Survey posted 2004-01-07 23:30 by Henrik.

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I have an 83+se. Does the 84+se have any advantages other than the USB port and clock? I think that I am happy with what I have.

MWM

Matthew click on the website in this comment to see what features the 84 plus has over the 83 plus

link no good, it says document not found

BTW- is anyone else having trouble with the forums not being updated, i go to one page and it says there are 4 more pagess, but then on the next page it says only 2...and when i posted i went back to forum and the post i replied to wasnt even there!
a simple refresh usually clears this up, but its kinda annoying
would this be something with the server or with my PC?

then go to the front page of ticalc,org and click on 84+

I really don't think so.

An 84+ silver edition sounds really cool. A USB port makes the possibilities much bigger. Much more memory = MUCH more GAMES :-) The kickstand thing is AWSOME!!! The interchangeable covers look cool. The phisical design is very innovative. They changed where the name is (84 plus) its now in the middle (very cool.) Pretty soon ticalc.org is going to have 84 plus programs and games section in the root. I voted 4 84 plus SILVER EDITION :-)

... I know few people that care where they write "TI-84 Plus Silver Edition", but... your choice. That reminds me, the TI-92/92+ used to have a kickstand-like thingy, too. And the 84+SE has the exact same amount of memory and Flash mem as the 83+SE.

I like my V200.

I think the TI-86 is one of the best calculators that TI has made. I personally just don't like some of the things that the TI-83 and plus use like the menu system. They should have made a TI-86 upgrade, if you ask me.

I second that.

the ti-86 is a kind of old, is a good calculator, i prefer 68k, but if they upgrade 86 that is possible that many people buy it...
but is a if....

Yes!!!!! Finally, someone else who likes the 86 better than the 83+!!!!!

What are you talking about??? The menu system on the 86 sucks. there is no way to go back if you mess up, unless you cycle through. The only thing it has going for it is that you have the ability to do the same operation over again quickly, because the menu stays there. But that is not enough, because if you want something on the first set, and you are on the second set, you have to cycle through god knows how many more sets. You 86 people boggle my mind. Not to mention, it was a play at the CASIO market. Posing is reason enough to hate it.

-W-

Because of submenus, the usual menus only have about 3 screens max, so cycling through them isn't hard at all (except the program menu, and that's why I use a shell ;-) ).

Or put your fav programs (of course, they're probably all your favorite) into the custom menu, along with the asm( button. No going into a million menus to do anything. Of course omnicalc has a custom menu so I guess that argument is wiped out.

Another advantage of the 86: typable tokens. If you totally forgot where "real(" was, and don't feel like looking it up in the catalog, you can just type it in on the 86 (and up). And if you make a typo, the 86 has quick key repeat, meaning you just hold down the left arrow key to go back, no speed hitting like on the 89.

But, the 83+SE -now I guess the 84+SE- I think is the best calculator for a [smart] student. It comes with a lot of free apps that almost completely make up for its other shortcomings. And, some teachers won't let you use the 86 or 89, but the things they won't let you use it for (like my alg II teacher wanted kids to factor polynomials and solve simaltaneous equations on their own), the SE already comes with.

"typable tokens"

That's exactly why it takes FOREVER for one of my programs to tokenize. Well, that and the fact that I REALLY need to optimize my code... '-_-

You haven't uploaded any files for the 86?

Typable tokens-yet another reason I like the 86....

I also like multi-character variable names. You know, not just A, B, C, D... but something like "name" or "score".

if some would buy the ti-89 titanium for me, i wouldn't say no... but i am satisfied with my v200 and as student you don't have money for everything (unfortunately)

I just might sell my regular 89 to buy a new 89. Although this was my first graphing calc and has gotten me very far so I don't think I will.

Nostalgia and loyalty will hold you back!!!

If you can sell your 89 for close to the original value, say at least $125, I'd say do it, and get the 89ti, especially since the 89ti is the same price. Same for the other two new ones. I'm thinking I'm gonna go find some idiot to buy my SE for 100 to 120, then get the 84SE. Might do the same with my 89.

Good idea!