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by schlechtj
I bought mine in 2003 while working at Underwriters Laboratories. I bought it to replace my aging TI-95 which cost me $145 in 1987. I program it to do calculations on test data, plot curves etc... with the word processor I can write notes on the spot. Because I moved between the lab and the office, I could always have my "computer" with me. For a professional device rather than a learning tool, the qwerty keyboard makes things much easier. If you had a 89 in school and have the dough, upgrading to to v200plt will make your life easier. The bigger screan is nice also.
However if you have the TI 92 or the 92II (not the origional ti however), you can download the same operating system the voyage 200 has from the education.ti.com website. You can also download all the same applications so an upgrade from that is not necessary unless you need something smaller. In fact, the voyage 200 manual was not even wirtten untill 2005 so it just used the ti92 manual.
Although the clock is nice, do not leave it on as it will drain your battery in a couple of weeks.
The machine also easily plays games that are written in assembly language, just download them from ticalc.org and store them in your calc and you can play it like a game boy with free games, i play chess and some quick shooters. Just some added value to your investment.
Ti also lets you download PDA softwarre for it and financial programs so you do not need a seperate financial calculator. They also let you download the operating system so, you can get an emulator to run on your computer (tiemu) so you can work easier on your desktop and then with the graphlink syncronize the data between your real 200 and your virtual one.
This thing even makes paying your bills easier as it stores the past 30 (can be changed by the user) calculations and results that scroll up the screen so you can see if you made a mistake and remind you of what you just did.
this thing is pretty sturdy and looks almost brand new still after almost 4 years (although not as sturdy as my ti95 which was aluminum).
Untill they come out with a color version I dont think this will be near the top of the line of calculators for years to come (the 92 came out in jan 1996).
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Dec 01 '06
10:50 am PST
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by percan2183nork
I fully agree with the evaluation written by Soupcraze regarding the many features offered by the TI Voyage 200. The model 200, as the name implies, costs about $200. It's undoubtedly the most expensive and most powerful hand-held electronic calculator in the world. That having been said, you would think that such an awesome calculator would be accompanied by a printed operator's manual. The shipping box contains a CD, but no printed manual. How is it possible that the most powerful and expensive calculator in the world does not come with a printed instruction manual? Yes, it comes with a CD, but that means that the user must stay anchored to a computer to learn how to use the Voyage 200. Doesn't that defeat the whole idea behind having a portable hand-held calculator that you can carry around with you? Most users will probably want to stick the calculator inside a book bag, along with a printed manual, and carry it to class. But you cannot do this without having to lug a computer around with you so you can access the instructional CD. You might as well purchase a laptop computer and forget about the calculator. Aside from that, the Voyage 200 is the ultimate calculator.
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Mar 18 '04
11:10 am PST
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by nc10
Wow, this looks powerful! What features led you to thsi model? I think that would be an interesting addition to this review, be useful to hear how well it lived up to your expectations. Also might be helpful to give some examples to your readers of how its used in real life so to speak....
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Jan 17 '04
4:03 pm PST
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by Javelina
When I was back in HS, the TI-85's were the most popular. This one in your review looks pretty cool! I guess calculators are getting pretty sophisticated these days!
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Jan 17 '04
3:48 pm PST
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