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Is this what TI plans for the future?
« on: April 05, 2013, 10:11:13 pm »
So I got my new calculator today and read the back of the packaging when I noticed a very disconcerting tidbit of information provided by TI.
This calculator was manufactured a week ago at most, and the packaging is updated to have the CSE displayed as a model for comparison between calcs.

Somebody tell me why the TI-84+SE is listed as only having 480 Kb ROM?

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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2013, 10:16:17 pm »
wut, that most be a mistake, as the non-silver edition has that much rom, i guess TI just screwed up ^^
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2013, 10:18:01 pm »
Hoping it's just a typo. And it wouldn't be the first time they screwed up anyway :P
http://ourl.ca/12643
(note that while it is a brown-text news it was actually like that on ti's site for a bit)
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2013, 10:18:19 pm »
WEll they listed the same amount that the non-SE has so I hope this is a typo
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2013, 11:29:30 pm »
This is kinda scary actually, although it might be a mistake. If they ever reduced the archive it would be the opposite of what they did in France. Basically our new 84+SE would be the 83 Plus.Fr >.<

Also it seems that TI uses the same packages in both United States and Canada, because it has French.

EDIT: This reminds me of the big mistake they did in 2011 that resulted into a fake news totally mocking them :P http://ourl.ca/12643
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2013, 12:38:31 am »
It's a mistake. My TI-84 Plus C SE warranty card says it's powered by four AAAs.
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2013, 02:47:20 am »
Then request your CSE that is powerd by four AAAs, and if they don't give it to you sew 'em :P
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2013, 03:12:59 am »
Woo hoo... They are still comparing it to the TI-89. That is good news... I hope.
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2013, 03:26:22 am »
Indeed, it's far from being the first time that their comparison tables contain blatantly wrong information... almost always to the detriment of the less powerful models. That's effectively a way to make people more likely to buy the more powerful, more expensive models. Whether the mistakes are intentional is left to everyone's appreciation.
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2013, 04:29:09 am »
Quote from: Sorunome on April 06, 2013, 02:47:20 am
Then request your CSE that is powerd by four AAAs, and if they don't give it to you sew 'em :P
Looking at the PCB, it seems that the TI-84+CSE was originally intended to support running on AAAs. The PCB still has the same pads at the bottom for accepting power from AAAs, the circuit it connects to is populated, and the battery compartment is tall enough, but it's not quite thick enough. I think that could be solved with a little bit of dremeling. TI added thick plastic (maybe one or two millimeters) between the battery and the PCB which I believe accounts for the difference. There's definitely hardware modding potential there. I think TI should have left in the ability to run it on AAAs as a backup solution.

EDIT: I'm silly. The pads I'm talking about are where the charging bay connectors connect. The size of the battery bay is simply because TI's engineers didn't feel like changing the CAD design. Nevertheless, the modding potential remains.
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Re: Is this what TI plans for the future?
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2013, 08:12:28 am »
We're missing the point
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