<p>I was just wondering what calculator to get for the SAT as this is the first time i am going to use one!
I prefer a graphing one as i am not 100% confident about certain graph questions and that is usually where i loose my 1-2 raw points (big difference in scaled score)</p>
<p>I have heard of TI calculators a lot but have found this one--</p>
<p>What caught me was that 'natural display' , they say its fine for the SAT but has anyone got any first hand experience with it? Its about 70 pounds here in UK (expensive i know when compared). Any reason i should go for a TI instead?</p>
<p>None of my students have ever used that calculator, so I don't have firsthand experience with it, but it looks pretty good. The question really should be: which calculator are you likely to use in the future? Any graphing calculator might be helpful, but frankly, you never need a calculator. You really never need a graphing calculator. Don't get me wrong...calculators can be great tools for improving accuracy and speeding you up on the SAT, especially for basic multiplying and dividing.</p>
<p>The TI calculators are great. The 83 and 84 are very similar, the 89 is a completely different animal, and VERY powerful.</p>
<p>My friend has that one you linked to. It's cool because of that natural display, and it is fine for the SAT, but I personally like my 84+ better because I find more teachers are familiar with it.</p>
<p>The Ti-89 is powerful, but it is very complex, and I don't like it. I feel like it's complexity slows me down.</p>
<p>Be careful when buying the more powerful calculators. They can become a crutch in higher-level mathematics, to the point that you never really learn the material.</p>
<p>After some research, it seems that calculators with CAS and can so symbolic algebra/ integration are banned and the TI 89 is one of them. I like the prospect of natural display and will take the above instead of a TI</p>
<p>That's totally untrue! The Ti-89 is definetly allowed on the SAT. True, it can integrate and derive, and solve, but the rules for the SAT only ban calculators that have qwerty keyboards (like the Ti-89's predecessor)</p>
<p>You can use a TI-89 on the SAT but really don't need it. You would be fine with just a 4 function calculator, I don't see the point in buying such an expensive calculator for a test you could do without any calculator, but to each their own.</p>
<p>seriously, you don't need a calculator for SAT I
its just the simplest math like addition and multiplication (in worse case, division :P).
as TheBlackLantern said, calculator (especially graphic) is helpful for subject test lvl 1&2</p>