Really solid calculator; satisfied with the purchase

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	• Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional Financial Calculator Texas Instruments Texas Instruments average customer review:based on 220 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

It is a good calculator and works fine. Do not like the design though. Could have made it like the previous model with a lid. The buttons are ok. For the price I think it is a good value.

Good calculator but I don't like the buttons.

I purchased this calculator for use in my finance classes and overall it's a great calculator.
Pros:
-It has great functions that are easy to use.
-It's a nice size, not as bulky as my TI83 calculator.
-Sturdy build, I definitely don't worry about it breaking.
-It is a very nice looking calculator.

Cons:
-It comes with a soft case. Not too much of a problem but it would be nice to have a hard case for the extra security.
-The buttons drive me nuts. They are good in that they aren't super easy to push so I don't end up with a number I didn't intend to be there, but I struggle with getting it to register the numbers I DO want. Maybe it's a processing problem and that it can't keep up with me. But I really don't enter numbers very fast and I am very deliberate about pushing the buttons down hard. I have to be annoyingly intentional about watching the screen to make each number shows up when it's pushed. Basically, I have to type a number in much slower on this calculator than on any of my others.

In conclusion, this is a great calculator in regards to excellent, easy to use functions, sturdy build and appearance. But if you like to type in lots of numbers quickly, you might want to find someone who has one of these to see if it will work for you. Best of luck!

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Really solid calculator; satisfied with the purchase

I'd been using the TI-83 in my finance course and was just finding the TI-83 too cumbersome (thought not impossible) when calculating cash flows, NPV, IRR, amortization, and the like. One of my buddies that is a pretty sophisticated financial analyst purchased this and recommended I get it as well. After having used it for a bit I'm really happy with the purchase and can't believe I'd been using the TI-83 for longer than I needed to.

Calculations are intuitive or at least easily learned. You can see the display at any angle. The build feels solid enough, and is a lot less bulky then the picture would lead one to believe. I'm happy that the battery can be easily changed as I'd seen that some other financial calculators were troublesome. The leather(ish) case is fine, and the manual, also available in pdf, is helpful. I've been going through some tutorials on [...] and feel like I'm getting the feel for this quickly.

The only problem I've had so far has been well documented by other reviewers. The keys sometimes don't enter properly when you go fast. I figure that it will only be a matter of time until I'm in sync with the speed I should use with this calculator so I'll over look it.

Highly recommended

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Great Deal

Great deal on a nice financial calculator. Half the price I'd pay at the university bookstore.

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Time/value of money. Mark up/down. Amortization. Interest rate conversion. Cash flow (NPV,IRR). One variable statistic. Linear regression. Date calculations. Cost/sell margins. Leather case includes. Manufacturer's 1 year warranty.

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