Hewlett Packard 17bII Scientific Calculator

Pros: Countless business functions
Cons: Difficult to use

I started to look for a good business calculator. Since I have been using HP calculators since high school days, my main criteria was to find a Reverse Polar Notation (RPN) calculator. This narrowed my search down to HP calculators again! For my...

Pros: detailed, precise
Cons: need to have a high level of understanding finance

I bought this calculator to do financial analysis and thus far it has performed quite well. I have owned it for a month now, and the guide to using it is pretty clear and straightforward and I refer to it often.

The features the HP17BII has...

Pros: Fast, feature-rich
Cons: Business calculator only; lacks even basic scientific functions

I work in the finance industry and the Hewlett Packard 17BII Financial Calculator is standard issue in our company and many of our competitors as well. As a student or professional, you'll understand why after trying it out. It's a bit expensive, about...

Pros: Powerful
Cons: Probably there are newer designs. OTOH, TVM is still just TVM.

This is a higher-end financial and business calculator. It has programs built-in that use the top row of buttons as function keys and menus on the alphanumeric LCD to prompt the user. A 10B will get you through school, but something like this is what you'll have at work.

Uses algebraic notation.

Has the ability to send data to a printer using IR.

If you lose or don't have the manual, it does not seem to be available online, and is not cheap.

Has the traditional excellent HP keyboard and case. Feels like a fine tool.