Casio FX 85 MS

I have to use a calculator at work, so when my old one finally gave up on me, the company I work for supplied me with another - a Casio fx - 85ms. I've had it for about 6 months now and I still have no idea how to use it. The calculator is approximately 15cm by 9 cm and is only 1.5cm thick. It weighs a mere 138g so feels quite light for quite a large calculator. It is two way powered (solar power or 1.5V battery) and comes in a greyish - black plastic. It has a flat cover that can be slid off and on to protect the calculator front when not in use. There is a two-line display that makes it ... more

Mine cost me £9.99! Similar to the competition! However, i knew that this was the calculator that i needed! It provides all the necessary functions to succeed at G.C.S.E. level maths, chemistry, physics and biology! I even used it during my graphics exam! the caulator has many different modes and sometimes this is a down fall, because depending wat mode it is on you could get two different answers to the same question such as in trigonometry! Which i found out the hard way in my mock exams! Hence i would stress it is very important to read the instructions before using this model in any ... more

Highly recommended for anyone needing a more-than-basic calculator. Perhaps most suited to students, anywhere from secondary school to University, this Casio will meet all and more than the requirements for any school syllabus. In my opinion, just as useful in offices. Over 2 years in which I used this calculator to help my A-Levels, it quickly became my friend, helping me save very precious time during exams. The fx-85MS took impressively little time to get used to. This particular model is approved by the pre-Uni exam boards, as, unlike more scientific models, it does not have certain ... more

The Casio FX 85MS is a scientific calculator of which I have been using on a regular basis for around two years now. It has a removable cover to keep the face of the calculator unmarked. It has all the traditional buttons you would find on a calculator such as the numbers 1-9 Memory +/-. X, +, -, divide etc. The features you will find on this scientific calculator are brackets ( ) for the use instead of doing 2X4X5 you can do 2(4X5). There are also powers buttons which means you san save time doing same number multiplications There is a replay button so you can scroll along your sums and check ... more