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TI-nspire or TI-89
« on: December 11, 2010, 09:47:21 pm »
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My school is using the TI-89 Titanium, and i have been using it since year 9. Do you think that it is worth upgrading to the Ti-nspire and learn how to use it these school holidays, or should i just use the TI-89 next year?
I also think that upgrading to the ti-nspire because all of the worked calculator examples are now using the ti-nspire.
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2010, 09:52:13 pm »
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I <3 TI-89. If you used ti for your 1/2s, and your school uses it, stick with it. It's a damn good calculator.
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2010, 10:08:59 pm »
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No need for a new one in VCE. However the new black TI is sexc
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2010, 10:10:30 pm »
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Use whatever your school is using, personally i use ti-nspire - it's a pretty damn good calculator
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2010, 11:55:17 pm »
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TI-89 :)
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2010, 11:57:46 pm »
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I got that new black TI calculator on Friday. Oh boy its sexy, it takes time to work it out. But once you figure it out you will love it.
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2010, 02:34:49 am »
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I had a choice between the two when I did spesh last year (having using the TI-84 Plus in 3/4 methods the year before).  I tried both and hated the nspire compared to the TI-89 because the TI-89 is so much more similar to the TI-84 plus.  I found nspire a bit faster with calculations but also quite unwieldy with graphing and difficult to actually type (which kind of offset the marginally faster processing (which really only applied to a few equations in any case...often really little difference)).

While those who like nspire will probably argue otherwise, the main reason that I think I preferred TI-89 was just the familiarity...I wouldn't waste time "upgrading"...it'll probably just slow you down.
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2010, 02:58:36 pm »
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I have both. TI-nspire does more and has a better interface but TI-89 has programming and games. I would go with the Nspire though
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2010, 04:12:55 pm »
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The games on the tinpsire are shite!!
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2010, 02:38:19 am »
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I learnt ti-89 and nspire simultaneously. It depends which one you personally prefer or are used to. In the end, I stuck to the ti-89. You have to see for yourself.
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2010, 10:01:35 am »
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the ti-89 is much better. i've tried both but stuck to the ti-89
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2011, 11:36:09 am »
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ti-89 ftw. mainly because i can write functions for the ti-89, which was so awesome for stuff in spesh etc. moreover, the ti-89 has an easier way to navigate and manage your tasks compared to the n-spire.
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Re: TI-nspire or TI-89
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2011, 11:05:22 pm »
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Ti-nspire for sure! once you get it's functions and stuff you'll just wanna chuck away your TI-89 :P
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