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| KL27x:
With so many different kinds of calculators, surely you end up preferring just one? I can't learn/rememberr how to use half the functions of one calculator. Then there's the adjusting to the various layouts/fonts/color schemes of the buttons. If I collected calculators, I'd have 6 of the same one. :) And for me, it'd be the one on the second column, second row. That fx-115MS. That's my workhorse. I still see it for sale, but the price is going up. Maybe I should buy a few. |
| Specmaster:
--- Quote from: KL27x on January 29, 2020, 07:14:40 pm ---With so many different kinds of calculators, surely you end up preferring just one? I can't learn/rememberr how to use half the functions of one calculator. Then there's the adjusting to the various layouts/fonts/color schemes of the buttons. If I collected calculators, I'd have 6 of the same one. :) And for me, it'd be the one on the second column, second row. That fx-115MS. That's my workhorse. I still see it for sale, but the price is going up. Maybe I should buy a few. --- End quote --- You are so correct, I have many calculators that I have gained over the years, because it seemed that each one had a unique function / feature that I thought would be handy to have, and when the time comes to use it, I can't remember how to do it. |
| blacksheeplogic:
--- Quote from: KL27x on January 29, 2020, 07:14:40 pm ---With so many different kinds of calculators, surely you end up preferring just one? I can't learn/rememberr how to use half the functions of one calculator. Then there's the adjusting to the various layouts/fonts/color schemes of the buttons. --- End quote --- The HP prime is my primary calculator. |
| george.b:
--- Quote from: David Hess on January 27, 2020, 11:06:07 am ---It is kind of sad actually considering that a processor designed and built 20+ years later draws more power to do less. --- End quote --- And this is why I dropped my 50g in favor of a 48G+. I couldn't keep up with battery usage. On the other hand, my 48G+ has been on the same set of non-alkaline batteries for almost a year now. |
| rsjsouza:
--- Quote from: george.b on January 21, 2020, 06:53:41 am --- --- Quote from: Mortymore on January 19, 2020, 12:03:23 am ---Integral of ln(x^2)dx, from -5 to 99 (EDIT: as can be seen in the photo, on Casio FX-991ES display) Casio FX-991ES -------- 3m15s -------------- 717.9281095 HP 39G II ---------------- 7s ------------------- 717.928109451 HP 49G+ ----------------- 25m 38s ----------- 717.928325369 HP 40GS ----------------- 20m48s ------------ 717.928325369 HP 49G ------------------ 54m54s ------------- 717.928325369 HP 48G -------------- was not able to solve Microsoft Mathematics on a i5 ---- 0s ------ 717.9281094509898 --- End quote --- My HP 48G+ finished it, took a long time (sorry, didn't measure it), but it arrived to a result of 717.928325369. --- End quote --- My HP35S failed to compute due to the discontinuity, but the 48G emulated on my Galaxy S8 (Droid48) finished in about 45s with the same result of 717.928325369. :-+ |
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