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Re: TI-89 Titanium or HP 50G?

I would have to recommend the TI-89. I have never ceased to be amazed by what it can do. Unfortunately, the downside of being able to do everything means lots of menus and input to functions that can be a little confusing even if you are a TI-83 family pro. Of course that's what the manual is for...

But in all reality you should wait and see what the calculator of choice is for your college before you make the investment. I have definitely made it though 90% of my classes at Michigan Tech without requiring anything better than calc.exe. On the other hand, that remaining 10% not only required a calculator, but in one instance the professor went as far to assume all students would have a calculator capable of as complex work as the TI-89 is.
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