[Katie Reynolds]

Really, it depends what you're going to be doing with your calculator - I'm lovin' my TI-89. It's pretty easy to use, and the graphing interface is awesome.

Before that, I had a TI-83+ that worked great for me ... until I lost it. The reason I upgraded to an 89 when I needed a new calculator was because I was leaving for college in a year, and knew I would be taking a few math-intensive courses. The 89 was only $35 more than the 83+, so it was well worth it (to me).

If you're just going into high school, you'll be great with a TI-83 Silver Edition. There are a lot of cool things the come with that one (including more memory than a regular 83 and a periodic table for chem! oooh!) If you're in college - or close to it - I'd recommend an 89.

Tip: If you get a TI of any kind, check out the (free) extra programs on Texas Instruments' website you can download. My favorite is the polynomial equation solver (works great for quickly solving the quadratic equation!) - you can also download games, but there isn't a *whole* lot of memory, so if you have a lot of games you might not be able to fit a lot of good, usable programs. Oh, and any of the "silver"/"platinum" editions of TIs have more memory than the "regular" models.