Any thoughts on the TI-84 plus CE? I'm thinking of buying but still wondering what y'all think would make for nice for a good graphing calc. I have an emulator on my phone, but it's a bit annoying without physical buttons and I use the thing enough to justify actually purchasing.
Also general calculator thread I guess.
Ti nspire cx Cas is cool
>>53354090
the CE is unnecessarily expensive for what you get imo. also, it tends to graph a tad slower than the "standard" 84-plus. I would just go with that. and if you really need heft, get an 89.
I have an 84 Plus Silver Edition or something. Not sure what the difference is between it and CE but the 84 in general is pretty bad ass. Everything an 83 has but much faster.
I upgraded to an 89 for Calc 3 in college and it's really nice too but totally different and actually felt like a bit of over kill, but since we're on /g/ I might as well mention that programming on the 89 was a lot better than programming on the 84.
>>53354110
Seconding this, CAS is just amazing.
I went with the Casio and not the TI, but they are both things that blow out any other graphing calculator.
If you want a Casio, go for the Fx-9750GII or something, since that can be firmware flashed into a Fx-9860GII giving you loads of new features without needing pay more money for a calculator with the same internals and a upgraded OS.
Don't have any experience with the Texas Instruments ones. Seems like they're extremely popular in the states.
>>53354090
>buying meme-84 with meme screen with meme price
get the ti nspire cx cas or ti-89 you mongoloid
http://www.casio.com/products/Calculators_%26_Dictionaries/Graphing/FX-9750GII/
Got this for personal usage. I'm in Canada so I got it for 50 CND$ But its a graphing calculator but the lowest price available(unless you go for phone apps). For schooling I don't know if the schools will allow it
>>53354090
I have 2 TI-84 plus SE that I was given from Texas Instruments because I recreated Konata Izumi via math equations for a contest they held. Not bad little devices but outclassed by smartphone nowadays
>>53354127
I got to feel up a TI 84 plus CE today, and I what I liked most about it was how thin and sexy it was overall. The rechargeable battery pack was nice too.
>>53354278
You can't tell a story like that and not post some pics
>>53354310
Unfortunately both of them are currently 500km away from me at the moment, so I can't grab the image from them, but it was essentially just the vectors of the lines from this
>>53354110
The TI Nspire series is utter dogshit.
I shouldn't have to recharge my calculator every week.
At least the old TI's had batteries that would last you two years.
>>53354393
>modern hardware
>color screen
>can rely on battery or use a charging cradle
>CAS
I mean if you like being stuck in the past sure knock yourself out
>>53354110
Ill back this the Nspire CAS is great
>>53354393
When I used the Nspire cx CAS I had to recharge it about once every other month.
Now I have an Nspire CAS (not cx) it still does everything I want it for so far, and it takes battery's, which I think is a downside but apparently some people disagree.
>>53354090
What calculator you should get depends on your technical abilities and how much you think you'll be using it.
If you're not a STEM major or don't want to bother figuring out how to do anything new get a TI. Everyone knows how to use one and everyone can help you with it. They cost more and have shitty batteries and unnecessary backlit displays.
If you're super into math/physics/engineering, and good at programming and figuring stuff out, you might love the HP50G (picture related). Way cheaper, super programmable, super powerful, and way faster to use if you configure it right. The downside is that you will want to learn RPN (which is way faster, but has a learning curve), and HP's documentation really could be better. Also, basically nobody can help you figure something out if you're stuck, since HP users are like unicorns.
I picked one up for $80 and I love it.
I haven't seen anyone use a Casio since I was in middle school, so I'm not going to say anything about that.
>>53354090
casio fx-cg10 masterrace reporting in
>>53354871
>walk outside
>bright and sunny day
>get accosted by a mugger
>will shoot you if you don't give him 14! In 10 seconds
>whip out your shitty calculator
>punch it in
>can't see the answer
>get shot
>die
Or
>whip out your TI Inspire CX CAS
>punch it in
>give answer
>walk away unmolested
either ti-83+ or ti-89
end of story
>>53354924
> implying it's easier to see a shitty color lcd in bright sunlight
When was the last time you went outside anon?
>>53354209
This, use a normal scientific calculator for school and something like a TI-89 for other times. I bought one second hand, it was great.
I use the HP prime, great for my physics classes.
If you don't care about silly things like games on your calculator. I recommend getting an old TI-82.
I upgraded to the TI-89 Titanium a few years ago, haven't looked back. Probably one of the best calcs I've owned.
I heard that they've made a better calc that's more affordable and has a better screen, can't recall the name for the life of me right now, but it seems like a decent calc. It even allows you to replace the keypad for different situations.
I'd say go for something like that, that you know you'll be able to use for any situation in the future.
I had my last graphing calc for at least a decade, and only picked up the 89 because I noticed it at a garage sale, and the owner clearly didn't understand that it had value.
>>53355594
That's a really nice looking calc. I might buy one now.
>>53355735
My dad's a teacher. He gave me on from the school when they were keeping all the old 82's in storage and upgrading to a batch of 83's. The thing is built like a brick. I have no clue what year it was made, but it does everything as far as I've seen that an 83 does.