Texas Instruments TI-Nspire CX II CAS Color Graphing Calculator with Student Software (PC/Mac)

If youre hoping to jump up from the Ti 83/84 you may have used in grade school to this thing, well its nothing like those calculators. The user interface is very picky and the mouse isnt the best. The calculator does all kinds of stuff but good luck figuring out how to do it, Even plotting a graph from points and tracing it requires going through a couple windows. I couldnt just pick up the Nspire from the 83/84 and figure it out. Ive been having to watch multiple videos and reading the manual to figure it out. Its obvious this calculator is capable of a great many things but figuring it all out will take a while. If you dont need all of these features maybe look at something more simple.

I had to get this calculator for one of my engineering classes and it is amazing. It easily does pages of algebra in a second. And has great features for taking notes.

The computer algebra system that comes on this particular calculator is a game changer. I’m a mechanical engineering student at Texas A&M university, and this calculator saved my a** last semester in thermo, mechanics of materials, and the electrical engineering class. Being able to solve a system of 3 equations with 3 unknowns in variable form is AMAZING! I know that there are websites to do this, but the cool thing is that you can use a calculator on pretty much any test, so you are golden! Stop wasting time doing math by hand, learn the functions of this calculator and save your head from being repeatedly thrusted into a wall when you make a stupid algebraic mistake!

This is a very powerful and professional calculator. I have been using the TI84 since middle school, and now that I am almost done with college (majoring in mechanical engineering), I thought it was time to upgrade to a more powerful calculator, and I can say that I am very impressed with this calculators abilities. I wish that I had this going through all of my math classes in college. Getting used to the keystrokes is very difficult and will likely take years for me to feel as comfortable as I do currently with my TI84, but it is worth it. I highly recommend this product for someone that is in advanced mathematics (Calc, Lin. Algebra, Differential Eq, Statistics, etc). I would not recommend this to someone in middle school (and maybe even high school) as this is a very advanced calculator and a lot of its features wouldnt even be used by a middle or high schooler. I hope this helps.

This thing is amazing, I cannot say enough good things about it. As an aspiring engineer, its important to be able to check the accuracy of my calculations, and this calculator does it all. Theres a bit if a learning curve but thankfully plenty of resources on the internet to figure out what you need to in order to execute certain functions.

I regret getting the TI-Nspire CX II CAS for my high schooler because his Algebra II teacher uses the TI-84 in class to demonstrate how to do problems. He can’t follow along on his calculator as it is set up differently, so has to borrow one in class. Teacher suggested he may want the TI-84 so he can practice with it at home.. She mentioned the Nspire can’t be used in the SATs. The TI product page indicates it can’t be used in the ACT exams.

This calculator is awesome. It has issues doing some things that you could do with Mathways phone app, but this calculator is still amazing. I use it for my calculus class and it has the ability to solve Limits and Derivatives. Even if youre not doing hard math with it, if youre willing to learn how to use the calculator id recommend. The UI is kind of overwhelming admittedly so be mindful of that.

This thing is awesome! It is a bargain to boot. Totally cool! I do wish the keyboard was a QWERTY keyboard instead of the A-Z keyboard that it has. So one thing needs improvement. The rest is great. I love being able to tinker in Python on it.

This calculator is jam packed full of features and functions. Definitely worth the hefty price tag for anyone majoring in engineering, physics, math, etc. Not as intuitive as using a TI83 or TI84, but far more powerful. The rechargeable battery also lasts a really long time, with a very long standby period.

I bought this for my Middle School son who does enriched math. I was going to get a TI 84 CE color calculator and this was the same price so I figured this was the best deal and he could use through high school. The teacher borrowed the calculator to learn how it worked so she could help students and basically gave it back and said she couldnt figure it out. My son still used it though and figured things out on his own but I thought that was strange. Unfortunately it got stolen in class. So keep an eye on this thing and make sure you write down the serial number. I think you can only find it in the menu system. I took pictures of the calculator when we first purchased and looking back there were no markings. If your looking to purchase this over a TI 84 Plus CE, I would have to pick the TI 84 Plus CE even though it may have fewer features. Unless the schools are supporting the Nspire, there is no point in getting one of these.