Got three different versions of the TI-84 Plus... Silver can be gotten for $50, used. That's best selling point.
I have two TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculators, a TI-84 Plus CE and this TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.
Why? Well, I got one TI-83 Plus for $2.50 at a thrift store. Another for $7.50 with the manual (unopened) at a thrift store and use these two when I take my calculator into places where they might get robbed (I live in Phoenix, and sometimes go to events downtown; bringing the calculator if I get bored). Also, EVERY SOFTWARE works for the TI-83 Plus and the TI Keyboard that I have works nicely to program on it.
However, it's small and I *LIKE* having, and using, MathPrint. I don't know why it got such bad reviews. Slows it down? Just how fast do you need a graphing calcuator to be? What, are you rendering 3D images on it?
Thus, this is the best they got, still having the old capability to add the wonderful keyboard to it. Thus, this one can connect with the simpler cord and also take the keyboard to program easier on it. However, I can only get TI-Connect working on an old Windows XP computer that I have. Can't get it working properly on Windows 7 64 bit.
The CE? Love it; but it doesn't allow use of the keyboard. Why couldn't they have combined BOTH interfaces with it; so it would also still work with the TI Keyboard. Don't like that Assembly language is different (more tokens; so if anybody uses those functions the program will break). Oh well.
I love the bigger screen of the CE, love the backlight. Love the extra space. Love the speed.
Which is the best, best, best one of the three? Hmmmmm... Probably the CE 1st, this Silver 2nd, and coming in last is the TI-83 Plus (for obvious reasons).
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned