Casio MX 8

Why is it when you need something and its something you usually have, that at the time when you need it, it's never around? Even for those who like to think they are super organised for work, there's always something missing! For the last couple of years where I've been doing supply work in schools, it is usually at a time when teachers have an important assignment that they have to do by law - report cards, working out pass and fail data, and the worst job of all, working out the percentages for the whole year as well as how to fathom the grades as applicable to the marks, percentages and ... more

When I was at school we had to have scientific calculators- you know the sort, loads of buttons and functions that you could never remember how to use. My children now both have these types floating around inside their schoolbags somewhere but whenever I needed to use a calculator I could never find one! Eventually I tired of trying to use the calculator on my PC or phone and decided to buy myself a proper calculator. The choice of calculators everywhere seemed overwhelming but when I thought about it I really didn't need anything too complicated. I just needed a basic machine for working out ... more

Mental arithmetic is not one of my strongest points by any means and I find the monthly task of recording and then adding up all my mileage for work a pretty onerous and loathsome task. Fortunately, I have a reliable and very easy to use calculator to assist me - this Casio MX-8V. This particular calculator has been in my possession for a number of years now and was originally purchased from good old Woolworths in store - giving some indication of just how long I've owned it for. The most surprising aspect is not so much that the calculator is still fully functioning and in active use, but ... more