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Active College Students: Texas Instruments TI-84+ CE Color Graphing Calculator

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Target offers Active College Students: Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator (various colors) for $79.99 after 20% Off One Purchase Offer. See instructions below. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

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Update: This popular deal is still available

Target offers Active College Students: Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator (various colors) for $79.99 after 20% Off One Purchase Offer. See instructions below. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Deal Editor persian_mafia for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Available Colors:Deal Instructions:
  1. Login to or join Target Circle (free to join)
  2. Click here to verify your college student status
    • Note: Verification can take from three hours to a full day.
  3. Once you complete the verification, the Target Circle 20% Off One Purchase offer will appear in your account
  4. Save the 20% Off One Purchase offer to your account
  5. Go to Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator
  6. Add to cart, verify pricing, and checkout

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • This is $38.02 lower (32% savings) than the next lowest price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $118.01.
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on over 120 ratings at Target.
  • About this Store:
    • Sign-up for Target RedCard to save an additional 5%, receive free shipping, and attain an extended return period.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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UncleStu
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I've been out of high school for over 20 years and they're still using this same calculator and it's at the same price. Hopefully the bootleg calculator games have improved since then to help pass the time in Calculus class. I learned more real world skills playing Drug Wars on my beloved square body TI calculator.
pastorerik
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I teach AP Calculus. If you can snag a college discount, it's worth it to get this calculator. You can't use a phone on an AP test, and though any graphing calculator will work, the multi color format and the faster processor make it worth the money. They're also pretty much indestructible.

Finally, you can sell it for around $80 when you're done with it.
BrainDoc
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With inflation, the calculator is less expensive than it used to be. $100 in 1997 is about $187 now. /Not saying the near monopoly is good.

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Jul 17, 2022 05:07 PM
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evanautumnJul 17, 2022 05:07 PM
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funny how i had to get this expensive ti-84 for earlier math classes, but after getting into my actual major classes, all I need is the cheap TI-BAii Plus
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Jul 17, 2022 05:13 PM
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SeriousLlama437Jul 17, 2022 05:13 PM
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I still have one. Eventually the little ones will need it. I had no idea they offered colored screens now… for about the same price. Mine was $80/88. Trust me The resell on these is NOT $80. I tried several times.
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Jul 17, 2022 05:32 PM
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pshah78txJul 17, 2022 05:32 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank pshah78tx

Just got mine from Target store-pickup for $68.34! Thanks OP!
Price Breakdown:
Subtotal: $149.99
Discounts: -$86.41
(Target Circle Earnings: -$1.41, Partial Refund: -$55.00, Save 20% in cart: - $30.00)
Delivery: Free
Tax: $4.76
Total: $68.34
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Jul 17, 2022 05:39 PM
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kenoctechJul 17, 2022 05:39 PM
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Quote from pastorerik :
I teach AP Calculus. If you can snag a college discount, it's worth it to get this calculator. You can't use a phone on an AP test, and though any graphing calculator will work, the multi color format and the faster processor make it worth the money. They're also pretty much indestructible.

Finally, you can sell it for around $80 when you're done with it.
I would strongly recommend people compare with Casio graphing calculators first, esp. in regards to the speed. This video does an excellent comparison [youtube.com] between the Casio FX-CG50 and the TI-84 Plus CE color graphing calculators. The Casio absolutely blows away the TI in regards to calculation speed. See the 5:42 and the 6:35 mark for sample calculation and graphing head to head speed comparisons.

EDIT: Both Target and Amazon are currently selling the Casio FX-CG50 for $81, no college student verification needed. And if you don't need a color screen, the Casio FX-9750GIII is available for around $50.
Last edited by kenoctech July 17, 2022 at 10:41 AM.
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Jul 17, 2022 05:42 PM
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Jul 17, 2022 05:42 PM
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Quote from ppsagehen :
Active teachers get 15%... they don't seem to check when you register though so it's better to be a student today (they didn't ask for any id when i registered as a teacher). .

They checked for us. Application submitted this morning is pending approval. Says it may take a day.
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Jul 17, 2022 05:53 PM
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SlickStraw904Jul 17, 2022 05:53 PM
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In for 1 just so I can play drug wars
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Quote from pshah78tx :
Just got mine from Target store-pickup for $68.34! Thanks OP!
Price Breakdown:
Subtotal: $149.99
Discounts: -$86.41
(Target Circle Earnings: -$1.41, Partial Refund: -$55.00, Save 20% in cart: - $30.00)
Delivery: Free
Tax: $4.76
Total: $68.34
Looks like somebody is enjoying their new calculator!
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Jul 17, 2022 06:02 PM
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ThisAintADealJul 17, 2022 06:02 PM
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Are these still massively underpowered relative to their price?
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Jul 17, 2022 06:23 PM
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dekonickJul 17, 2022 06:23 PM
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Quote from JackPot2k14 :
Worth having or are these kids just going to use their phone apps?
At least where my kids go, they can only use the Ti-84. Emulators work at home, but for exams etc, only the Ti-84. Besides, they teach using the Ti-84.
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Jul 17, 2022 06:26 PM
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el_terribleJul 17, 2022 06:26 PM
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Quote from iDeadlyy :
Graphing calcs are convenient for some classes and homework. If you are studying engineering, get a non graphing one and use it as your main calculator.

You can't use graphing calculators in any licensure exams

https://ncees.org/exams/calculator/

People swear by the casio fx115 / 991 but I like my ti-36x
I had both, the 89 for general use and exams and then before the licensure exam got one of the approved casios to get familiar with it and used that for a few months as my main calculator. Then right before the test made sure i knew how to use its matrix and calculus functions which those were a huge time saver not having to do them manually on the exam.
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Jul 17, 2022 06:28 PM
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kaibiagiJul 17, 2022 06:28 PM
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Quote from kenoctech :
I would strongly recommend people compare with Casio graphing calculators first, esp. in regards to the speed. This video does an excellent comparison [youtube.com] between the Casio FX-CG50 and the TI-84 Plus CE color graphing calculators. The Casio absolutely blows away the TI in regards to calculation speed. See the 5:42 and the 6:35 mark for sample calculation and graphing head to head speed comparisons.

EDIT: Both Target and Amazon are currently selling the Casio FX-CG50 for $81, no college student verification needed. And if you don't need a color screen, the Casio FX-9750GIII is available for around $50.
^^^ Casio FXCG50 is what I got and it's a HUGE upgrade over TI, I will never go back.
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Jul 17, 2022 06:47 PM
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dnabriceJul 17, 2022 06:47 PM
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Quote from UncleStu :
I've been out of high school for over 20 years and they're still using this same calculator and it's at the same price. Hopefully the bootleg calculator games have improved since then to help pass the time in Calculus class. I learned more real world skills playing Drug Wars on my beloved square body TI calculator.
Drug Wars was awesome. I remember that game too, but it always glitches out as you really started to get rolling.
Jul 17, 2022 06:48 PM
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dnabriceJul 17, 2022 06:48 PM
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Quote from sirDavid :
Are these still massively underpowered relative to their price?
They've been this price for 25 years.
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Jul 17, 2022 06:51 PM
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Cheapskate27
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Jul 17, 2022 06:51 PM
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Quote from fleabus :
why anyone would buy one of these new is beyond me. eBay, offerup, etc. is the way to go on these things.
Considering it's mostly students that buy these (and therefore only need them temporarily), and they've been making these things for decades with little improvement in capability, I have to assume there are a ton of these floating around collecting dust. Couldn't agree more.

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Jul 17, 2022 06:54 PM
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ImagineNoReligionJul 17, 2022 06:54 PM
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Quote from dnabrice :
Drug Wars was awesome. I remember that game too, but it always glitches out as you really started to get rolling.
Glitch?

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