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Pros & Cons
Pros
Temper your expectations - it feels cheap, because it is. Cool little desktop calculator.
One complaint is that the front panel is an absolute fingerprint smudge magnet. The single-line display has good contrast, numbers and modes clearly readable. Keys have a light springy touch.
Sharp el501x2bwh is a nice package with a protective cover. It is lr44 powered so it works even in dim light. I prefer the casio fx-260 solar, but this one works fine.
Highlights
Quality
Best value for quality, well known brand.
Mentally moving the point and changing the exponent isn't difficult, but error prone if you are tired or rushing.
Packaging/appearance
Instead, it will only show the latest number that you entered, so you will see 500, and then 2, and then 6 on the screen.
Competitiveness
The two lr1130 batteries pre-installed in mine look new and the battery compartment is clean.
Be aware that the product listing says this calculator uses two lr44 batteries, but it actually uses two lr1130 batteries (cons... Read More
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great, sharp, good, easy and scientific. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.8% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 2,093 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 4 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The settings are a bit confusing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I routinely find that its not functioning as i hoped returning fractions instead of decimals the way the square root is displayed etc and cant figure out how to reset
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This calculator was made for electrical engineering labs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It even has a factory reset button if you manage to mess up the settings and want to return to the default
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Unless you need functions that are beyond the capabilities of this calculator there’s no reason to buy something more expensive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If its tour first time using this then i suggest you learn the commands before you receive it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Her teacher wouldnt allow her to use her ti84 so we got this instead
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is a scientifiic calculator
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