Texas TI-34II Explorer Plus

Pros: Bang for the buck, durability, functionality

Cons: Overkill for bookkeeping, cover sticks

Review: The Texas Instruments TI-34 scientific calculator has proven to be one my best buys. This highly underrated little device has saved many hours of laborious and potentially error-wrought bookkeeping and numerical base conversion. For those who do no more...

Pros: Screen size and readability, durability, thoughtfulness of features, strength, functionality, battery life

Cons: Plastic cover, needs an "off" button, coloring/font on some keys, arrows should be bigger

The Bottom Line: Almost perfect, could not ask for anything more than a better cover or an "off button"

Review: Introduction I was sick and tired of having to buy a new three-dollar calculator every week because it kept breaking. By buying a new calculator evey week, I was not being cost-efficient. I also needed to take a state test (including ...

Pros: Good price, reliable, energy efficient, user friendly

Cons: limited memory (compared to graphing calculators), therefore it is not ideal for accounting

The Bottom Line: I would highly recommend this calculator to high school students in particular, because it has sufficient memory space, an appropriate number of functions and features at a very competitive price.

Review: A growing number of my colleagues/follow students have started using the Texas Instruments TI-34 cal ...

Pros: A lot of functionality for not a lot of cash

Cons: Advanced functions can be a pain to use

The Bottom Line: One of the most featured non-graphing calculators I've seen. Unless you need graphing functions, this is the way to go.

Review: I bought the TI-34II to to help out in my college Intermediate Algebra class, and the thing has been wonderful. It's absolutely loaded with features - probably one of the best you're going to get without buying a graphing calculator. It has a 2-lin ...

Pros: Excellent feature set, great price.

Cons: Redesigned cover harder to use than old design.

Review: I'm currently the proud owner of my second TI-34 scientific calculator, since my original one wore out in the late 1990s - after about 15 years of use! Yes, these things are built to last.

Durability aside, the TI-34 offers an...

Pros: Everything about it!!!

Cons: Durability-not so well.

Review: I am in 7th grade, and life wthout the TI-34II explorer would be like life without the sun-you need it! For starters, this thing is useful for normal math. It has a 2-line display so you can see what you're doing, and it says if you're doing something ...

Pros: Solar and battery powered. Two line display.

Cons: No buttons for Trig functions.

The Bottom Line: This calculator isn't quite what the package promised so make sure to check out all of your alternatives before buying.

Review: I purchased the TI 34 II because I needed a simpler calculator for everyday use in some of my classes here at school. (I also own a TI 92, which I will review in the future.)

I must admit, I purchased this calculator partly based on its...

Pros: Two-line display, nice looking

Cons: Buttons do not always respond when pushed, leading to inaccurate results

The Bottom Line: Product performance is definitely sub-par.

Review: This calculator has buttons that fail to respond more often than not. When doing calculations for an ...