List Price : $40.00 new Price : $20.00
we have pleased to offer you to HP 10bII Financial Calculator Reviews
223 of 226 people found the following review helpful 
Updated Version of the BEST FINANCIAL CALCULATOR, January 23, 2002 By Fritz-The-Cat (In The South, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: HP 10bII Financial Calculator (Office Product) This new "II" version is a newer style of the older HP-10B, which will now go out of production. The new style has a smoother case and a more 21st century look, but the calculator and its functions are still the same.I have used (and own) many of the available financial calculators on the market. I "recommend" the HP-10B to my university finance students, both graduate and undergraduate.
The HP 10B-II is a directly positioned competitor to the TI-BA-II+, but HP's entry is superior. The keys feel more solid, the machine itself "seems" better made. Having worn out more than one of each, my experience has been that the HP has more staying power. And, the TI-BA-II+ often requires more keystrokes to accomplish the same tasks (i.e., NPV calculations). ...
The HP 10BII has a well written manual, including examples on using the function. HP has the manual available on-line on their website for the inevitable time that the user needs it and has lost the original.
While there are... Read more
46 of 50 people found the following review helpful 
Adequate, even good, but certainly not the best ever., October 22, 2002 By A Customer
This review is from: HP 10bII Financial Calculator (Office Product) To be certain, this is a good calculator, and it is a decent value at this price, but not even HP would say it's the best ever.I'd much rather be purchasing the HP 17BII - with it's expanded functions, but this will certainly do 95% or more of the financial functions I need it to do. The 17BII has some added features which admittedly are not requirements (Date, Time, Appointment) but I do strongly prefer the menu options on the 17BII and the programming function.
To address a couple concerns mentioned here:
1. Yes, the calculator will round .275 to .28 -- if you have it set to display only two digits right of the decimal. That's what it should do. You can, however, easily set the display to three digits or whatever degree of significant digits you wish.
2. I have checked interest rate calculations and all I ahve done work out fine. Perhaps the problem mentioned here has been addressed.
The 12C is a better, more capable calculator. But the 12C also requires one to... Read more
55 of 65 people found the following review helpful 
A compromise only, May 25, 2002 By This review is from: HP 10bII Financial Calculator (Office Product) This calculator is now the most popular among Undergraduate Business Programs. And it is somewhat sufficient to solve textbook problems in introduction to accounting and finance. Functions can be easily explained to those classes. However, once you get into the real finance and investments your professor will want you to purchase the HP 12C instead. That one will be able to solve the more advanced and complex problems and all that more accurately. Once you move on to grad school there is no other option but the HP 12C - or an equivalent calculator by another manufacturer. And you will need that more advanced one at work, too - for all entry level analyst positions in finance and accounting. Unless you have already decided that the pre-requisites in finance and accounting will be the only time when you need a financial calculator, there is really no use to get accustomed to the HP 10B. You might as well purchase the more advanced calculator immediately (and save some money)... Read more
› See all 234 customer reviews...
| 223 of 226 people found the following review helpful Updated Version of the BEST FINANCIAL CALCULATOR, By Fritz-The-Cat (In The South, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: HP 10bII Financial Calculator (Office Product) This new "II" version is a newer style of the older HP-10B, which will now go out of production. The new style has a smoother case and a more 21st century look, but the calculator and its functions are still the same.I have used (and own) many of the available financial calculators on the market. I "recommend" the HP-10B to my university finance students, both graduate and undergraduate. The HP 10B-II is a directly positioned competitor to the TI-BA-II+, but HP's entry is superior. The keys feel more solid, the machine itself "seems" better made. Having worn out more than one of each, my experience has been that the HP has more staying power. And, the TI-BA-II+ often requires more keystrokes to accomplish the same tasks (i.e., NPV calculations). ... The HP 10BII has a well written manual, including examples on using the function. HP has the manual available on-line on their website for the inevitable time that the user needs it and has lost the original. While there are... Read more 46 of 50 people found the following review helpful Adequate, even good, but certainly not the best ever., By A Customer This review is from: HP 10bII Financial Calculator (Office Product) To be certain, this is a good calculator, and it is a decent value at this price, but not even HP would say it's the best ever.I'd much rather be purchasing the HP 17BII - with it's expanded functions, but this will certainly do 95% or more of the financial functions I need it to do. The 17BII has some added features which admittedly are not requirements (Date, Time, Appointment) but I do strongly prefer the menu options on the 17BII and the programming function. To address a couple concerns mentioned here: 1. Yes, the calculator will round .275 to .28 -- if you have it set to display only two digits right of the decimal. That's what it should do. You can, however, easily set the display to three digits or whatever degree of significant digits you wish. 2. I have checked interest rate calculations and all I ahve done work out fine. Perhaps the problem mentioned here has been addressed. The 12C is a better, more capable calculator. But the 12C also requires one to... Read more 55 of 65 people found the following review helpful A compromise only, By This review is from: HP 10bII Financial Calculator (Office Product) This calculator is now the most popular among Undergraduate Business Programs. And it is somewhat sufficient to solve textbook problems in introduction to accounting and finance. Functions can be easily explained to those classes. However, once you get into the real finance and investments your professor will want you to purchase the HP 12C instead. That one will be able to solve the more advanced and complex problems and all that more accurately. Once you move on to grad school there is no other option but the HP 12C - or an equivalent calculator by another manufacturer. And you will need that more advanced one at work, too - for all entry level analyst positions in finance and accounting. Unless you have already decided that the pre-requisites in finance and accounting will be the only time when you need a financial calculator, there is really no use to get accustomed to the HP 10B. You might as well purchase the more advanced calculator immediately (and save some money)... Read more |
› See all 234 customer reviews...
No comments:
Post a Comment