HP · RPN programmable · December 1980 to November 1990
Owners of the 41C kept filling its ports with memory modules, so HP built the memory in. The 41CV, code name Silverbird, arrived in December 1980 with 319 registers, the equivalent of a Quad Memory Module, and left all four ports free for application pacs, a printer or the card reader. V is the Roman numeral five, for five times the 41C's memory. Everything else is 41C: the alphanumeric display that lets programs prompt in words, the single gold shift key, RPN and Continuous Memory. It stayed in HP's line for ten years, until November 1990, alongside the 41CX. If you want a 41 to use with your own choice of modules, this is the one to look at.
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The plug-in modules we cover for the HP-41CV. Each page says what it adds, what’s already built in and how to check one.
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Module$35–$45 typical ask
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Module$30–$65 typical ask
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Module$140–$190 typical ask
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Module$80–$120 typical ask
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ModuleSpecs and what to check →
Battery leaks and the corrosion that follows are the main risk, then poor contacts that cause lockups. The card reader is a separate 82104A and needs its own check.
New to old calculators? The condition checklist covers battery corrosion, displays, keys and card readers, and RPN in one hour gets you typing on an HP.
Buying guide
We'd buy husmus's 41CV titled in working condition with its soft case at $165 delivered, about $60 under the $223 median, from a 100% seller. There are at least 79 for sale, most calculators titled working or tested ask $161-226 delivered, and bundles with pacs, manuals or the box run $188-425 depending on what's in them. Ask for a photo with the battery holder out, since corrosion there spreads into the flexible circuit behind the ports, and ask for the free-register count after a memory reset, since a 41CV shows 273 and a 41C only 17. Skip the $720 lot of a 41CV and a 41C with accessories from Canada, at 3.2 times the median.
$160.60est. delivered
The lowest delivered 41CV titled working, at $161 with its case and a module the title abbreviates STRC ANAL X. Ask for a photo of the display lit and of the battery bay.
HP-41CV Hewlett Packard Calculator W Module STRC ANAL X & Case Working
$164.50est. delivered
Titled in working condition with its soft case at $165 delivered from a 100% seller, well under the band. The 2241S serial in the title dates it to 1982, built in Singapore.
Hewlett-Packard HP 41CV Calculator - working condition w/soft case (2241S)
$189.08est. delivered
Titled tested and working well with new batteries, at $189 delivered from a 99.6% seller, so there's little to do before you use it. No case is named, so budget for one if you'll carry it.
Hewlett Packard HP 41CV Calculator - Tested - Works Well - New Batteries
$229.24est. delivered
Titled Fullnut, the earlier build without the black frame under the display glass, in great condition at $229 delivered, about the median. It isn't titled tested, so ask for the display lit and a photo of the battery bay.
Hewlett Packard HP 41CV Fullnut Calculator - great condition
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Used$160.60est. delivered
$148.75 + $11.85 shipping
Buy It Now$148.75
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Titled working, with case and a STRC ANAL X module.
Seller: stuntcountry
99.6% positive
Used$164.50est. delivered
$150.00 + $14.50 shipping
Buy It Now$150.00
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Titled working condition, with soft case. Serial 2241S, 1982, Singapore.
Seller: husmus
100% positive
Used$189.08est. delivered
$180.00 + $9.08 shipping
Buy It Now$180.00
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Titled tested and works well, with new batteries. No case named.
Seller: carizmah
99.6% positive
Used$229.24est. delivered
$220.00 + $9.24 shipping
Buy It Now$220.00
Good buy
Titled Fullnut, great condition. No test claim.
Seller: jcar_man
100% positive
Used$119.95delivered
$119.95 · free shipping
Buy It Now$119.95
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Titled with original case and batteries, plus READ. See what the description discloses.
Seller: kesum9352
100% positive
Used$226.02est. delivered
$219.99 + $6.03 shipping
Buy It Now$219.99
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Titled tested and clean. Shown with its case.
Seller: blueeyedbutterflytreasures
100% positive
Used$234.00est. delivered
$225.00 + $9.00 shipping
Buy It Now$225.00
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Seller has zero feedback, and other sellers use the same plain title.
Seller: atvonpog_85
No feedback yet
Used$720.00est. delivered
$700.00 + $20.00 shipping
Buy It Now$700.00
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Priced high
Two calculators, a 41CV and a 41C, with manuals and accessories. Ships from Canada at 3.2 times the median.
Seller: paukoen_8
100% positive
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