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Yet more handled power
For those wishing some quick graphics, or just quick and dirty calculations of anything from simple arithmetic to differential equations, this may be the way to go. As a long-time user of HP's venerable 48GX as well as TI's 83 plus (I'm a calculation junkie and love to compare products) it never ceases to amaze me as to the capabilities of each new generation of hand calculators. This product is touted as a graphics calculator, but that seems a gross simplification of its true capacity.
By way of background, this calculator is suitable for students, scientists, engineers and mathematicians. Students and teachers will find the most use for it, especially those not already heavily immersed in scientific software for the computer. That said, this powerful calculator performs over 2,300 functions utilizing 2.5 MB of total memory and 2 MB of flash ROM. 330 KB of RAM and 800 KB of flush ROM are available to the user. The calculator may be connected to your computer via a (mercifully) included cable that allows one to download...