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Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Python Color Graphing Calculator (Black)

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Walmart also Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Python Color Graphing Calculator (Black) on sale for $95. Shipping is free.

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About this Item:
  • Lightweight yet durable enough to withstand the demands of the classroom year after year
  • Powered by a TI Rechargeable Battery that can last up to one month on a single charge
  • Distraction-free (no Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Internet access) to keep students focused on learning
  • Display expressions, symbols and fractions just as you write them
  • Built-in Python programming capabilities
  • Can be utilized on the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT and ACT college entrance exams, as well as IB Diploma Programme and AP exams that allow or require a graphing calculator
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Walmart also Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Python Color Graphing Calculator (Black) on sale for $95. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member matrixguy for sharing this deal.

About this Item:
  • Lightweight yet durable enough to withstand the demands of the classroom year after year
  • Powered by a TI Rechargeable Battery that can last up to one month on a single charge
  • Distraction-free (no Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Internet access) to keep students focused on learning
  • Display expressions, symbols and fractions just as you write them
  • Built-in Python programming capabilities
  • Can be utilized on the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT and ACT college entrance exams, as well as IB Diploma Programme and AP exams that allow or require a graphing calculator
No Longer Available:
  • Amazon has Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Python Color Graphing Calculator (Black) on sale for $95. Shipping is free.

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $19.99 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $114.99.
  • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from Amazon customers.
  • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
  • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.

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nillapudding786
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That's about what I paid for this thing 30 years ago. I know inflation is a thing but how on earth does this calculator still cost this much money?
trza
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I think at this point it might be the only "approved" calculator for AP Calc tests, or something like that. There's really no reason they shouldn't be like $30 new by now.

That being said, you can get them on ebay for about $50. People use them a year (or semester) and sell them.
11tybillion
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Could be wrong but think it's a monopoly with textbooks and standardized tests

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Jul 21, 2025 08:51 PM
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deadbeefcafeJul 21, 2025 08:51 PM
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Quote from BrainDoc :
That's like coming into a thread about a deal on a Ford F-150 and saying someone should buy a Corolla instead. Not everyone needs a Corolla (TI-30). This is a deal on a specific calculator. Most students won't need this but this is a good price on this calculator.

If you have a deal on a TI-30, post that.

There are students who take more than just the SAT. My children had TI-30 calculators that got them through 9th grade. After that they needed graphing calculators for their various math classes and AP tests. There are options to use built-in Desmos for AP tests, but that wasn't always available in class so a standalone graphing calculator was preferred.
I got an engineering degree with a TI-30, so it should be sufficient for high school. Lol. To compensate for being a 'Corolla', try using your brain and a piece of paper. TI-30s are $10, btw.
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Jul 21, 2025 08:56 PM
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PrologikJul 21, 2025 08:56 PM
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Quote from DaveC4644 :
Had an engineering professor that would delete our programs before class.
Then an engineer invented a program that mimicked deleting programs.
Simple solution was having one that gets deleted and one that doesn't. Both with the same bold decorative stickers, a simple misdirection and bam, you're cooking with fire. 😎
Jul 21, 2025 09:04 PM
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DaBest12Jul 21, 2025 09:04 PM
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Also a high school math teacher. Please don't buy this. DESMOS is a free calculator that is far more intuitive and capable. It is available to use on the SAT as well ALL AP Math exams. I believe someone above said that a graphing calculator is the only calculator you can use on those, but that's not correct. You can check the college board approved calculators in the link below. https://apstudents.collegeboard.o...r-policies
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Jul 21, 2025 09:21 PM
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DeathKJul 21, 2025 09:21 PM
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Had a TI-86 in high school over 20 years ago. I think about one or two of my classmates did as well. In one of our math classes the teacher had us go on the honor system that we wouldn't use a special function of the calculator that basically solved a difficult equation with a single button press while everyone else with TI-83's had to do it a much longer way. Playing games on them was a big thing. We all thought we were being sneaky with games like Drug Wars and such. If you got caught playing games when you weren't supposed to the teacher would wipe your calculator. I think I might still have my TI-86 hiding in a box somewhere.
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killerkoala5590Jul 21, 2025 09:24 PM
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Check your locak fb marketplace. These are 30$ all day long
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Jul 21, 2025 09:47 PM
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ThriftyMammoth310Jul 21, 2025 09:47 PM
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Quote from EagerPen5243 :
Get the Casio FX 9750giii. It's around 40-50 dollars and better than this.
As a former math teacher, if your child's teacher asks you to buy this calculator, PLEASE buy it. We have to teach the kids how to use the calculators. When I was teaching, I didn't own a Casio and thus didn't have any opportunities to learn how to use one. My one poor kid with a Casio had to go during her study hall to see the attendance clerk, who was a former math teacher and the only person on campus with experience with Casio calculators. Part of our jobs were to teach the students how to use the technology they had at their disposal - but we didn't have enough time in one class period to teach two different calculators. This is also why we never switched to the TI-Nspire while I was teaching. I don't teach anymore but I'm a freelance math tutor in addition to my regular job, and it can be a struggle not having the same calculator as ONE other tutoring client. Imagine a class of 33.

Also, if your child is enrolled in an IB program, check that the Python version is permitted on IB exams. If it's not, then it's going to be useless to them.
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ThriftyMammoth310Jul 21, 2025 09:49 PM
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Quote from DaBest12 :
Also a high school math teacher. Please don't buy this. DESMOS is a free calculator that is far more intuitive and capable. It is available to use on the SAT as well ALL AP Math exams. I believe someone above said that a graphing calculator is the only calculator you can use on those, but that's not correct. You can check the college board approved calculators in the link below. https://apstudents.collegeboard.o...r-policies
Are AP exams given on the computer now? I know the SAT is computer based but I wasn't aware of that change to AP exams. I am pretty sure that IB still requires a handheld graphing calculator and won't permit the use of Desmos, but I've been out of the classroom since 2018.

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ThriftyMammoth310Jul 21, 2025 09:51 PM
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Quote from deadbeefcafe :
And every kid has a Chromebook that can do the same. These calculators are pointless. Nevermind the fact that colleges don't allow them.
Many colleges do allow them. Some courses require them. Some high school courses require them because they have exit exams for which a handheld calculator is required and internet connected devices are not permitted.
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BrainDocJul 22, 2025 12:26 AM
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Quote from deadbeefcafe :
I got an engineering degree with a TI-30, so it should be sufficient for high school. Lol. To compensate for being a 'Corolla', try using your brain and a piece of paper. TI-30s are $10, btw.
That's great, but my children are required to have a graphing calculator in their math classes (people who cannot afford one can get a loaner). What kind doesn't really matter but the teachers teach for the TI-84 so any other options they'd have to figure out on their own (which they are completely capable of doing). They can use some online/phone options like Desmos but that's not something they are allowed to use for all tests in class. So I bought them lightly used TI graphing calculators for much less than this price. I'm not saying I agree with those requirements, but they are what they are.

I also had to have a graphing calculator in my math classes years ago in middle school and high school (different state and well before there were other options). I mean it literally was a requirement in my trig and calculus classes (and strongly encouraged in my algebra classes in middle school) to have a graphing calculator because they were an integral (pun intended) part of various tests and homework assignments. I also needed them in one of my college math classes (this was also before there were other options like Desmos). I appreciated having one because I taught myself TI-BASIC and while I'm not a computer scientist, I do an extensive amount of coding now for my job. Programming simple games on my calculator during school and at home was part of the foundation for what I do now.

I'm not saying people should buy this unless they have some specific need for it. Your experience getting by with a scientific calculator, however, does not match what others need. Again, my children have to have some type of graphing calculator so a TI-30 will not work. We have a couple scientific calculators sitting in drawers for now because of their class graphing calculator requirements.
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BlueMagic3419Jul 22, 2025 12:45 AM
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I never needed or had one in HS and got through AB calc. It was on the required items list but my parents were cheap and didn't buy it. Made it through with As in any case.
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DaBest12Jul 22, 2025 01:06 AM
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Quote from BrainDoc :
That's great, but my children are required to have a graphing calculator in their math classes (people who cannot afford one can get a loaner). What kind doesn't really matter but the teachers teach for the TI-84 so any other options they'd have to figure out on their own (which they are completely capable of doing). They can use some online/phone options like Desmos but that's not something they are allowed to use for all tests in class. So I bought them lightly used TI graphing calculators for much less than this price. I'm not saying I agree with those requirements, but they are what they are.I also had to have a graphing calculator in my math classes years ago in middle school and high school (different state and well before there were other options). I mean it literally was a requirement in my trig and calculus classes (and strongly encouraged in my algebra classes in middle school) to have a graphing calculator because they were an integral (pun intended) part of various tests and homework assignments. I also needed them in one of my college math classes (this was also before there were other options like Desmos). I appreciated having one because I taught myself TI-BASIC and while I'm not a computer scientist, I do an extensive amount of coding now for my job. Programming simple games on my calculator during school and at home was part of the foundation for what I do now.I'm not saying people should buy this unless they have some specific need for it. Your experience getting by with a scientific calculator, however, does not match what others need. Again, my children have to have some type of graphing calculator so a TI-30 will not work. We have a couple scientific calculators sitting in drawers for now because of their class graphing calculator requirements.
Hi, if I were you I would ask whomever is requiring a graphing calculator (presumably their math teacher?) why they are disadvantaging your children by not teaching them how to use DESMOS since it's the calculator you use on the SAT and AP exams.
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DaBest12Jul 22, 2025 01:08 AM
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Quote from ThriftyMammoth310 :
Are AP exams given on the computer now? I know the SAT is computer based but I wasn't aware of that change to AP exams. I am pretty sure that IB still requires a handheld graphing calculator and won't permit the use of Desmos, but I've been out of the classroom since 2018.
Hi, the majority of AP exams, if not all, transitioned to digital this past spring. I am unsure about IB programs.
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Quote from DaBest12 :
Hi, if I were you I would ask whomever is requiring a graphing calculator (presumably their math teacher?) why they are disadvantaging your children by not teaching them how to use DESMOS since it's the calculator you use on the SAT and AP exams.
Yes, but many state tests still use the TI-84 and not Desmos. Any state using a state test made by Pearson will still have a TI-84 calculator embedded in it.

I don't know how any math teacher would teach on a desmos calculator, since how do you give a class test and allow students to use a desmos calculator?
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Quote from ThriftyMammoth310 :
As a former math teacher, if your child's teacher asks you to buy this calculator, PLEASE buy it. We have to teach the kids how to use the calculators. When I was teaching, I didn't own a Casio and thus didn't have any opportunities to learn how to use one. My one poor kid with a Casio had to go during her study hall to see the attendance clerk, who was a former math teacher and the only person on campus with experience with Casio calculators. Part of our jobs were to teach the students how to use the technology they had at their disposal - but we didn't have enough time in one class period to teach two different calculators. This is also why we never switched to the TI-Nspire while I was teaching. I don't teach anymore but I'm a freelance math tutor in addition to my regular job, and it can be a struggle not having the same calculator as ONE other tutoring client. Imagine a class of 33.

Also, if your child is enrolled in an IB program, check that the Python version is permitted on IB exams. If it's not, then it's going to be useless to them.
So then the kid has to learn the math instead of learning the calculator. Its a bit of an interesting dichotomy that illustrates a fundamental problem with school these days... Would you rather "these are the steps to get the answer" or "these are the buttons to push to get the answer." I'd think the former allows for more thorough learning/understanding even if the latter may allow for a faster route to the correct answer.
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