Casio FX 85 ES > Reviews

Advantages: Very cheap and solar powered
Disadvantages: No

Casio is the leader brand in calculators worldwide up to now it's the only brand I ever use. Bought this one from Argos two years ago only to have it as a spare in case the other dies of batteries in the middle of the exam since it was cheap and it was solar powered so no need to have to worry about batteries. When I first switched it on I freaked out when I saw the natural typing they added in this new series of models and was very relaxed when ... Read review

Advantages: Natural textbook display, Easy to use, Good value for money, Casio, everything!!
Disadvantages: None!

...I never once regretted it. Casio have always been my favourite brand of calculators, but this is definately their best yet. I have found it extremely useful in both core maths and statistics. The ability to view your calculations as you would see them on paper helps to see what you are doing and make sure you get the operations in the right order (no more BODMAS mistakes with this calculator!) It's a very easy calculator to get the hang of, and ... Read review

Advantages: Great for A levels and beyond!
Disadvantages: can be a bit fiddly to begin with

...one cos i trusted the Casio brand and also i liked the colour :P... the first thing you will notice is that the display is completely different to other calculators. it has a natural display, meaning that what you type in to it will come up on the screen as you would see it in a textbook or on paper. at first it took a while to get used to and figure out where the buttons where. but after i was used to it it made my life soooooo much easier! And ... Read review

Advantages: scientific, size, weight, design
Disadvantages: perhaps it should be all black in colour

...like the colour of the casio calculator, the front section is black and the back is grey. There are some lovely curves and the calculator is nice and thin (about 1cm) and is extremely light-weight for it's size. Efficiency - I purchased this calculator a year ago when i was sittting my GCSE's and found it to be of great use. I am not a person who is too smart in maths (got a D at GCSE) so i could not use the calculator to it's full potential. ... Read review

Advantages: The new casio natural display and solar power
Disadvantages: I'll explain in the review

Ok the Casio FX 85 ES is simply put the best calculator available on the market that can be used in exams. Casio have recently been working with the Joint Examination board to ensure it's new "student" calculators do not break the rules-so no worries there students! So this natural display-what is it? Basically it allows you to type on the screen as if you were writing it in your book, for example squares roots are real on there and you can do fractions ... Read review

Advantages: Good and easy to use interface, sytlish, clear and concise
Disadvantages: None, really

Casio has invented a new model of calculator. With textbook display and good functions, maths students will be very pleased! It has a simple to use interface with over 100 functions. It has been developed from the FX85MS which was also a great calculator. It is also solar-powered. It is stylish and looks really good. With a case to protect it when it's not being used it saves the calculator from being damaged in most cases (water sipllages). The ... Read review

Advantages: Durability, usability
Disadvantages: it lacks a few features as your maths gets more in depth

The best feature that you get with this model is its durability, i have had mine for well over 5 years. Being an avid mathematician, i use it time and time again and never has the screen blurred or ran out of battery, which is impossible as it has two way power. The natural display feature means that we can write equations and fractions the way we see them, and don't have to mess around with buttons that we would usually have to tamper with on other ... Read review

Advantages: easy to use, fufilled it's potential as a calculator
Disadvantages: none :)

This product is easy to use and has all the key features most scientists or mathematicians would need. It is also useful for children at a KS3 and higher level but probably nothing lower. There are simple, easy to understnad instructions included (which are definately helpful if you understand anything to do with maths as well as I do - i.e. not well at all!) to show you how to use certain buttons on the caluculator, but apart from that it is pretty ... Read review

Advantages: look to the opinion
Disadvantages: look to the opinion

...pocket calculators to lie. The Casio fx-85WA and the Casio fx-991MS. The ms and WA stand believe I for which one can operate it both with batteries, and with solar energy. Today the report over the 85 it comes. Design: Ersteinmal the mass: if one lies it normally before itself has, is the mass: down: 15 x 7.2 x 0.7 cm (LxBxH)! above: 15 x 8.2 x 0.7 cm that is because of it, because starting from the center upward an auxiliary edge ... Read review

Advantages: intuative display
Disadvantages: complicated functions

...far beyond the other standard Casio calculators in that the display is set out as you would write it in you work book. The keys are set out like any other calculators and has not other real advantage over any other calculators. In my personal experience being able to type exact ally what you write down on you work book helps a great deal. It is a little more expensive than other calculators. It has 6 memory states and over 20 different mode settings. It ... Read review