keys are matte so it should be hard to wear them off.
I own the new hp15 collector edition but unfortunately I don't own the old model to carry out a comparison by myself. How is the feeling of the keyboard in the old one model?. In partcularly about the keys' stroke and the loud produceced by the keys. Thanks
Compared to the 11C I own, the new 15C CE keyboard can be heard and felt more noticeably. On the positive side of that, the sound is low and provides additional feedback that the key has been pressed. Same for tactile feedback: i found it also gives confidence that the key stroke was registered. I have not noticed a failure to register a keystroke once the key is pressed. All keys feel and sound consistent except the enter key which feels and sounds slightly different (different size of key)
@@fjp1766the keyboard being louder and more tactile on the CE could be down to the fact that the mecahnism on the 11c would wear down with age.
my model has the same strange foil. 😉
collector ? I think that there is a 5$ arm inside
True. Components have gotten less and less expensive over time with better performance. I need to see what the cost if the 15C is when adjusted for inflation today. I winder if it is higher or lower than the current version. Maybe a more fitting name would be "reissue" instead of CE?
According to wikipedia the 15C came out in 1982 and cost $135 which adjusted to 2023 dollars is $426 per an inflation calculator. So overall it is a relatively inexpensive reissue of an old product for those who want that 1982 solution/product. Thank you for the comment.
For a collector edition not leather case What a Ssssssssssss
I was amazed that the 11C from early 80s had a non-genuine leather case. I found out when I went to a leather supply store and asked for help to make a similar leather one and they explained the 11C case was not real leather. They key for me is the stiffness needed to store the calculator easily without the case bending during the insertion process. In that, the 15C case is not good enough for me. The Swissmicros calculator I have came with a non-leather case that is stiff enough to be acceptable.