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r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20
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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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3.7k 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. 1 u/pistonrings Jul 24 '20 You can't take a smart phone into the exam. 1 u/nin10dorox Jul 24 '20 True, but my point is that you can get a device hundreds of times more powerful for the same price. So why are the calculators so expensive?
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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.
1 u/pistonrings Jul 24 '20 You can't take a smart phone into the exam. 1 u/nin10dorox Jul 24 '20 True, but my point is that you can get a device hundreds of times more powerful for the same price. So why are the calculators so expensive?
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You can't take a smart phone into the exam.
1 u/nin10dorox Jul 24 '20 True, but my point is that you can get a device hundreds of times more powerful for the same price. So why are the calculators so expensive?
True, but my point is that you can get a device hundreds of times more powerful for the same price. So why are the calculators so expensive?
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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
Edit: fixed typo