A first glance at the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition

critor

This might look like, to you, a TI-84 Plus cover ? ;)
But actually, tonight, that cover hides your dreams' calculator, the latest member of the TI-Z80 family: the new TI-84 Plus Color Silver Edition !


The time has now come to discover every aspect of this treasure! ;)





Let's see the backside:

The calculator shows a large "Marketing" sticker.
Right below, no list of patent numbers, but the Patent pending mention instead, indicating that patents relevant to this model are still pending at the time the device was manufactured.

Instead of the classic battery removable cover is a cover locked by two screws. Indeed, a rechargeable battery has replaced the non-rechargeable batteries!

The rechargeable battery is a 3.7L0800SP, which is contained in the cheap rechargeable batteries of the chinese TI-Nspire CM. It packs 800 mAh under 3.7V, i.e. 2.96 Wh. The rechargeable battery is therefore fully compatible with the Nspire series', and should the need arise, could be replaced by the CX or Touchpad rechargeable batteries, for higher duration.

Also noticeable is the first appearance in the TI-Z80 series of a 'reset' button on the back. Users are accustomed to remove a battery in order to perform a reset; of course, on this model, no joy. Unplugging the rechargeable battery requires unscrewing, because as mentioned above, the cover has screws. It's therefore pretty logical that a 'reset' button appears, TI thought about it!

Let's have a glance at the serial number:

The "K-1212" letters behind the serial number indicate that this calculator was recently manufactured in the K (China) factory, in December 2012.

Actually, besides minor modifications, the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition's cover is based on the TI-84 Plus cover. It's therefore no wonder that we can use it with existing TI-84 PLus stands


On the top side of the calculator, the usual 84+ connectivity: mini-jack serial port, mini-USB plug:




On the calculator's sides, at the bottom, we can see a couple metal contacts:

They're suitable for charging bays, for instance in classroom environments, when one has multiple calculators of the same model


On the top right side, there's another small difference from the original 84+ cover.
It's a LED indicating the battery charging process, lighting up when the calculator is connected to a powered USB host:




On the bottom, the keyboard's faceplate is removable, just like on the 84+ Silver Edition:

The 84+ C Silver Edition therefore has the same customization possibilities as the 84+ Silver Edition!




In other words, a great model that we're very eager to boot up for you, in the next episode! ;)



Source:
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11266&lang=en

urill

the screen brightness seems poor on the picture. although i don't expect many hours the back light will run on a 800 mAh battery.

anzedick

urill 发表于 2013-2-18 08:04
the screen brightness seems poor on the picture. although i don't expect many hours the back light w ...

貌似没背光，类似GBA那种反射式屏幕？帖子里也没提到啊。如果这样的话电池应该是挺耐用的了

wtof1996

Maybe a 1000 mAh  battery will be better.

critor

urill 发表于 2013-2-18 08:04
the screen brightness seems poor on the picture. although i don't expect many hours the back light w ...

The problem comes from the photo and not from the calculator.
We had the same problem with TI-Nspire CX/CM.

The screen is bright and very comfortable! :)

contra-sh

Hey critor you're simply everywhere ! :D