best ti calc for highschool thru college?

[mcoski]

Well, im deciding to get a new TI graphing calc. Has to be 83 or higher, I lost my first 83 . Anyways I was thinking of getting an 89, I need to save money though, has to be good for SAT's, college, high school, trig, calculus, everything! so shoot me some opinions, thanks in advance, if you got one for sale, no markings, scratches, shoot me an email!

 

[jmcoreymv]

Definitely go with the 89, the 92 isnt allowed on most standardized tests.

 

[Spoooon]

You might want to check out the HP-48. It's served me well from 11th grade to now (junior in college).

 

[mcoski]

Yeah, I have one and so does my bro, but Texas Schools dont teach it

 

[Soybomb]

Here is another vote for the 89

 

[AgGolfer]

Here's a vote for the 89

 

[mcoski]

Ok appreciate it all, thanks for the input, looks like 89 is the way to go, I heard it was hard to use htough

 

[Spoooon]

A&M has a few classes that require an HP-48. You can learn the thing yourself if you really wanted to. When I went to high school, they were teaching the rest of the students how to use a TI-82. With the HP, I had it easy.

 

[abracadabra1]

83 if you don't want/need the best, 89 if you want to ace every single exam you ever take.

 

[Nutcase99]

Another vote for the 89! The exact same thing happened to me and I got an 89 about 2 weeks ago it is so much nicer than the 83

 

[joecool222111]

just dont get one with a keypad not allowed on many test

 

[Capn]

does the 89 have unit conversions? If you're doing anything in engineering that does a lot of problem solving having the unit conversion option of the 86 is great. But otherwise I'd say 89 or HP49G.
-Capn

 

[bolomite]

TI-92 rocks, people see that you have it and they know you are a huge nerd.

 

[bolomite]

Engineering chicks dig it.

 

[mosdef]

I got the TI-89 for $95 and it's been great!

-mosdef

 

[Mday]

through college...

hmmm...

i have not had to use my graphing calculator much at all.

the only reason i even use my graphing calc is to program in numbers to solve problems..., store ### -> A, etc... used for equations...

if your teacher lets you use your calculator on tests, that's a-okay... otherwise, you're screwed.

 

[Gatsby]

The 89 is great for almost all types of calculations. The 83 is IMO better for statistical Calcs but tahts about it.
But I would recommend the 89 over teh 83.

Gatsby