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Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator (various colors)

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Target has Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator (various colors) on sale for $99.99. Shipping is free.

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  • The TI-84 Plus CE makes comprehension of math and science topics quicker and easier. Ideal for middle school through college. The same menu structure and navigation as the TI-84 Plus family make it easy to pick up and learn. The built-in MathPrint™ feature allows you to input and view math symbols, formulas and stacked fractions exactly as they appear in textbooks.

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    • The Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator is $50 lower (33% savings) then the list price of $149.99.
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Target has Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator (various colors) on sale for $99.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member BeigeStew7045 for sharing this deal.

Available Colors:
Product Info:
  • The TI-84 Plus CE makes comprehension of math and science topics quicker and easier. Ideal for middle school through college. The same menu structure and navigation as the TI-84 Plus family make it easy to pick up and learn. The built-in MathPrint™ feature allows you to input and view math symbols, formulas and stacked fractions exactly as they appear in textbooks.

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  • About this deal:
    • The Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator is $50 lower (33% savings) then the list price of $149.99.
  • About this store:
    • Target return policy may be found here.

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MadPup
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pcgamer4life
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It's so absurd that these things are still as expensive now as they were nearly 20 years ago when I bought my first one.
HY-SD
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The thing is the libraries and algorithms aren't *still* being optimized and developed over the past 20+ years. They are basically copy and paste the same things over and over and over. There's zero new expense needed other than manufacturing costs, which is probably so dirty cheap now as everything is so underpowered and the screen quality is absolute crap by today's standard.

Porting isn't really that big of a problem, and the math operations that thing does are so simple I'm not even sure if there's need to optimize anything unless they use totally outdated processors from like the 80s.

Sounds to me more about everything else (monopoly, behind the scene stuff, etc) than technological reasons to me.

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Jul 18, 2021 11:07 PM
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couchyJul 18, 2021 11:07 PM
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Quote from Bleau1017 :
You know that $100 thirty years ago is not the same as $100 today, right?
Would you buy a Gameboy Color today for $100? Because that's literally what this hardware is.
Jul 18, 2021 11:13 PM
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twostepopperJul 18, 2021 11:13 PM
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Quote from khassani :
Do schools not do bulk buying for their students any more or has that been shut down? When I was in HS our math department would take orders 2-3 times a year. I bought a TI-85 in the mid 90s for about $60 through my school.
Our school did not do that. Fend for yourself. Use it a year or two then hand it down to a sibling or friend's family

Though they should just provide them. Implement a break it ... You buy it policy.
Jul 18, 2021 11:25 PM
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NattefrostJul 18, 2021 11:25 PM
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how does it compare to Texas Instruments Nspire?
Jul 18, 2021 11:26 PM
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bluntyJul 18, 2021 11:26 PM
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$71.xx OTD.
-15off75 Target Circle
-10off50 GPay code (req. order for same day pickup)
- 5% RedCard
Jul 18, 2021 11:33 PM
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kingjoffreyJul 18, 2021 11:33 PM
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Can you still play Block Dude or Galaxan on these things?
Jul 18, 2021 11:34 PM
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prophecy623Jul 18, 2021 11:34 PM
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Quote from ListedGuru :
Unfortunately I need to buy one of these this year. Is this a good price or should I holdout for a better deal? Anyone have any insight into the situation?

Thanks,

-Guru
Buy it and if you see one cheaper before the school year starts, return it.
Jul 18, 2021 11:37 PM
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The_Love_SpudJul 18, 2021 11:37 PM
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Quote from akachuy :
really ironic that we use these throughout high school, but then once we get to a university theyre prohibited by all instructors. For engineering classes anyway. We can only use a scientific calculator.
For those wondering, typically in engineering course you may be restricted to something no more complex than the TI-36X Pro [amazon.com] or a TI-30X IIS. (Yes, TI still keeps a lock on mindshare in even in the non-graphing space)

Good luck!
Jon
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Jul 18, 2021 11:42 PM
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YogiBabaJul 18, 2021 11:42 PM
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Quote from blunty :
$71.xx OTD.
-15off75 Target Circle
-10off50 GPay code (req. order for same day pickup)
- 5% RedCard
Which $15 off $75? I don't seem to have it.
Jul 18, 2021 11:42 PM
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The_Love_SpudJul 18, 2021 11:42 PM
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Quote from kingjoffrey :
Can you still play Block Dude or Galaxan on these things?
Thanks to improvements in the underlying hardware (including the fact that these things are indeed just emulating the old CPUs) there's plenty of knock-off Mario and other games these days... you're not going to drop your SouljahBoyGame, but you may get a bit "kids don't know how good they've got it these days".

Good luck!
Jon
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KanwalpreetKJul 18, 2021 11:42 PM
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I understand inflation means $100 is worth less than $100 in 2005, but man do these seem overpriced. Not just today, but even like 15 years ago.

I remember taking pre-calc in college back in 2006-2007 and I did not want to spend $100 on a graphing calculator, so instead I got this app (powerone graph) for my palm pilot (palm t5). I even used that during exams and the professor was okay with it. Compared to the graphing calculator of back then, and even now, the palm t5 was light years ahead in technology. High res color screen (480x320), touchscreen, fast 416mhz intel processor, wifi, etc. The palm was only $299 back then, compared to a graphing calc which was $129+ for a ti89.

I couldn't understand why the calc was thick as a brick, super slow, and super expensive. Today, it just makes no sense that TI and others charge this much.
Jul 18, 2021 11:48 PM
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ChippyJoeJul 18, 2021 11:48 PM
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Do yourself a favor and get the, in every way, superior Casio fx-CG50 [amazon.com] currently at Amazon for $79. Better display, faster, easier to use, permitted for all SAT/ACT/IB/... Includes Python. Don't support TI with their anti-competitive practices.
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tfindlingJul 18, 2021 11:52 PM
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This might be off topic but is there a mother of all calculators for people that finished college ? I do not need to prove my knowledge anymore. What is the grand daddy of all calculators that gives me the best aids on the market.
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SlickDitJul 18, 2021 11:52 PM
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Quote from coldfusion :
Our district "recommends" TI. Read as:kid has problem in class with TI? Teacher will help. Bring your own Casio? You're on your own, nobody knows how to use that.
True. I had a Casio color graphing calculator in the mid 90's and teachers were polite but I was basically on my own. I'm sure things are only worse nowadays in that regard. I don't know why I chose it that way though— my father was/is a calculator nerd and probably had multiple TI's. He was always trying to push the HP RPN scientific calcs on me.
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The_Love_SpudJul 18, 2021 11:52 PM
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Quote from Nattefrost :
how does it compare to Texas Instruments Nspire?
The screen and battery beat out a number of the Nspire models, but the functionality of the Nspire is not included here. The key issue will be whether such a calculator would be allowed for your application (course, test, etc.).

Personally the highest end of my everyday models is an old TI-Nspire CAS (the earliest ARM model). Cost savings are a factor as the color screen models still command a premium (and as easy as they'd be on my eyes, I've done fine so far with the grayscale LCDs). I also appreciate being able do my own battery management.

Good luck!
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ellemdeeJul 18, 2021 11:57 PM
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Quote from The_Love_Spud :
For those wondering, typically in engineering course you may be restricted to something no more complex than the TI-36X Pro [amazon.com] or a TI-30X IIS. (Yes, TI still keeps a lock on mindshare in even in the non-graphing space)

Good luck!
Jon
Every (electrical) engineering class I took allowed graphing calculators, so YMMV. I used a TI-84 or TI-85.
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