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What's the current go-to calculator for electrical engineers?
PlainName:
--- Quote from: kripton2035 on October 31, 2021, 12:42:45 pm ---casio fx991ex
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I use a fx991es mostly because it's quicker to switch between decimal, hex and binary answers.
But I also use OpenCalc on the PC. And Electrodroid on my phone. And Omni Calculator: https://www.omnicalculator.com/
Sal Ammoniac:
I don't bother with a physical calculator anymore. I use an HP-41CX app on my iPhone. It's a nearly perfect emulation of the real thing (except it runs many times faster than the original) and it's always at hand.
TimNJ:
If you have an iPhone: http://www.archimedescalculator.com/
blubillcanada:
I have a couple HP Prime calculators, they can do pretty much any sort of calculation thrown at them. It's a fantastic device and there's a free emulator for windows.
The Prime is super fast, color graphing & programmable.
That said, my daily driver is the cheap and cheerful Casio FX-260 Solar II $9CDN. No built-in constants though and only one memory. Dave has a review on Youtube.
For $30 the Casio FX-991EX is quite a bargain with plenty of built-in constants and a nice GLCD display.
SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on November 02, 2021, 04:40:17 pm ---I don't bother with a physical calculator anymore.
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Same here. Using tools on computer is much more comfortable and powerful these days. This is a discussion that comes up on a regular basis.
As far as physical calculators, I've had quite a few over the years. The ones I have left currently are: one HP48G+ and one HP39gII. Both are nice in their own ways, but I almost never use them anymore.
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