Texas Instruments TI-Nspire with Touchpad Calculator Review
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Texas Instruments TI-Nspire with Touchpad
Review
Texas Instruments has just taken graphing calculators to a whole new level. The TI-Nspire with Touchpad is really quite amazing. I sure wish I had this in college! There are so many really cool features on it! This list below is just a tiny fraction of the goodies that this calculator can offer you!
It has a Touchpad!
It has a touchpad feature which is really neat! I wasn’t sure what to expect before opening up the package- for some reason I thought it was a touchscreen but it’s not. It’s a touchpad like a labtop mouse. You can use the touchpad as a mouse to navigate through different features on the screen.
Split the Screen
You can actually split the screen to see a math problem in different ways (such as text, graph, table, etc.)
Connect it to your Computer
You can save, share, store, print, & send icons to manage documents to your computer- or your teacher’s! You can even hook your TI-Nspire up to your computer in order to work on a larger screen- a HUGE bonus! After long hours in math those calculator screens really play games with your eyes! It comes with the downloadable software. This is also a really neat feature because you can back up your data onto your computer.
Interchangeable Keypad
You can actually pop the entire keypad right off and it is compatible with the TI-84 Plus! No need to buy another calculator- just switch the keypads!
FREE TI-84 Plus Keypad- No Charge & FREE Ship!
The TI-84 Plus Keypad for the TI-Nspire handheld lets you use the TI-Nspire handheld side-by-side with TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus graphing calculators in class. The package comes with instructions on how to order the TI-84 Plus Keypad for free. I had no problems ordering it-it was very simple. But you do need to set up a free account with Texas Instruments.
Permitted on Testing
The TI-Nspire is permitted on SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT/NSMQT, Praxis & IB testing! As well as many state exams too.
Rechargeable Battery
The calculator comes ready with 4 AAA alkaline batteries, however, you can separately purchase the TI-Nspire Rechargeable Battery which easily charges with either the wall adapter or you can charge it via USB cable through your computer.
There are SO many features that I simply cannot list them all in one post! Here are a few more: changing the font size, hints, math expressions template, customize page layouts, ability to view multiple pages at one time, and much much more!
What did I think? My first reaction- WOW- this is a serious graphing calculator! It is huge! I had a tough enough time mastering my old graphing calculator in college- but this really tops it! This is a really great product though with SO many functions. I highly recommend this for math/science teachers and middle age students & up. This is definetely the top of the advanced graphing calculators- hands down! It is a little overwhelming when you first check it out simply because it’s something new- but it is SO cool once you really start to learn how to manuveur it! For the features that the TI-Nspire offers it is definetely worth the investment.
You can buy this online at Texas Instruments, Amazon
, Best Buy, Office Depot, Office Max, and in Canada at London Drugs. This TI-Nspire retails for about $150- which considering the cost of a regular graphing calculator this is a really great deal! They even sell a specific teacher software pack too!
, Best Buy, Office Depot, Office Max, and in Canada at London Drugs. This TI-Nspire retails for about $150- which considering the cost of a regular graphing calculator this is a really great deal! They even sell a specific teacher software pack too!
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Disclosure: I was not compensated for this review. I did receive a free product to test. All opinions are 100% mine.
Wow….this is a great asset….
My daughter will be in College algebra next semester, and I believe viewing the problem more than one way would help her immensely in her class!!
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We homeschool and our 15 yr old would use this calculator for the next 3 years but then her 3 younger siblings would get to enjoy it as well as they move up into higher math classes also.
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I would love to try one of the elementary calculators, for my younger kids. Like the TI-15 Explorer
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My older kids would be the ones using this-and probably me as well.
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I'm a user of the first gen TInspire. It's a remarkable machine. This (touchpad) tech takes that to a new level. TI makes innovative products, particularly on the projection front.
I'd give this away as a prize at a physics contest.
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The TI-108 is great for young children
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My husband would get the calculator. High School math teacher (calculus)…need I say more? 🙂
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I had no idea that you could sample a product before buying it! 🙂 This will come in handy when you do not fully know what you need in an instrument–or if you like it or not.
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My sister-she is now heading into her senior year. 🙂 she would really appreciate something like this for her studies.
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I like the TI-10 calculator for grades K-3.
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This calculator would be for my granddaughter.
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My college bound son would get this calculator (he wants to major in engineering)
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3D DLP HDTV
I would like to get my daughter the TI-15 Explorer™ calculator.
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If I won the TI-Nspire, I would give it to my nephew who loves math.
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My husband would like the TMP300 Programmable Temp. Switch and Ana log Out.
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I never realized how many different electronics they designed. Plus they won the IEEE award!
I like the TI-15 Explorer.
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I'd also love to try the TI-1795 SV calculator!
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I would share this with my husband–I could definitely use it for my job, as I do a lot of work with statistics!
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I'd love one of these. You can interface it with Vernier technology. Since we use Vernier in labs, it would nice to have a personal calculator.
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would be for my son who is needing it for math 🙂
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The have training that you can sign up for! I'd need that… christylaverty (at) hotmail (dot) com
My daughter will need this for school next year!
I like the personal GPS they have. Very nice.
This would be for my husband and his masters classes.
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TI is the standard for my math classes. I learned of a few new downloads I could use in class. And I now know of a few different uses for lab work using different probes for pH and the like.
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My Senior Son would receive this calculator~
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I like the TI Keyboard.
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What I REALLY learned is that calculators sure have changed since I was in high school! Wow- you can even download ACT & SAT questions for practice on these things AND hook them up to your computer?! My son is taking Algebra right now and will be going all the way up to Caculus before he graduates from high school. He sure could use one of these.
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I'd be giving this to my 12 y.o. son. He's taking Algebra I right now and will be taking some very intense math classes before he graduates… and THEN he'll be taking even more in college. He wants to work as a graphic artist for IT companies, so he'll need a LOT of math classes in the future.
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I checked out their page and realized I have no technical knowledge! I didn't understand 90% of it.
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My son and daughter would share this, they are both doing Algebra now. We really need one of these so it would be awesome to win one.
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How have I not found you before? I LOVE your blog name. As an aspiring elementary teacher, I like TI's TI-15 EXPLORER!
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I will use this in my college courses:)
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I learned that technology is AMAZING now – they have so many neat gadgets and stuff.
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I'd give it to my brother in college
i learnt that they manufacture a lot of other things with a wide variety of applications
I would use it myself
I learned they have a wide variety of audio products as well
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my HS sophomore would be getting this for his math class
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My daughter would probably like the TI-15 Explorer
My nephew would probably get this
The BAII PLUS™ looks like a good calculator.
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My daughter would be using this calculator.
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I learned, quite honestly, that I am not even smart enough, anymore at least, to navigate the site to figure out how to answer your question. Lol. I went there and I'm sorry if this disqualifies me but I was lost.
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I would give this to my daughter who is 15 and a sophomore in high school.
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Thanks for this chance.
They have an audio amplifier that's pretty cool!
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I learned that TI has training sessions.
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I would love to have this for myself since I have 4 more college math classes to take!
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I learned Texas Instruments has this great interface on their site titled
"Which Calculator Is Right for Me?"
It offers a comparison of the various things each calculator can do. I like it.
My son would be receiving this calculator if I won. He's in a high school course and doesn't have one yet.
As a single mom on disability, it's not something that is in the budget…and what a blessing it'd be to win. Fingers crossed!
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for my daughter!
I would probably keep it because I am going to college and my concentration is math 🙂
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After viewing the Texas Instruments site, I learned they have more products than I even dreamed of!
I would keep it and let the family enjoy it.
another item I like is the headphone amplifier
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my 16 yo twins who are taking calculus would share it
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My two teen daughters currently share a graphing calculator, so I'd give this to one (probably the 17 year old) and it would eliminate the almost daily arguements about who has the calculator, and who gets to do homework when.
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I learned that the Texas Instrument site is SUPER confusing and I have no.clue. what anything is or what they are talking about on there hehe.
This calculator would be for me because I'll be heading back to school soon and I'm gonna need all the help I can get in the math department!
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I like the 3d TV. And I learned that stuff is getting more and more expensive!!
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I would to try the calculator!
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Learned that they have an extensive design support section on their website.
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This would go to a college student grandson.
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I would use it during my last semester then pass it on!!!
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I learned that TI is not just calculators…amazing everything they make!
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This calculator would be used by me as I have just gone back to school this semester!
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I like the TI-15 Explorer.
This would be for my granddaughter.
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I want to try their Internet radio.
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I love the Texas Instruments DLP Interactive Projectors. I would love to have one.
I have two sixteen year old boys taking advanced math classes in high school. If I win, I will give it to them. Thankfully I no longer need a graphing calculator for myself!
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I also like the TI-15 Explorer, thanks!
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Since my husband and I are both math teachers and our daughter is taking 10th grade math we would probably be sharing this! Or fighting over it….
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Another product I like is the 3D DLP HDTV.
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My youngest son would get this calculator for high school.
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I learned that the TI website is very complicated! lol Seriously – I can barely find anything on there!
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This calculator would be perfect for my son!
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I would like to try
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If I won I would give this to my husband who is going to be 40 in March and just started college! I'm so proud of him and he could use this!!
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I didn't know they sold Processors!
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My girlfriend would totally end up with this!
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I learned I could sample a product before I buy it.
I would keep it for myself I have two more years of college math to take.
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I like the TPA3110D215W Filter-Free Class D Stereo Amplifier with SpeakerGuard™ (TPA3110).
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I also like the TI-89 Titanium Calculator.
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This will be for my son who will start his freshman year of college in September.
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Home theater looks awesome 🙂
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I also like their Faceplates & Slide Cases
too.
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This would be for my son.
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I would love to get the All-In-One Thermal and Power Monitoring Solution (with 2 Remote Temperature Sensors)
This would go to my darling daughter to help with her school work
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I had one of their older graphing calculators when I was younger. I didn't know they had other products besides calculators…crazy!
I also like the LL Buffer and Driver with 3-State Output
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I like the TI-15 Explorer
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A selection of clocks is also offered is what i learned!
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This'd be for my 11 y/o son. TI-73 Explorer
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I like the TI 15!
Um I learned that "TI analog Power+ Control Temperature Sensors and Control ICs products are a subset of analog Temperature Sensors and Control ICs solutions. " I have no clue what that means, but I'm sure it is quite something!
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I would give it to a friend whose son is starting an engineering program!
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I like the 3D DLP Camera.
This would be for my grandson to use for schoolwork.
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WOW…I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN :/ THIS IS SO HARD, MATH IS REDICULOUS.
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Texas Instruments TI-Nspire with Touchpad
IT IS AMAZING AND CAN INTERFACE WITH HER LAPTOP, THAT IS AWESOME, THANKS, MOM, CAROL [email protected]
I wasn't even aware that the made touch screen….
I checked out the TI-Nspire CAS and it's really cool.
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I would hand it over to my son who really wants one for school.
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My oldest daughter would use the calculator. She is in a academic magnet middles school. She is taking high school credit courses in 7th grade and it would come in handy.
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DLP HDTV
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My college-age son would get this calculator.
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I learned that TI also sells clocks and timers!
This calculator would be either for me or my younger brother as he enters higher level math classes.
I would like to try their stereo headphones
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I would give this to my 16 year old daughter
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I learned that TI sales alot more than calculators.
I would be getting this calculator for myself. I need one.
I like the TI-15 Explorer for my daughter
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My son who is in High school would love this calculator
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I like their projectors. They say more than half of all projectors use their DLP technology – I hadn't known that.
i also like the DIR9001 Digital Audio Receiver
my son has one i would give this to my nephew 🙂
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Thanks for the giveaway…I like the TI-36X Solar (powered) calculator !
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I would give this graphing calculator to my niece, who will be attending a math & science magnet school this fall !
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Another product I like is the TI-83 Graphing Calculator.
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This calculator would be for me, for my chemistry and stats classes!
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Since they like to be on the leading edge the girls like the TMS320C66x High-Performance Multicore DSPs
The calculator would be for Devon- hers was lifted from her backpack and she misses it sorely.
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The the TI-15 explorer is nice.
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I learned that they produced more products than just calculators , including many cool audio things.
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I learned they have the student zone. There, kids can download SAT prep questions.
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I would give this to a neighbor's son as a graduation gift this spring who will be entering college next Fall.
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I like the TI 3411-Explorer Plus Calculator. [email protected]
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This would be for my daughter who is taking a
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wow they have amazing products! The DLP 3D tv looks amazing, wow the technology!
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I'd love to give this to my son, he needs one and could use it for years to come.
I sent a fb friend request.
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