HP Releases New RPN Scientific Calculator

majid writes "HP just announced a new calculator, the HP 33S. It supports RPN and algebraic notation, and sports a funky V-shaped design. I don't think it looks as nice as the 33SII it is supposed to replace, and it seems to have rubber keys instead of the wonderful hard plastic keys on older HP calculators, but it's nice to have a new RPN scientific calculator that does not have the intimidating learning (and remembering) curve of the 48 or 49 series. This one just might join my trusty 15C ... The User's manual PDF is available courtesy of Amazon, where it is apparently already No. 85 on the best-selling list."

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Oh who needs a graphing calculator? Does anyone use the graphing aspect once they get out of high school? Probably not. Its mostly a gimmick used to snare parents into buying something that will make their otherwise lame kid excel in school. Just give me a solar powered RPN scientific caalculator any day. I'm still banging away on my HP 11C and haven't replaced the batteries in years but... Did HP ever make a solar powered scientific RPN calculator? This new one looks interesting if it wasn't for the batteries.