

If you are looking for a specific feature you will probably have to dig around in menus a bit more on the TI-nspire than you would on the TI-84. This is partly because of all the features it has and partly because of all the different menus it has. In general, the nspire is a lot more confusing to get to know how to use. (TI-nspire on the left in the image below, TI-84 Plus CE on the right) When you turn on the TI-84, on the other hand, you are greeted with the familiar calculator screen ready for you to start making calculations.

When you turn on the TI-nspire, you are greeted with a screen full of menus that you can select to start doing different tasks. Another factor is that the operating system on all TI-84 calculators hasn't changed much over the years whereas the nspire's has changed a considerable amount. You will probably be able to find out how to do whatever it is you need to do on the TI-nspire, but it may take a little more digging and/or experimenting. The TI-nspire hasn't been around for as long and isn't nearly as widely used as the TI-84. If you are not a student, there are tons of online recourses (including this website) that can teach you how to use this calculator. If that is the case and you are a student, surely one of your teachers (or peers) would be able to tell you how to do whatever it is you are trying to do with this calculator. It is, of course, possible that you haven't used one of these calculators before. If you went to high school in the last 20 years and took any sort of math, it is likely that you used a TI-84 before. UsabilityĪs I briefly mentioned before one of the big advantages the TI-84 has when it comes to usability is the fact that it has become so common in classrooms and other places. From now on in this review, if I say TI-84 I am referring to the TI-84 Plus CE.
