Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator
Customer Reviews
College students, meet your new best friend
You can't know how invaluable this little thing is until you have to take the dreaded Calculus.
I'm in high school and currently taking Pre-Calculus and in a month I'm starting AP Calculus. While in high school, I was enrolled in an early college program. I've managed to ace my College Statistics, Geometry, Algebra without the help of any Texas Instrument calculators. Got by with a simple scientific calculator.
But Pre-Calc is a different matter. We were required to use TI 84 Plus Silver Edition. And I'm glad I learned how to use it before heading off to college. I just know that this handy device is going to save me tears when it's time for College Calculus.
EASY BUY
I BOUGHT THE CALCULATOR FOR MY SON.HE WILL BE NEEDING IT FOR SCHOOL THIS YEAR.I WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT STORES TO LOOK AT THE THING,ONE STORE WAS OUT OF THEM AND BOTH STORES WERE MORE EXSPENSIVE.AS MY SON PUTS IT,"ITS A CALCULATOR."WE HAVE ONE,IT WORKS,AND WAS CHEAPER THAN MOST.SO I GUESS WERE BOTH HAPPY.
STARTING:
I'm still learning how to use the device. It can get a little overwhelming at first because of the many buttons and the many functions. Yes, it is intimidating and yes, it is a little complicated.
But be patient, read the manual or get the book TI 84 for Dummies.
THE PRICE:
I do agree that it is very pricey, especially for student budget. It can really hurt your meager student savings, like it did mine. But this is a good investment, especially if you are planning to major in something involving a lot of math.
THE LOOK:
Not bad. It's silver so it looks a bit more elegant than the previous black TI Calculators. There's also other colors to choose from like pink, blue, purple and orange. No matter how much tempted I am to buy the girly pink TI84, I settled for a neutral silver because I might decide to bequeath it to someone else if I purchase a new one later on.
It is a little bulky and heavy for me. But one thing I can say for it is that it is tough. Mine hit the concrete floor about 3 times already. It sustained a little scratch but that is it.
Worth the little extra money
For the twenty dollar or so difference over the lesser model this is an excellent buy.
Product Details
- Brand: Texas Instruments
- Model: TI-84 PLUS SILV
- Published on: 2004
- Released on: 2004-06-01
- Format: CD
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 2.00 pounds
Features
- Graphing calculator handles calculus, engineering, trigonometric, and financial functions
- USB on-the-go technology for file sharing with other calculators and connecting to PCs
- 11 apps preloaded
- Displays graphs and tables on split screen to trace graph while scrolling through table values
- Backed by 1-year warranty
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