Scientific calculators?

[BigAir]

Anybody know of a good sci calc that is NOT a TI, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg? I use them in machining, so a rather harsh enviroment is always present.
Thanks

Reason for not wanting TI is I just bought 1, and the memory is not working properly. Will not take memory, and if it does, it will not recall it. Mem/rcl is a very important feature when doing complex calcs, as I am sure most of you know. Yes I replaced the batteries, but still no worky.

[SolRo]

Are you doing exactly what it says in the instructions and still doesnt hold mem?

[BigAir]

Yup, it is a case of the button works and then doesn't. It is taking memory sometimes, but will not recall ever. Also will not clear the memory.

[SolRo]

That's wierd.

But you know, if you doing a lot of complex calcs all the time, and mem feature is very important, you might want to consider investing in a graphing calc, they can do a lot more a lot faster, and they save the last 30 lines of problems for easy re-use.

[BigAir]

Ya, that may be the way to go. I have left the batteries out for the last 2 hours so it would reset. That and rereading the manual I figured it out. Did not click with me that this thing has 3 memory spots, and needs to be manually cleared out.
OK so I am the idiot of the day.:D

[lucubrator]

Graphing calcs also have 26 (a-z) easy to access places to store values, and will let you do stuff like a*b/c^2, if you need that.

[treylane]

I've got an HP 48G layin around here somewhere. Loved the thing back when I had a use for it. RPN, ruggedly built, and can do some cool tricks.

[ilikualot]

If you need help programing some formulas in there I could help a bit. I use the TI in the classroom all the time.

[jharr]

RPN rocks. I can barely use a calculator with an "=" anymore. HP all the way.


I've got an HP 48G layin around here somewhere. Loved the thing back when I had a use for it. RPN, ruggedly built, and can do some cool tricks.