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Graphic calculators are extremely expensive for what they provide (compared to a cheap phone). Only thing holding them up is regulation (ie. being allowed in cl
by ajsnigrutin 6y ago
Graphic calculators are extremely expensive for what they provide (compared to a cheap phone). Only thing holding them up is regulation (ie. being allowed in class and at certain exams), because otherwise, even a cheap phone can emulate a classical calculator (eg. hp 49g for us RPN fans), not to mention more advance tools (from apps to wolfram alpha).
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoI think a large fraction of what you’re paying for is the interface. Your phone can in theory do a lot more than a calculator, but having dedicated buttons for everything makes a calculator much better suited for its purpose. Though maybe that’s just because nobody has come up with a great UI concept for a touchscreen calculator.
- kergonath 6y agoRight. Please show me one single app with an UI half as good as a bog standard graphing Casio or TI.
- ajsnigrutin 6y agoI use HP (because i want RPN), and i use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ab.x48 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ab.x48 This one is better for newer models: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.emulator.forty.eight https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.emulator.f... Yes,i know it's an emulator, but for the same price as a calculator, i get an emulated calculator + a bunch of other stuff, including wolfram alpha, huge database of knowledge online (wikipedia) + of course a phone. ...and on the other hand, i have this always in my pocket.