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Casio fx-82AU PLUS II 2nd Edition Scientific Calculator $33 + Delivery ($0 OnePass/ C&C/ in-Store/ $65 Order) @ Officeworks
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…and what about fx-100 which is more expensive than the above two?
FX100 just has a few small features that the FX82 is missing [For NSW, Vectors (EX1) and Complex Number calculations (EX2)], but neither of them are necessary.
FX8200 does everything the FX100 does bar some unit conversions. I'd argue it's slightly slower to use since some of the commands are hidden behind menus rather than having their own button.
For NSW Extension 2 or university students the fx-100au will save you heaps time in complex arithmetic in the exam, it's a huge deal. A lot of students don't know about the 100 or don't know the complex arithmetic feature is there.
I never used the fx-8200 as it's new, so I don't know about that one.
Far and away the better calculator a bit more fiddly but it can do a lot more than the old fx-82/100au's as it is much newer and also NESA (and I imagine the other state authorities) approved for usage in exams.
FX8200 is "clunky to use" and missing memory buttons.
https://boredofstudies.org/threads/casio-fx-8200-au-is-extre….
Memory buttons aren't much of a deal breaker for me as you can input them in a separate menu and each value still has an individual button to recall it even if not to store it. I feel like most of the complaints about clunkiness are just issues with getting used to the calculator (with the notable exception of swapping between radians and degrees which is objectively slower but with enough usage minimal in real impact as you get some practice), most other issues are just getting used to the calculator's usage of menu's. Also the time savings in other places are well worth it IMO with exact values in trig as well as surd simplification being super helpful even if you should probably know them anyway and just reducing capacity for silly errors.
@Owlman: i'll just have to disagree. Any calculator doing things so out of the ordinary that it requires "getting use to" is a deal breaker for me and many others. Sounds like 1 step forward 2 steps back to me.
@Owlman: Also fx-100 if you're a programmer. Didn't even know that Casio made scientific calculators with no base-N (binary, octal, hexadecimal) mode. They had this in the 80s for pity sake.
I've moved on from calculators in the early 2000s and would rather use spreadsheets and specialized math software, but I have school age kids, so no getting away from them.
Finally with in-built gpt-4.
Does this play Doom?
No, but great for calculator races. 1++1 =
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just in time for school, thanks OP
I priced matched it with Amazon and bought one from Officeworks for $26.24
link etc please.
Are you able to share the link i can only find EU version when i checked amazon last week and assumed they wouldnt price match as not exact model number. Thanks
I'm a newbie so how do I share the jpeg of my officeworks receipt here. I have the file in my account here.
Cheaper now than 30 years ago.
Good that I waited
Casio fx-82AU
Essential item for students.Not essential. Our school has opted for Texas Instruments calculators.
is the new fx-8200 better than fx-82au?