As some of you know, my dad works at TI. He's a winner for some contest at his building for winning one of ANY currently-manufactured TI calculator. So... yeah...

Which one would you pick?

"*Current TI Calculators include: TI-10, TI-15, TI-34 II, TI-30Xa, TI-30X IIS, TI-30X IIB, TI-36X, TI-73 Explorer, TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-86, TI-89 Titanium, Voyage 200. Or you may choose a TI Keyboard or CBR motion sensor."

Edit: You can visit http://education.ti.com to learn more about their different caluclators.

I would pick the TI-89 Titanium.

The most expensive so probably the Voyage 200. Or the data collection tools. Those look pretty cool.

I use the standard TI83+, its the specified calculator for my apstats and apphysics classes. But the ti83+ is definatly not the most powerful or expensive.

I had a TI-89 until my roommate lost it last year. That was a very robust calculator.

I've used an 83, 83+, 85, 86, and 89. I would have to say that the 89 is easily the best one to get.

I wouldn't get the voyage, cuz you can still get away with using the 89 on selected exams. :P

I personally find the TI-83 Plus and TI-83 Silver Edition to be the two most user friendly and efficent calculators out there. Sure the TI-89 has the USB port adapter and power charger and all that happy horse shit, but the TI-83 Plus/Silver have all of the fucntions you could possibly need in a calculator and, in my experience, are preferred by the teachers and professors.

There's no question that you should get the 89. Of the calculators you listed, only it and the Voyage have a computer algebra system (meaning that they can do symbolic manipulation as opposed to just numerical calculations). Also, as MyndFyre said, the 89 is still "allowed" on standardized tests--mainly because it still looks like the calculators with lesser abilities. Last, but not least, you can program in C for the 89, and that alone should be reason enough to get one.

It's funny you started this thread. I just got back from Staples, not 2 hours ago, and picked up a TI 83+ for Pre-calc (graphs) and Physics (games). It's pretty cool, but if you get to pick out any, def. get the most expensive. :P

Our Algebra II teacher said to get a TI-83+ beacuse the normal edition isn't sold anymore. So eh?

TI-83, because I'm familiar with it.

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Our Algebra II teacher said to get a TI-83+ beacuse the normal edition isn't sold anymore. So eh?
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Precalc teacher told us to get TI-83+, because the TI-83 blows monkey balls.

89 is the highest I would go because anything more and you can't use it on standardized tests like AP exams, and the SAT.

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TI-92Plus
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Wow, thats an insane calculator.

AFAIK, the Voyage 200 is the update to the TI-92 edition, and the TI-89 is the update from the previous editions (83, 83+, 85, etc.), and that essentially, the TI-89/Voyage 200 are the same calculators with different designs. (I could be wrong, btw).

Incidentally, there should be no question that the 89 is the one to go with. Like someone mentioned, it can do symbolic computations involving an unlimited number of variables, and it allows you to ask for exact solutions to calculus problems (it will, in fact, properly solve for and display infinity when it is the correct answer, too). It actually allows for graphing more than 2 variables...basically, if you can get an 89, there's no reason to get an 83 or 86.