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Best Calculator.
« on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 11:56:52 »
What is the Calculator Meta?

Tp4 still got his Ti89titanium, buhhhh it's hard to use at night.

Thoughts?

HP Prime G2 looks pretty neat, but apparently the software is prone to crashing?


Seems like amazon really likes TI-30X II, split dot matrix

Tp4 does own a TI-30XS which has the dot matrix display.


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Re: Best Calculator.
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 12:04:05 »
interesting...
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Re: Best Calculator.
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 12:36:38 »
After further online research.

It seems there are CAMPS, like the Casio 991ex Cult,  but no definitive alignment as to best-Calculator.

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Re: Best Calculator.
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 14:27:11 »
I have been using TI-30 variants for 30 years and they are the best. I probably have at least 3 of them scattered around the house. They last for years until the screen starts to die.
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Re: Best Calculator.
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 14:59:26 »
Benefit to Ti's  UI is they save the last equations you put in, even when you turn it off, and you just press up and you can copy and paste anything. That recall function itself pretty much cover 99% of day to day tasks.

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Re: Best Calculator.
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 07 April 2026, 18:03:02 »
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Re: Best Calculator.
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 08 April 2026, 10:08:08 »
I still have my TI-86 somewhere...
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Re: Best Calculator.
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 08 April 2026, 12:38:17 »
I still have my TI-86 somewhere...

You can use Graph 89 full emulator on your phone if you're nostalgic and want the Texas Instrument experience.



So far, it looks like, TI 30X PLUS/PRO -Mathprint, is the current beesknees when it comes to scientific calculators.

Functionally superior to a Ti36 Pro, and with a much better screen, Mathprint.

It's also got a faster CPU.

But it's not sold in the US, so the import shipping from Europe gets you around $45 for plus, $70 for PRO, quite expnszive.


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