Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional Calculator

As expected. As other review mentioned, these buttons are a lot more stuff than the regular TI-BA II version. But, I actually like the "click" feeling that you get when you press the button all the way down - and, I feel like it really reassures me that the number was entered in (and I don't have to glance at the screen to check it). I bought it for the CFA exam. I already have the regular version, but it's nice to have two for the exam, just in case you run out of luck and your battery dies. This also has a few useful functions that the regular version doesn't have.

I received my order within 3 days, an excellent service. As far as the calculator is concerned, there is nothing I can comply about. It includes the users' guidline, which explains everything in a clear way, with illustratons and examples. A great use for any financial analyst (and others interested in financial issues) with all kinds of useful financial and statistical worksheets. I highly recommend this calculator for practitioners.

This company’s product is undoubtedly sound; however, I am disappointed that this premium (“professional”) model is entirely comprised of a plastic chassis and worse, comes with no protective case.

The Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional Calculator is an excellent tool, especially for CFA prep. The functionality is top-notch, and it’s easy to use once you get the hang of it. The variety of financial functions is a lifesaver for exams and professional use alike. However, I was disappointed that it didn’t come with any protective case or cover for the front. Carrying it in a backpack feels risky since there’s nothing to shield the screen and buttons from damage. A case would have made it much more practical for daily transport. Overall, a fantastic calculator, but the lack of basic protection is a missed opportunity for such a professional tool.

Does the job works well. Price was reasonable

This is the worst calculator I've ever used and I've been forced to have one for the CFA professional qualification. For the last month i've been using this everyday in an effort to become used to it. There are just so many limitations to this calculator. Its like taking a step back 20 years and paying £40 for the privilege. Here are the negative points I've noticed. Cumbersome decimal point system - Having to set the number of figures after the decimal point (It can't do this automatically) If I wanted to round my answer to 2 decimal points, I can do it in my head, I don't need a calculator to truncate a potentially valuable longer figure. No scientific display - You need to keep a good mental picture of what you want to enter before hand. No BODMAS - Calculations will go in the order you type them in. Nightmarish for longer formulae. Button presses need to be very firm or you'll run the risk of accidentially not pressing hard enough and missing a number. Positive points It has tables stored for many financial calculations. I despise this calculator.

I got a TI BAII+ Pro the day before I was to sit my CFA Level I exam and had little time to practise with it. In the exam I could not figure out how to change the default two digits of precision (rounding to cents) and ended up having to multiply my results by 1000 to answer test questions. It almost seems as if engineers at TI aimed to preserve the look and feel of early electronic calculator models like the TI-30 (first introduced in 1976) exept that the red LED displays are probably no longer in supply. For instance, the TI BAII+ "Pro" still does not know about arithmetic operator precedence (e.g. 7 + 5 * 8 = 47 and not, as the BAII will tell you, 96). I also wondered whether the keypad may have been produced back in the 1980s. In a recent university course I used a Casio fx-85ES that sells for £10 at our student union shop and works heaps better than retro designs such as the TI BAII. Casio FX 85 ES Calculator

Really good financial calculator does what it should do. works a lot faster than a scientific calculator, things like IRR, scientific can not work out but BA II Plus Professional Calculator can, just what I m looking for