| Author | Comment |
calcdude37
Probe
Posted: 9 Jun 2005
14:27 GMT
Total Posts: 1 | My friend and I are having an argument. He claims that his TI-86 is better than my TI-84+/SE. Which calculator is better? My 84, or his 86? |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 9 Jun 2005
14:55 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | It depends on what you're comparing. I'd rather have an 84+ but some people like 86s more. |
allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 9 Jun 2005
14:56 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | I'd have to say the 86, it's a more advanced z80 then the 84+(SE) is. The only thing that would sway the argument is that the 84 has an archive. |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 9 Jun 2005
16:08 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | Both have strong points. 86 is harder to use, but it has more powerful z80. Also, the 84+ costs more, so you can brag about that. |
threefingeredguy
Ghost
Posted: 9 Jun 2005
20:50 GMT
Total Posts: 1189 | i like the 84+ because of archive memory. but 86's really are awesome. they can own like the 68k's (well not LIKE them, but better than the 83/4+ family can). Im gonna have to go with 84+SE for 3 reasons
1) the archive (and lots of it!)
2) an insane amount of games
3) i have one :)
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Ray Kremer
Ultralisk
Posted: 10 Jun 2005
11:39 GMT
Total Posts: 310 | The only thing the 83 family really has going for it is that the current incarnations have Flash ROM which allows for archive, OS upgrades, and Flash Apps. I counter these by pointing out that half the 83+ Flash Apps are copied off the 86's built in abilities anyway, OS upgrades aren't critical if the existing OS works just fine, and though it's not as much storage as Archive gives, the 86 DOES have three times the RAM of the 83 family calculators. I know I was able to fit more than a handful of assembly games on there.
Of course there reaches the point were you can say "Screw 'em both and get an 89 family calculator." |
alex10819
Wraith
Posted: 10 Jun 2005
12:10 GMT
Total Posts: 507 | OS upgrades are useful... sometimes... there are bugs in the TIOS you know... |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 10 Jun 2005
13:02 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | The 86 doesn't support the TI Keyboard, which it could if it would be able to take OS upgrades. Therefore, OS upgrades are a good thing to be able to do so you an add new features. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 10 Jun 2005
17:28 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | 86 takes longer to graph stuf than my 83+ does, which kinda says something... It does have grayscale, though, and a slightly larger screen. but I have to admit, it is the most confusing calculator of all the TI families. |
korkow
Ultralisk
Posted: 10 Jun 2005
19:51 GMT
Total Posts: 465 | TI-86 for a couple of reasons. First of all, I would say it is much easier to use. Also, it has a custom menu, does differential equations, can solve both algebraic equations AND simultaneos equations (What a lifesaver). Plus.. well, I don't have time to list everything! |
allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 10 Jun 2005
20:11 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | The 86 takes longer probably because it has a higher screen resolution. |
BullFrog
Wraith
Posted: 11 Jun 2005
16:51 GMT
Total Posts: 623 | I think it's really a matter of personal preference.
Personally, I'm for the 86. The 84+/SE or whatever may have an archive that you cram full with all the programs on the Internet, but that doesn't do much for you when you take a test that requires you to reset all of your memory. (And for those who find a way to fake a memory reset, woohoo for you.) All those added features from the flash apps go bye-bye. The 86 features are built in so they're still there.
I have an 89, though, so I'm happy with that.
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"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." -Franklin D. Roosevelt |
