Texas Instruments TI-83-Plus Silver Edition | 
| Brand: Texas Instruments
Category: CE
Buy New: $169.99
New (1) Used (4) from $69.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  186 reviews
Color: TI83PLUS Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: TI83PLUS Silver
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7 x 1.9
MPN: TI83PLUSSILVER
Model: TI83PLUSSILVER
UPC: 033317194988
EAN: 0033317194988
ASIN: B00005LA9D
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Includes TI-GRAPH LINK for Windows and unit-to-unit cable | | • | Over 1.5 MB memory; stores up to 94 applications | | • | Split screen to display graph and editor or graph and table | | • | Pre-loaded with popular Handheld Software Applications | | • | Interactive equation solver |
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Product Description
TI-83PLUS Programmable Graphing Calculator
Amazon.com Review
Leery of "special edition" products, we regarded the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition with some healthy skepticism. It's silver--so what? As you may have noticed, in the post-iMac era, everything electronic seems to boast cool translucent or glittery casing. However, the features of the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition are substantial, offering useful, powerful extras at a remarkable value. While the mathematic and graphing tools are comparable to the TI-83 Plus, the Silver Edition boasts significantly improved speed and memory. Its processor is 2.5 times faster, and it has over 1.5 MB of memory--10 times that of the TI-83 Plus. These upgrades make the Silver Edition a significantly improved graphing tool, enabling you to work faster and save more of your equations and programs. Like the TI-83 Plus, the Silver Edition has a large, easy-to-read 64 x 96 pixel LCD that fits 16 characters and 8 lines. Altering the contrast of the screen is intuitively easy, as is the key layout and graphing interface. Mathematic tools are substantial, including viewing equations, graphs, and coordinates simultaneously; advanced statistics and regression analysis, graphical analysis, and data analysis; and tools for engineering, financial, logarithm, trigonometry, and hyperbolic functions. The calculator is ideal for students in algebra, calculus, and statistics, as well as those taking the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT I or II, and AP College Board Tests. The calculator is also rich in tools for those studying biology, chemistry, or physics, including a pre-programmed periodic table. Other programs included with the calculator include a spreadsheet, organizer for phone numbers, puzzle pack, probability simulation, and CBL/CBR applications. The most exciting bonus of the Silver Edition is TI-Graph Link, which lets you connect the calculator to a computer and download programs from Texas Instruments' Web site (http://education.ti.com) and from enthusiast sites like www.ticalc.org. There you'll find thousands of programs and games for TI graphing calculators, as well as a TI-83 Plus tutorial, electronic guidebook, programming support, and discussion groups. The calculator uses four AAA batteries and one lithium battery for backup. All batteries are included, as well as a hard slide cover, the TI-Graph Link software and cable, and a remarkably readable 60-page instruction manual. Overall, the improved power, faster speed, and included TI-Graph Link for a remarkably low price make this a truly special "special edition," and we have to admit that the silver casing does look pretty cool. --Ariel Meadow Stallings
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| Customer Reviews: Read 181 more reviews...
 TI What? September 5, 2008
I didn't get no TI 83. The advert says TI 83, but the item is actually TI 85!??! What-a-guan???
 Great Buy September 3, 2008
My daughter needed this calculator for her high school precal class recommended by her teacher; it's not just a caculator it is a computer that will be utilized even in college. Great value - the BEST price!
get a manual September 1, 2008
i recommend getting a manual... b'cuz i bought one, without the manual, and i definitely don't know how to use it... so i suggest u get a manual unless you are a geek! (unless i am too dummy =) )
solid calculator - comparison to others August 24, 2008
I've been using a TI-83+ for about five years. They are solid calculators with an easy-to-understand programming language. They have almost every function you need and are great for just about anything you do in high school.
However, a lot of reviews are ruling out the TI-89, saying it's hard to understand or it has functions you don't need in high school. However, the TI-89 shouldn't be entirely written off for high school math because 1) it can factor for you 2) it can solve equations for you 3) it can calculate derivatives and definite integrals. It can also express things in terms of "x" which the TI-83+ cannot. It's also a lot easier to understand, but it is very different from a TI-83+, so it's mostly just unfamiliar to users of the TI-83+.
The TI-84 and its various incarnations have become more popular for some reason. The main differences are that the TI-84 has between 2 and 3 times the processing speed of the TI-83+ and has a lot more memory. Those two attributes are only useful if you do a lot of programming, and for me the TI-83+ works just fine. The other differences are mostly cosmetic - the TI-84 looks cooler, the interface is cleaned up a little, the buttons are in curved lines rather than straight ones (something I actually find very annoying). However, the two calculators are basically the same in terms of functionality, so it's up to you. I prefer the TI-83+ myself.
If you're considering buying a graphing calculator or a scientific calculator, buy the graphing calculator. It's a lot easier to use and the large screen means you can see past entries really easily. Plus, it's a lot easier to store multiple values.
Anyway, I hope you do the right thing and get your hands on this calculator!
Fine, just fine! July 15, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the finest little calculating machines ever developed.
It covers 99% of the common math spectrum, and can stand up to quite a bit of punishment. Mine's been thrown across the room, dropped, stepped on, and had the batteries put in backwards during it's 10 years of service. Still going strong, this calculator is all you need from 6th grade to college graduation.
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