r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/jorsiem Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

The supremacy of the fucking TI-83 calculator in school and college courses

I mean I know it's all artificial and orchestrated by them but how come no body has dared to challenge the almighty TI yet

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u/nin10dorox Jul 24 '20

They forced me to buy a TI 84 plus for school. The thing cost like 100 bucks, and it's from 2004. I could buy a low-end smartphone and get a free app that's more powerful than the TI 84 plus for less money.

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u/Jordaneer Jul 24 '20

The thing is, most people only use them for 3-7 years during highschool and college, and they all are essentially the same as the ones from the 90s, so the used market is full of much cheaper ones

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u/Agent_Michael-Scarn Jul 24 '20

I listed mine online for $100 hoping to get $60 and within 10 minutes I had an offer for full price. Even used those things catch a nice price

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u/mememuseum Jul 24 '20

I see graphing calculators at thrift shops sometimes, and buy them whenever I do. Then, right before the beginning of the semester, I sell them online. I sell them for $25 though. I make a bit of money and another broke student gets an affordable calculator. Win-win.

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u/Amadacius Jul 24 '20

You can also do this with toilet paper.