Though not the same brand as Casio but looks exactly alike
i know there is more functions with the newer ones but this should be fine for high school and uni
i remember i bought my Casio for at least $30
Hard protective case
2 line LCD display
240 functions
Multi-replay function
9 variable memories
10+2 digit display
Auto power off
Error recovery
Large plastic keys
Batteries included
I hope it lets you type 80085 on it!
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Wow, does look exactly like my old casio. I assume it's just a rebranded version.
$4 - bargain!
EDIT: BTW is likely not an approved model for HSC/Universities so check first, even if it is identical.
Not approved for UNSW
https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/assessment/exami…
Wouldn't risk my performance in an exam on a $3.99 Aldi Calculator anyway.
Buyer beware.
I have one of these and the buttons are so stiff and unusable that I would rather pay $20 for a decent brand that doesn't make you wanna pull your hair out. I wouldn't recommend to buy if your a student that is gonna be using it often.
Yeah I bought one of these from Chickenfeed for 1 dollar. The buttons were quite stiff and some of them on the edges required you to press it twice before the number came up. You get what you pay. =)
With Aldi's returns policy it shouldn't be a problem if the buttons aren't up to expectations
http://aldi.com.au/au/html/service/ALDI%20refund%20policy.ht…
Why hasn't some created a calculator that can connect to your mobile phone through bluetooth so you can send txt messages during an exam to other peoples calculator. Why?
they have but it isn't mainstream ;)
doubt that would be approved lol
Because you don't have letters…
Ascii Code
Read this : 73-68-73-79-84
LOL. Good luck remembering every ASCII value. You may as well just study more for the exam.
All you got to know is that A is 65 and Z is 90. If you know the alphabet from here then everything should be fine.
Yes, but if you don't remember them, it's going to take a while to write messages…
Stop shouting, use lowercase. 73-100-105-111-116.
if they were going to the effort of putting bluetooth in a calculator, i'd suggest they could stretch it to have a "text entry" function, the same as on a numeric phone keypad…
Dude, you've been missing out.
You can type plenty of text on a scientific calculator using numerals, pronumerals and symbols.
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Just a warning to anyone wanting to buy one for your HSC, and possibly Uni, it probably won't be on the approved calculator list.
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/calculators.h…
There's another Aldi model listed and this is yet another generic Casio fx-82MS clone so there's a chance that it'll be listed by the next round of Board of Studies exams. If it isn't and you have to buy another calculator later, you're still only out $4.
I'm not sure they actually check at any of the exams I had at University level.
good gift for a year 7 kid??
Not if the school only allows BOS approved calculators.
then it would be time to get your kid out of that classroom lol
I bought one of these last year. Except last year they were $1.99. Bargain! It works totally fine for me, and my University (University of Queensland) already had it on the approved list before my exams.
wow
if you take this calculator, and obscure the brand, it seems it would pass as a casio. educational institution approval: check
idk if people still do this but when i was doing HSC, a lot of kids had 2 calculators i think incase one ran out of batteries, if so, this isn't too bad to keep as a second one. =]
lol.. just replace the batteries?? unless i guess it's those screwed on covers -.-
I used to carry mounds of spare pens, but never a spare calculator. How unlucky would you need to be?
Get a solar-powered calculator, then take the battery out and check that it works in moderate-level artificial lighting. If it does, that's the best calculator to use for your studies, it will always work (barring major failures).
Sadly, only about half of the calculators with solar cells will work in this situation. I bought a new HP solar scientific last week, and it only works if I use it on the windowsill or go into direct sunlight. My ancient Micronta and Casio solar calculators work fine in artificial lighting, without any battery.
If your new solar calculator doesn't work without the battery, you can always replace the battery a day or two before your exams. It's cheap insurance, and you won't have the frustration of having to swap to an unfamiliar calculator. I'd still take the second calculator to exams too.
Even if this calculator was as good as the Casio ones, they won't be permitted into HSC or University examinations without being certified, which they will not succeed at.
There's a previous Aldi model listed on the NSW Board of Studies list already as the "Scholar KD-350MS" (I assume from the name a Casio fx-350MS clone). There's also a Kmart own-brand "Office One 3000" and two other Casio fx-82MS/fx-350MS clones, the "Jastek JasCS1" and the "RSB FB-350MS".
The NSW list was last updated in July 2011. I don't see how you can say they "will not succeed at" being certified, the only issue would be whether they were submitted for consideration at all.
Back in school it shit me off when teachers would have to waste time giving special instructions for kids whose parents had not brought them the calculator indicated by the school. Should the whole class be inconvenience so some parent can save $40?
Not every parent has the extra to spend, and these are functionally identical to the common Casio models (and very similar to the other brands used in schools).
There are plenty of reasons not to buy this calculator (biggest ones being cheap quality, the possibility of no approval for state-wide exams and that the better Casio fx-82AU PLUS can be had for only $20) but inconveniencing the class isn't one of them.
Why isn't inconveniencing the class one of them? Try justifying yourself next time.
As I said:
these are functionally identical to the common Casio models (and very similar to the other brands used in schools).
Literally, they are a low-quality direct clone of the Casio fx-82MS that features on every state's approved calculator list. All the low-end Casios have got effectively the same button layout, the only differences are typically in the amount of memory and the amount that can be shown on screen at once. The other common models like the HPs and the Sharps are all very similar in button placement and layout and they've all got a very similar feature set. The only aspect that would differ would be the menus and even then they're similar enough that I would be surprised if a kid couldn't figure it out on their own in 30 seconds.
We were all forced to use Texas Instrument TI-83 back at my school. They were pricey, but if the parents can afford $16k a year in fees, then a couple hundred on a calculator is nothing.
I have a 20 year old Casio that still works, I'll stick to that.
LOL Aldi's return policy?? Why is that even being discussed when it's $3.99?
You throw it in the bin and write it off…
Wow! So cheap. I hope its not buggy and lets you divide by 0.