Reddit reviews Casio fx-9750GII Graphing Calculator with icon based menu. Color white.

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Not directly specific to dorms but even if you're not in a math-intensive class I swear by having a good calculator that has memory and can keep track of multiple lines of calculations. It's not just useful for homework, but also for things like budgeting. It doesn't have to be a top-line model, but something like this Casio makes life a lot easier whenever you have to do math.

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A graphing calculator definitely helps a lot for the SAT Math Level 2 test, I would highly recommend getting one.

The TI-84 is not worth it though. Most of the people who recommend it do not know about Casio or HP and simply suggest it because they're only familiar with TI calculators. That's why TI is only popular in the US.

The Casio fx-9860GII is half the price of the TI-84, and has all the programs/functions required for SAT and SAT Math II preloaded (unlike the TI-84) along with a faster processor, better display and more space for programs (even though you won't need to program anything).

For less than the cost of a TI-84, you can even buy the fx-CG50 with a color display and 3D graphing capabilities, which just shows how overpriced the TI-84 is.

Even a used TI-84 is overpriced, because the fx-9860GII usually sells for the same price NEW.

If you want even more value, there is the fx-9750GII which is basically a fx-9860GII without a backlight (if you flash the 9860 firmware on the 9750).
It's still ~$20-$45 cheaper than buying a USED TI-84.

The Casio calculators are approved for use in SAT 1, SAT 2, AP, ACT, IB and A-Level exams internationally, so you will not have any problems regarding approval, at least in high school standardized tests.

Now, there are touchscreen calculators and/or a CAS (Casio ClassPad, HP Prime, TI-89, etc.) which are still cheaper than a TI Nspire (or even a new TI 84) but they are not allowed in the ACT, and may or may not come in handy while in college (depending on major, course and professors) so I would just go for the fx-9860GII or the fx-CG50 to be safe.

Why haven't the cheaper Casios, which do the same stuff at about half the cost, caught on? https://www.amazon.com/Casio-fx-9750GII-Graphing-Calculator-White/dp/B00154GSQA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503274974&sr=8-1&keywords=casio%2Bfx9750gii&th=1

FYI I wasn't calling your position naive, you actually identified some significant factors. I was just building on your argument. If perfect competition existed, competitors would naturally emerge. Thus there are factors that prevent significant competition from emerging.

The fact that that TI-83 is the recommended calculator in some classrooms—and they are required in others—means that the instruction is geared towards use of the TI-83. Sometimes, even the textbooks give instructions on how to solve problems with a TI-83 specifically. From a student's perspective, the mathematics course gets much more difficult without instructions on how to solve the problem with their most useful tool. From a teacher's perspective, it is much easier to teach a classroom with a single brand of calculator than it is to teach a classroom where every kid has his or her own. The same economies of scale apply to the county level.

The other calculators in the TI-83 price range of $100 from competitors are much more sophisticated, including a color graphing calculator from Casio and a calculator with the capability for 3D graphing from HP. Meanwhile, calculators with similar competency cost about half what the TI-83 costs. I would say that is significant undercutting.

TI gained a monopoly because of economies of scale in education from having a standard calculator. There's nothing necessarily malicious about that. But it is pretty clear that they are exploiting that position to serve their own self-interest, as businesses are wont to do.

The Casio fx950 GII is only about $50 if you need a graphing calculator.

Bitches don't know 'bout my Casio.

yeah, the texas instruments ones are. casio FTW tho: https://www.amazon.com/Casio-fx-9750GII-Graphing-Calculator-White/dp/B00154GSQA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491278837&sr=8-1&keywords=casio+graphing+calculator

As others are saying, try Ebay. If you need one sooner, check craigslist (probably already mentioned too), especially since you might find a former grad student.

If it just has to be a graphing calculator and not a TI-83/84, I would recommend buying a cheaper casio calculator, such as this one.

Otherwise you could always ask any siblings or cousins if you have any/ any who are recent grads, they might still have theirs or don't need them. You could also ask a professor or someone who works for the college if they have any extras that you could just borrow or loan out.

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Just doing past papers, also it might be too late but see if you can get this calculator for the S3 exam, makes shit so much more easier. It can do normal distribution/Poisson/the goodness of fit tests and a bunch of other tests. It can really save a lot of time or it can be used to double check your test statistics.

I have found Casio calculators have always done at least as much as every TI I have come across. Used them since middle school too.

Oh, and they tend to cost less. I picked one up recently for $50.

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