amazon says: I had an upcoming exam that specifically prohibited programmable calculators, so while I have quite the "stable" HP RPN machines, all of them were out...No question this is a pretty good calculator for the price...If you need to be able to do more than simple addition & subtraction but don't need a fully programmable scientific calculator, this one should work just fine...see more

amazon says: I do not recommend this if your child is about to go to high school because when you go into high school, you will be required to buy a graphing calculator for geometry and such...The Casio FX-115MS is a good little calculator for $15...Having a 260 page book would negate the calculator's portability, wouldn't it?) Some nice math instructor of few reviews down put together a great supplemental document for this calculator with some good examples...see more

amazon says: I got the non-plus model for forty bucks two years ago and I love this calculator...I highly recommend this calculater, it's easy to use, as fast (or faster in my expierence) in graphing sine functions when compared to TI's, and the price is unbeliveable (I got mine for $49...My advice, go against the crowd, get a Casio...see more

amazon says: On the numerical side, this model does not store enough digits to be a good financial calculator...Although the difference is so small that it often doesn't matter in highschool problems, it looks bad on presentation...Highly recommend! I've used Casio calculators for over 20 years and love them...see more

amazon says: Although this calculator may seem a little expensive for a scientific calculator, I highly recommend it! It is definitely worth the money! I just got my fx300w and was trying to replicate the bug ALENCIOUS reported...Overall, I think this calculator is [inexpensive], convinient and powerful...Enjoy! the class all got ti 30 but i had this from long ago and i find i can do everything just as good as them and i can do it faster but i think that is 'cause i use it longer...see more