HOT! Texas Instruments TI-83+ graphing calculator $49.95 at CC

Linked at Circuit City

Great deal for a calculator that usually sells for $80 and above.

 

[willboxer]

83 hardly sells for 80...you might be mistaking it for the 85

83 is probably good for classes that doesnt allow 86 and 89, but i'd strongly suggest you get a cheap casio graphing calculator instead of the ti 83

if one wants to get TI, go for either 86 or 89

 

[modedepe]

Holy sh!t that's cheap! You can probably save even more if you do a pm to office depot or staples (115% pm I think?)

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: willboxer
83 hardly sells for 80...you might be mistaking it for the 85

83 is probably good for classes that doesnt allow 86 and 89, but i'd strongly suggest you get a cheap casio graphing calculator instead of the ti 83

if one wants to get TI, go for either 86 or 89

Er..dude, head to od, they sell for $85 usually. And imo, 85/86 series is a waste. They don't offer enough extra features over the 83 to warrant the price bump. Plus, many classes require ti83's, or at least it's the only calc they'll show you how to use, so buying a casio could shoot you in the foot.

 

Originally posted by: willboxer
83 hardly sells for 80...you might be mistaking it for the 85

83 is probably good for classes that doesnt allow 86 and 89, but i'd strongly suggest you get a cheap casio graphing calculator instead of the ti 83

if one wants to get TI, go for either 86 or 89

$99 at Best Buy. In every single one of my HS math classes, the book had instructions for TI-83s...and the teachers really looked down on anyone using another model. In college, the TI-83 does everything I need it to for statistics and calculus.

 

[CaseTragedy]

Originally posted by: willboxer
83 hardly sells for 80...you might be mistaking it for the 85

83 is probably good for classes that doesnt allow 86 and 89, but i'd strongly suggest you get a cheap casio graphing calculator instead of the ti 83

if one wants to get TI, go for either 86 or 89

83+ does sell for $80+...

TI83+ is just superior for stats

 

[willboxer]

83 doesnt come with preprogrammed features to do calculus, like integrating and deriving, to me it was essential to get the ti 89, for 90 bucks

so if you got 83 for 85 bucks, you should definitely come in here more often or just look around harder

 

Originally posted by: willboxer
83 doesnt come with preprogrammed features to do calculus, like integrating and deriving, to me it was essential to get the ti 89, for 90 bucks

For many classes, the teachers won't let you have an 85 or 89 for just that reason...it does the work for you.

Also, if you haven't been paying attention, the amount of technology in the calculators is a moot point. TI sells the 83 for $85 and the 85 and 89 for $90-$100 just because they CAN...because people need it. More $$ doesn't mean you're getting a better product. It just means you're getting a different, supposedly 'better' model.

 

[corinthos]

Alot of schools don't allow calculators during, say, Calculus exams... so you'd only be able to use it during homework.
Is a Ti-83+ good enough for Calculus I/II/III homework? or should you really get a Ti-89 for that? Looking to get a graphing calculator that'll do what I need throughout college, to save time, not to use as a crutch.

 

[willboxer]

it doesnt quite do all the work, you have to know how to work out the problem its just time consuming. and as i said myself, some classes restricts you from using 89 and 86, but 89 and 86 are by far more superior and better, not "supposely" better, how can it not be better if it does all of 83's work and more? it's just common sense

but hey, i'm not saying its a bad deal, i'm just saying for a few more bucks you can get a better model (than the suggested retail price of 80+) and for a lot less money you can get something that's not quite as good as 83 but does its job as well.

different strokes for different folks, dont get all caught up in this now

 

[CaseTragedy]

Originally posted by: willboxer
it doesnt quite do all the work, you have to know how to work out the problem its just time consuming. and as i said myself, some classes restricts you from using 89 and 86, but 89 and 86 are by far more superior and better, not "supposely" better, how can it not be better if it does all of 83's work and more? it's just common sense

but hey, i'm not saying its a bad deal, i'm just saying for a few more bucks you can get a better model (than the suggested retail price of 80+) and for a lot less money you can get something that's not quite as good as 83 but does its job as well.

different strokes for different folks, dont get all caught up in this now

for calculus--86/89 is good
but for statistics--83 pwns.

86/89 isn't superior in everything.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: corinthos
Alot of schools don't allow calculators during, say, Calculus exams... so you'd only be able to use it during homework.
Is a Ti-83+ good enough for Calculus I/II/III homework? or should you really get a Ti-89 for that? Looking to get a graphing calculator that'll do what I need throughout college, to save time, not to use as a crutch.

No a ti83+ is not good enough for calcIII hw (at least not for me)

I've got both the 89 and 83...both are great calculators..but an 89 can easily be overkill for most people and is banned in most classes. Actually my current math teacher allows no calculators on tests though.

 

[willboxer]

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy

Originally posted by: willboxer
it doesnt quite do all the work, you have to know how to work out the problem its just time consuming. and as i said myself, some classes restricts you from using 89 and 86, but 89 and 86 are by far more superior and better, not "supposely" better, how can it not be better if it does all of 83's work and more? it's just common sense

but hey, i'm not saying its a bad deal, i'm just saying for a few more bucks you can get a better model (than the suggested retail price of 80+) and for a lot less money you can get something that's not quite as good as 83 but does its job as well.

different strokes for different folks, dont get all caught up in this now

for calculus--86/89 is good
but for statistics--83 pwns.

86/89 isn't superior in everything.

very possible

dont know every function of 83 because i dont use it but from what i know there's a stepping from model to model

 

[willboxer]

Originally posted by: modedepe

Originally posted by: corinthos
Alot of schools don't allow calculators during, say, Calculus exams... so you'd only be able to use it during homework.
Is a Ti-83+ good enough for Calculus I/II/III homework? or should you really get a Ti-89 for that? Looking to get a graphing calculator that'll do what I need throughout college, to save time, not to use as a crutch.

No a ti83+ is not good enough for calcIII hw (at least not for me)

I've got both the 89 and 83...both are great calculators..but an 89 can easily be overkill for most people and is banned in most classes. Actually my current math teacher allows no calculators on tests though.

yeah 89 is too powerful, not to mention that you can d/l down and store test questions and answers to it (not that i've tried it, but lets just say i know its possible)

my previous physics engineering department wouldnt even allow any type of graphing calculators, instead we had to use those "scientific" calculators.

 

[touchmyichi]

I'm using it for algebra 2 w/ trig

 

[Slack3r78]

As a couple of others have pointed out, the TI-83 is THE calculator for statistics, as far as I'm concerned. I've had a couple of them now (I somehow managed to kill my first one after about 3 years ) and I love them to death. Sadly, now that I've moved into Cal and things that aren't really the 83's forray, I think I'll be replacing it soon, but if I do that, I'm jumping ship from TI entirely and getting an HP-49g+
Those things are just plain sexy.

 

[corinthos]

yeah the 49g+ are dead secksy, but $150 dollars... yow!

 

[lt529]

That's hot.
Great Post!

 

[rcrooks]

TI 83's are alright, but for any science type classes or profession you really need an 89. I have an 85 which does alot more than an 83 with unit conversions and an equation solver that can do quadratics. The 89 can do differential equations and 3 dimensional things, its really nice, picked one up for 90 bucks some time ago

 

[tlam617]

thanks . i just ordered one for my little brother for his xmas present.

 

[crobusa]

IS the connectivity kit for $15 more worth it?

 

[tlam617]

i am currently double majoring in the college of engineering and i find that calculators are not necessary if you know what you are doing. What model your calc does not really matter. all my multivariate calculus classes forbid the use of a calculator. so i don't see why one calc is better than another. use your head. thats all you really need. well, that's just my opinion. hot deal tho. i got one for my little brother.

 

[baclips6]

the connectivity kits are usually FAR

 

[rcrooks]

the connectivity kit isnt anything special.. you can make your own link and download the software off the TI website, but you might as well get it somewhere if its near free like it usually is. Its really useful for obviously sending programs that you write or download to the calc

 

[amndouglas]

I just picked one up. I was holding out until I could get a "hot deal" on one. To me about half price is definitely a hot deal. Thanks.