Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?

Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by djsbs on Saturday November 27, 2021 @12:16AM (#29357675)

- HP products before Corina took over. Especially the HP-28s and HP-48GX

Hp basically put a lisp machine into your hands. The 28 is better than the 48 except for I/O, battery door, and screen and CPU speed. (What can I say. I love the clamshell)

- mechanically, anything by Honda

- Lada Niva. A relative has one in S. American. While out w/ him a cop pulled us over just to tell my uncle that he had better: “take good care of my little Russian!”

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by idatum on Saturday November 27, 2021 @01:31AM (#29358040)

HP calculators are such gems. The HP-48 survived my school backpack and always "just worked". Really great products.

Will have to also acknowledge the BSDs along with ZFS for storage.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by SomeHacker44 on Monday November 29, 2021 @12:00AM (#29376565)

I came here to say the same about HP calculators from the 35 to the 48. I have almost every one. The 42 is a great daily driver, and the 41 a workhorse. The 28 was my first and the 48 or 49 may be the best IMO.

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