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Casio 9860G Graphing Calculator

  • 01-03-2010 11:04PM
    #1
    russelp
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    Can anyone recommend a retailer for the Casio 9860G (SD slot or not)? Very few available online and prices are a bit high. I'm looking to pick up a graphing calculator and am familiar with the earlier 9850 model. Any alternative models / brands recommended? All advice greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    bnt
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    I have honestly never seen any of these advanced calculators for sale in Ireland, not since The Calculator Shop (off Grafton St.) folded years ago. I have two programmable calculators (HP 35s and TI-89 Titanium) and both came from the USA.

    The TI-89 is very powerful, and talks to a PC via USB, though quite a bit more expensive than the Casio. (I got it from a friend who didn't like it, so I bought him a HP50g, which is from another brand you might consider e.g. HP 40gs)

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  • #3
    L'prof
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    russelp wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend a retailer for the Casio 9860G (SD slot or not)? Very few available online and prices are a bit high. I'm looking to pick up a graphing calculator and am familiar with the earlier 9850 model. Any alternative models / brands recommended? All advice greatly appreciated.

    I've never come across one of these so, I don't know what expensive is but, in general, you won't find it cheaper in a shop than you will online.

    Here it is on eBay anyway, think this one has the SD slot!

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/Casio-fx-9860G-SLIM-Graphic-Calculator-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ230429066372QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Gadgets?hash=item35a6a48484#ht_1537wt_941


  • #4
    steifanc
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    i am awaiting a t-89 from the states , it looks great, and should take pages of problems, are the allowed in exams here ?


  • #5
    LeixlipRed
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    Nope, they are not.


  • #6
    bnt
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    TI-89 is definitely not allowed in exams. It's a computer, basically: you can read books on it, play games, as well as store formulas, do Calculus (e.g. solve and graph differential equations) and write fairly complex BASIC programs to automate it all.

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  • #7
    L'prof
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    bnt wrote: »
    TI-89 is definitely not allowed in exams. It's a computer, basically: you can read books on it, play games, as well as store formulas, do Calculus (e.g. solve and graph differential equations) and write fairly complex BASIC programs to automate it all.

    Nobody really checks calculators in NUIG. You can write programs for it in C and then convert them to TI-BASIC! Even though I'm almost finished college, I really want to check this out!!!


  • #8
    PaulieBoy
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    The TI-89 is the most awesome bit of kit :-)
    Not allowed for exams in Ireland, but great for study.
    They are allowed to be used for exams in the US, which does somewhat make me wonder about the quality of their certs!
    Also the TI-89 is a very popular make/model, and hence there is a lot of material available on it's use.


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