Customer Reviews:
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 Piece of Junk August 25, 2003
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this calculator based on HP's strong reputation for quality financial calculators. What a mistake! The first one lasted two months before the display malfunctioned. One month plus later ... the replacement they sent under warranty was slightly better -- it lasted three months before the same display malfunction. The third (again a replacement received under warranty) worked fine under regular use for two months, then sat unused for three months, and then malfunctioned. Because I have now received 1 year of calculator service (HP's calculation based on the date I purchased the first calculator), the warranty has now expired and HP will not replace the defective calculator. Buy an abacus, it's certain to be more useful!
Old 10B vs. New 10B II January 17, 2006
B. Horntvedt (Cheboygan, MI)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Twelve years ago, despite my professors' recommendations for the Texas Instruments models, I chose the HP 10B because of its heft, feel, functionality and look, among other things. It made coursework at the Big Ten business school I attended more difficult because most labs and homework were written for T.I. calculator keys. (Hence, the prof's recommendation.)
I toughed it out because I did not have a lot of money, and realized the impracticality of buying a second calculator, the one I wanted to take with me into "Corporate America."
My old HP 10B lasted 12 years with only several battery changes, and served me very well. Last autumn, however, my young English Setter consumed half of it, and chewed the other half to hell while I was out getting a bottle of wine for dinner. C'est la vie.
I decided to give the new HP 10B II a shot, despite its light, cheap feel. I was familiar with it, an learned to trust the brand.
What a disappointment. Unresponsive keys, a poor display and a voracious appetite for the new type of batteries it uses--which are different than the previous model.
The love affair is over! I will now look elsewhere, and learn to use a different brand.
"Wholly Disappointed in Michigan"
P.s. - The new HP LaserJet color printer I just purchased is very disappointing too. Way to go Carly Fiorini!
Avoid My Mistake-- Low Quality Comments are True! September 10, 2003
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I purchased the HP10BII calculator for my wife in May 2003, thinking that she would enjoy the same HP quality I have enjoyed for years with my calculators. I read the Amazon reviews, but did not want to believe the reports of low quality that others had submitted-- naively I thought that HP might have corrected the problem by now. Mistake! My wife used the calculator for less than TWO DAYS before the display stopped working-- first a partial failure and then a total failure of the display. She's using the TI BAII Plus now, with no issues to date. Why take a chance? I recommend that you save yourself the disappointment and time and select something other than this calculator.
Not serious October 17, 2003
Armand WILDANGER (Luxembourg, Europe)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Bought 3 of them, for me and 2 colleagues. Right out of the package, some keys (Calculator 1)just did not work. After 1 month, the screen died (calculator 2). Same for the third after four months. Having been used to a HP 20s for about 15 years now (it still works fine, 2nd set of batteries, no malfunctions, keys stay as new ...), I feel cheated. IMO it's just a piece of scrap. A very bad stain on the reputation of HP. Made in China. This keeps me off buying HP again, particularly as the new 17bII+ and even 49g+ give the same cheap quality impression !!!Give it one star because I have to. HP should discontinue this product and give money back before others get disappointed and their reputation definitely gets ruined. A calculator, regardless of its price class, is still too expensive if it does not function! Needing a new financial calculator, I will turn to TI, for a try. Badly missing HP's RPN, I nevertheless do not want to continue supporting a company that increases its margins at the cost of made in USA quality!
Dissappointing quality and keypad August 27, 2004
Peter Dickinson (Geneva, Switzerland)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this calculator because I wanted a 12 digit display, comma separators for multiples of a thousand, and some standard financial functions, all in a form small enough to slip in a jacket pocket. I didn't find any other brand offering a calculator with these features and I thought that HP had a good reputation.
I was very dissappointed. The keys required a lot of pressure to work and I often had to redo calculations because I had keyed too fast and one or more keys hadn't registered.
Then after a year the screen stopped working properly. I was actually pleased about this because it meant that I could replace the calculator without feeling guilty!
I'm afraid I would not recommend it to anyone.
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