At the end of last year, I lost my beloved TI-84+ SE. I'm a junior in high school this year taking pre-calc. It's pretty much a semester of trig and a semester of statistics.
I was looking at another TI-84+ SE, but I saw that the Nspire did a refresh. There's two versions now, one with and one without CAS. I plan on taking the ACT.
Which calculator should I get?
I love me my 84 silver. I think the 89 and above mainly aid in convenience more than anything else.
If you didn't know, the Nspire is a TI.
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I decided to check quick on calculators allowed on the ACT. The Nspire is without CAS. Does anyone have this calculator? It seems very intriguing.
Get the Nspire without CAS. I myself have an 89, and as much as I love it, I hate having to borrow a calculator every time I take that ACT.
I really like my Casio Classpad 300plus. I've tried using TI-84s that my friends have and I have just gotten that attached to the massive touch screen on my Casio that I struggle to use the TIs. It makes working with several equations at a time a lot easier, and is very intuitive. I have no idea what standards you have to meet with your school though.
[QUOTE=DoctorSalt;24794386]I love me my 84 silver. I think the 89 and above mainly aid in convenience more than anything else.[/QUOTE]
Go with the Nspire, I wasted money on an 89 Plus Titanium.
With overnight shipping (I need it ASAP), it's cheaper to actually pick it up at Best Buy. I'm going to go get it tomorrow. Thanks for the help!
Where I am, you cannot use anything above ti-84 for the act.
[quote="http://www.actstudent.org/faq/answers/calculator.html"]The following types of calculators are prohibited:
calculators with built-in computer algebra systems
Prohibited calculators in this category include:
Texas Instruments: All model numbers that begin with TI-89 or TI-92 and the TI-Nspire CAS—Note: The TI-Nspire (non-CAS) is permitted.
Hewlett-Packard: HP 48GII and all model numbers that begin with HP 40G, HP 49G, or HP 50G
Casio: Algebra fx 2.0, ClassPad 300 and ClassPad 330, and all model numbers that begin with CFX-9970G
handheld, tablet, or laptop computers, including PDAs
electronic writing pads or pen-input devices—Note: The Sharp EL 9600 is permitted.
calculators built into cell phones or any other electronic communication devices
calculators with a typewriter keypad (letter keys in QWERTY format)—Note: Letter keys not in QWERTY format are permitted.[/quote]
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This is why I don't own a graphing calculator.
that's why I'm looking at the Nspire2 that was released recently.
Just get the standard TI84+.
I have an nspire CAS and a broken non-cas. I love the CAS because my teachers don't understand it's the same as a ti-89, and they let me use it on tests :v:
Just get a TI 84+ and play phoenix on it. You'll be happy.
[QUOTE=Justice;24796155]So you don't own a graphing calculator because the display looks shitty?[/QUOTE]
Because, for the same amount of money, I could buy a 600MHz beast of a computing system with OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware graphics acceleration and play Quake.
Quake > graphs.
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Also, I've always done pretty well with just a $10 calculator with basic trig functions.
I have a Casio Classpad 330, and I love it.
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Does everything you can throw at it.
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Does all the shit I need it to do, it's awesome.
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[QUOTE=ROBO_DONUT;24796451]Because, for the same amount of money, I could buy a 600MHz beast of a computing system with OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware graphics acceleration and play Quake.
Quake > graphs.
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Also, I've always done pretty well with just a $10 calculator with basic trig functions.[/QUOTE]
he's right, you don't really NEED a graphing calculator. i've used this calculator for the last 4 years or so
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it cost less than £10 and it's been more than sufficient for A-Level maths, degree level chemistry (including things like solving the time independent schrodinger equation) and degree level maths.
having a graphing calculator may be helpful at times but in my opinion, just get a cheaper one and spend the leftover money on something fun.
i also used that same model of calculator and its predecessors all the way through high school and it was fine.
I use a Casio Fx-9860g, the flippy one. Love it.
OP can jailbreak a PS3 with one of those
Don't get Nspire, they are locked down like shit. Either get TI-89 or TI-84, they have the largest community (mainly 83+ and 84). Of course this is if you want to go the TI route. There are many other wonderful graphing calculators but I don't have much experience with any of them.
I got a TI-Nspire (the better version that can't be used in exams) and the vm software for doing work experience in the TI offices that were near my house (they've been shut down now supposedly). You can probably get a trial copy of the VM software somewhere which will let you basically test the calculator, it has no programming capability though. The ability to program it was cracked, and then an os patch blocked the cracking ability.
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Does all the shit I need it to do, it's awesome.[/QUOTE]
I have one thats about exactly the same as that and I love it.
Get the CAS-less nspire
I've got the TI-94 plus.
However, We weren't allowed to use calculators in my math courses.
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Lol, meant I have the TI-84 plus. Sorry, I've been drinking. Typos all night.
I got the Nspire (CAS-less). Whoever mentioned it, it's as locked down as fuck. I hope to god that Ndless 2 will come out soon. In the meantime, I'll have to put up with out games. Otherwise, I am fairly impressed with it.
CAS is more useful for me since I do heavy calculus shit with it.
However ACT or SAT don't allow it so OP would be better off with an 84.
Buy a used ti-89 on craiglist/kijiji,I bought one recently for 35$ and it works perfectly
Real pros use Texas Instruments.
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