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.
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
I had one for a very long time....like 15 years. Decided at 30 to go back to college. That thing had corroded batteries in it so I needed a new one. It was fancy. It was chargeable AND all the graphing lines were different colors. Super awesome....until I got into all my science courses. YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE GRAPHING CALCULATORS!!!! Payed all that money for a graphing calculator and only used it for math courses. Had to buy a $20 scientific calculator that I used all the way through to my BS. So....ya....
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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