I wish calculators were developed a little faster than they do. Ofcourse not expecting phone-like rate of development, but a new calculator every 10 or 15 years is bit too much.
I kind of want one of these so I could program something cool, maybe a Handwriting Recognition Engine or a CAD Software or something cool like that, but there are way more people out there with a Ti-branded Calculator so…
I used the CG-500 several years ago. From what I remember, it was a really fun and promising calculator, but a few things were extremely rough about it. I still remember the buttons were the worst I have ever used on any device. They're so long and thin I had to press them deliberately and perfectly in the center for them to register. I noticed that you didn't have any issues with the CP-400 so maybe different buttons were used? The calculator UI also just felt sluggish and made me start to feel impatient when I just wanted to quickly plot an equation. I also found that I personally like hardware buttons rather than using software menus to find a function. However, I realized that I do like having a properly laid out software keyboard rather than using an alpha modifier to access letters. There were a few features I really liked about it. First the hardware keyboard has a lot of hidden shortcuts. If I recall correctly, shift>x will copy your selection, shift>^ will output a square root, etc. I also like the chained history edits. So like at 10:35 where you use Ans repeatedly, if you edited 'expand((x-3)(x+5))' to something else, all the following answers would adjust to account for the edit. I remember Casio- Basic was pretty slow, but honestly after using slow TI-Basic for so long it wasn't a deal breaker and Casio-Basic was pretty easy for me to pick up and write simple programs. I'm glad Casio made the Classpad lineup but I'd like to see it mature more with Python, significantly better buttons, better performance, and a good capactive touch screen. With such a large screen it has the potential to draw me away from my HP Prime but I feel the user experience just isn't as good yet.
Yeah it makes me wonder if Casio are waiting for the Classpad 3 to introduce Python, like they did with the fx-9860G III. It would make it more compelling for folks to buy the latest version. Thanks for the tips about chaining and keyboard shortcuts.
I have just purchased a casio FX-CP400 Classpad II Graphing Calculator that says under its specifications: Date first available: January 22, 2018 which i should receive around mid april but i am already confused to know that there are so many different versions of the same model manufacturered even 11 years ago. Can you please explain what the differences are. Thank you.
Yes I made the video a year or so ago. I reviewed it because it’s still being sold new and I didn’t see any good reviews on YT. I also find the form factor unique and interesting. Most of my videos are about much older calculators.
@CalculatorCulture thank you for your reply. I have one, though I consider myself the exact opposite of a power user. I also have a 10 yo Ti -nSpire CAS, but it is now very difficult to see text, and the decimal point is almost impossible to see. The Classpad 2 is streets ahead in that department.
Hi, I was looking for a calculator for engineering, and I don't know whether to choose the HP Prime G2 or the TI N-spire CX II Cas, which one do you recommend? thank you
Hi Kendine. It’s hard to compare them since they are targeted at people with different needs. Some big differences are that the CP-400 has CAS, and the CG50 and fx-9860giii support Python programming. For a lot of people who don’t need a graphing calculator the fx-991ex is also great at a very inexpensive price.
@@CalculatorCulture I want to buy a graphing calculator. Does CP-400 has python as well or only cg-50 and fx-9860giii has it? Also do you have any information about classpad III release date or specifications? Should I wait for it?
fx-cg50 = color screen version of 9750giii=9860giii, but cg50 sucks because of is color screen it's the slowest. and cp400=cp500 (softkeyboard differs). if 9750giii sells for 10 bucks, maybe it's a good choice. otherwise, stay away from casio, they are far away behind hp.
@@CalculatorCulture Hello. Yes, I noticed now. I don't speak English very well and I didn't notice it when I was watching your video at first. I live in Estonia. Now I added a direct translation and saw that you mentioned this problem. You have very good videos. You speak clearly and matter-of-factly. I myself am also a fan of calculators and I have 13 different scientific calculators from different manufacturers at home. 6 of them are graphing calculators: Электроника MK 71 (USSR, 1989, now with a faulty LCD display) TI-67 Galaxy TI-86 TI-Nspire CX CAS TI-30X Pro MathPrint CASIO fx-991EX CASIO fx-991ES PLUS 2nd edition CASIO ClassPad II fx-CP400 CASIO fx-CG50 Prizm CASIO fx-9860GII HP Prime (2021, Hardware Version D) SHARP EL-W506X SHARP EL-W506T And the tablet also has TI-89 and Voyage 200 emulators Best wishes, Rein
AAA batteries is one of the benefits than HP Prime, TI I have HP Prime TI83 CG50 and one of the things I like about CASIO is AAA rechargeable batteries or none rechargeable batteries The CG50 is way faster than the HP Prime for third party apps as CG50 supports native C & ASM apps were HP Prime is interpreted language based only on
wrong, with 4 fully charged AAA batteries, cg50 can't even finish calculation of (1+sqrt(2-sqrt(2))+sqrt(2-sqrt(3)))/(sqrt(3)+sqrt(2+sqrt(2))+sqrt(2+sqrt(3))) with xcas. hp prime is 10000x faster than the casio.
@@thinkgeeks Why are you comparing the performance of a calculator based on its battery type that it uses?! Also it's weird that you compare a Non-CAS calculator to a CAS calculator.
@@concordemachspeed24 I think you are cheating, otherwise please upload a video showing how cg50 performs this calcuation (I do have cg50 with xcas). Yes, casio is the worst ever, slowest ever calculator, cannot even come close to hp.
@@thinkgeeks Again, you are comparing a Non-CAS calculator to a CAS calculator. We are talking about the fx-CG50 without XCas, of course it's going to have a worse hardware because it doesn't support CAS natively. What did you expect?
@@concordemachspeed24 so after installation of xcas, cg50 can't do the math at all. With new batteries installed, it runs for like 20 hours till the battery depleted, and still no answer. Ok, then switching to casio flagship cp400, well, it can't do it as well.
a very terrible calculator, cas is the weakest of all, for example, it can't even primary school math, e.g. simplification of (1+sqrt(2-sqrt(2))+sqrt(2-sqrt(3)))/(sqrt(3)+sqrt(2+sqrt(2))+sqrt(2+sqrt(3))). moreover, after you turn off and on again, the graph disapears, need to re-draw. replacing the batteries also reset the screen, you need to re-align the corners before start. casio is just electronics garbage.
I wish calculators were developed a little faster than they do. Ofcourse not expecting phone-like rate of development, but a new calculator every 10 or 15 years is bit too much.
If my maths teacher saw that, he would say PUT THE PHONE AWAY BEFIRE ITS CONFISCATED
😂
I kind of want one of these so I could program something cool, maybe a Handwriting Recognition Engine or a CAD Software or something cool like that, but there are way more people out there with a Ti-branded Calculator so…
10 years... how fast time flies.
I used the CG-500 several years ago. From what I remember, it was a really fun and promising calculator, but a few things were extremely rough about it. I still remember the buttons were the worst I have ever used on any device. They're so long and thin I had to press them deliberately and perfectly in the center for them to register. I noticed that you didn't have any issues with the CP-400 so maybe different buttons were used?
The calculator UI also just felt sluggish and made me start to feel impatient when I just wanted to quickly plot an equation. I also found that I personally like hardware buttons rather than using software menus to find a function. However, I realized that I do like having a properly laid out software keyboard rather than using an alpha modifier to access letters.
There were a few features I really liked about it. First the hardware keyboard has a lot of hidden shortcuts. If I recall correctly, shift>x will copy your selection, shift>^ will output a square root, etc. I also like the chained history edits. So like at 10:35 where you use Ans repeatedly, if you edited 'expand((x-3)(x+5))' to something else, all the following answers would adjust to account for the edit. I remember Casio- Basic was pretty slow, but honestly after using slow TI-Basic for so long it wasn't a deal breaker and Casio-Basic was pretty easy for me to pick up and write simple programs.
I'm glad Casio made the Classpad lineup but I'd like to see it mature more with Python, significantly better buttons, better performance, and a good capactive touch screen. With such a large screen it has the potential to draw me away from my HP Prime but I feel the user experience just isn't as good yet.
Yeah it makes me wonder if Casio are waiting for the Classpad 3 to introduce Python, like they did with the fx-9860G III. It would make it more compelling for folks to buy the latest version. Thanks for the tips about chaining and keyboard shortcuts.
i have Question if you still have the cg500 can install hollyhock in the cg500
Anyone have any update on Classpad 3? Nice vid btw.
And it's NINE years old!!
whats the max number of digit answers can i display like can i display a 100+ digit answer
I have just purchased a casio FX-CP400 Classpad II Graphing Calculator that says under its specifications: Date first available: January 22, 2018 which i should receive around mid april but i am already confused to know that there are so many different versions of the same model manufacturered even 11 years ago.
Can you please explain what the differences are.
Thank you.
Can anyone post links to any web sites where I can download apps for this calculator? I am most interested in chemistry.
Only problem with the Classpad is that it is too slow vs the TI Nspire CX CAS or the HP Prime =(
Yeah there is a tradeoff there between speed and battery life.
@@CalculatorCultureI feel its battery life is also not great for using AAAs and needing to replace.
It has no unit converter in it
Excellent review
I'm interested to know why you reviewed the Classpad 2, 10+ years after it was released. Was this video made a year ago, or many years ago? Thanks
Yes I made the video a year or so ago. I reviewed it because it’s still being sold new and I didn’t see any good reviews on YT. I also find the form factor unique and interesting. Most of my videos are about much older calculators.
@CalculatorCulture thank you for your reply. I have one, though I consider myself the exact opposite of a power user. I also have a 10 yo Ti -nSpire CAS, but it is now very difficult to see text, and the decimal point is almost impossible to see. The Classpad 2 is streets ahead in that department.
Oh, I just need it for adding up grocery lists.😄
I prefer the CG50, as it has many more programs for it, and far less for the fx400
Hi, I was looking for a calculator for engineering, and I don't know whether to choose the HP Prime G2 or the TI N-spire CX II Cas, which one do you recommend? thank you
Personally I prefer the Prime, it just has a simpler hardware design and the UI in less in the way.
Nice review!
Good audio overview but, almost impossible on a Tablet to see the numbers on the calculator screen.
Yeah it is difficult filming an lcd screen. Perhaps I should have used the simulator.
Do you think the TI INSPIRE CX II is better than this casio classpad?
much much better, casio is a useless toy. it can't do many things right.
Hello which calculator do you recommend:
fx-CG50
fx-CP400
fx-9750GIII
fx-9860GIII
Or do you recommend something better?
Hi Kendine. It’s hard to compare them since they are targeted at people with different needs. Some big differences are that the CP-400 has CAS, and the CG50 and fx-9860giii support Python programming. For a lot of people who don’t need a graphing calculator the fx-991ex is also great at a very inexpensive price.
@@CalculatorCulture I want to buy a graphing calculator. Does CP-400 has python as well or only cg-50 and fx-9860giii has it?
Also do you have any information about classpad III release date or specifications? Should I wait for it?
@@kendinesanatci6552what calculator you went to pick?
fx-cg50 = color screen version of 9750giii=9860giii, but cg50 sucks because of is color screen it's the slowest. and cp400=cp500 (softkeyboard differs). if 9750giii sells for 10 bucks, maybe it's a good choice. otherwise, stay away from casio, they are far away behind hp.
So it can only be charge by the batteries
That’s correct
Where are the Unit Conversions?
Yeah like I say in the video, it is an odd omission.
@@CalculatorCulture Hello. Yes, I noticed now. I don't speak English very well and I didn't notice it when I was watching your video at first. I live in Estonia. Now I added a direct translation and saw that you mentioned this problem.
You have very good videos. You speak clearly and matter-of-factly. I myself am also a fan of calculators and I have 13 different scientific calculators from different manufacturers at home. 6 of them are graphing calculators:
Электроника MK 71 (USSR, 1989, now with a faulty LCD display)
TI-67 Galaxy
TI-86
TI-Nspire CX CAS
TI-30X Pro MathPrint
CASIO fx-991EX
CASIO fx-991ES PLUS 2nd edition
CASIO ClassPad II fx-CP400
CASIO fx-CG50 Prizm
CASIO fx-9860GII
HP Prime (2021, Hardware Version D)
SHARP EL-W506X
SHARP EL-W506T
And the tablet also has TI-89 and Voyage 200 emulators
Best wishes, Rein
AAA batteries is one of the benefits than HP Prime, TI
I have HP Prime TI83 CG50 and one of the things I like about CASIO is AAA rechargeable batteries or none rechargeable batteries
The CG50 is way faster than the HP Prime for third party apps as CG50 supports native C & ASM apps were HP Prime is interpreted language based only on
wrong, with 4 fully charged AAA batteries, cg50 can't even finish calculation of (1+sqrt(2-sqrt(2))+sqrt(2-sqrt(3)))/(sqrt(3)+sqrt(2+sqrt(2))+sqrt(2+sqrt(3))) with xcas. hp prime is 10000x faster than the casio.
@@thinkgeeks Why are you comparing the performance of a calculator based on its battery type that it uses?! Also it's weird that you compare a Non-CAS calculator to a CAS calculator.
@@concordemachspeed24 I think you are cheating, otherwise please upload a video showing how cg50 performs this calcuation (I do have cg50 with xcas). Yes, casio is the worst ever, slowest ever calculator, cannot even come close to hp.
@@thinkgeeks Again, you are comparing a Non-CAS calculator to a CAS calculator. We are talking about the fx-CG50 without XCas, of course it's going to have a worse hardware because it doesn't support CAS natively. What did you expect?
@@concordemachspeed24 so after installation of xcas, cg50 can't do the math at all. With new batteries installed, it runs for like 20 hours till the battery depleted, and still no answer. Ok, then switching to casio flagship cp400, well, it can't do it as well.
I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. fx-CG50 can do what the fx-CP400 can do, that includes the CAS add-in you can install for the CG50.
I changed my batteries for this calculator, even though the batteries were new and compatible with the the device the screen remained black
That’s no good. I recommend you contact Casios support www.casio-intl.com/asia/en/support/contact/
😂
a very terrible calculator, cas is the weakest of all, for example, it can't even primary school math, e.g. simplification of (1+sqrt(2-sqrt(2))+sqrt(2-sqrt(3)))/(sqrt(3)+sqrt(2+sqrt(2))+sqrt(2+sqrt(3))). moreover, after you turn off and on again, the graph disapears, need to re-draw. replacing the batteries also reset the screen, you need to re-align the corners before start. casio is just electronics garbage.