TI-30X Pro MathPrint vs TI-36X Pro -- The 30X is significantly better, but NOT sold in the USA

A comparison of some key improvements that the TI-30X Pro MathPrint offers over the TI-36X Pro.

I had to order the TI-30X Pro MathPrint from the UK. It was around $45 including the shipping. I don't get why TI does not introduce this as a TI-36X Pro Version 2 in the US. Perhaps the price point would be too high? Not sure.

[KhangNguyen-vjrv]

I never knew this calculator even existed. It combines the best of both TI and Casio together. This is definitely the best option for me to take the FE exam! Now I have to order it from the UK but I hope one day it will come to the US for more accessibility to everyone.

[Tutorllini]

Hi Scott!

I am a professional SAT Math tutor. I just got the TI-30X Pro MP in the mail and it is amazing. With Desmos being allowed on the Digital SAT Math, I am going to recommend this to students and tutors alike as my go to. With Desmos, there is no longer any advantage to bringing a TI-84.

Please make a video comparing to Casio fx-991EX. Many international students taking the SAT use Casio and I would love to see how they hold up! After all, the 30x Pro MP is offered overseas, so many students there probably could get there hands on it.

Nice work!

[johnlong]

I remember what 40 bucks got us back in the late 70's and 80's. A very basic scientific calculator. What this can do for 40 bucks is absolutely amazing compared to those days. I have a 36x pro and for 20 bucks, it's an incredible bargain.

[MrNoahTall]

I too have both. For me, it was worth double the price of the 36X Pro because the 36 is worth double its low price anyway. I use the solvers regularly in developing and checking curriculum as a math teacher. The 36X Pro is now my backup.

[mattyT]

Hey Scott, at 4:12 in the video, the 30 showed a down arrow, indicating you could scroll down for more info. The 36 didn't have this so I was curious what else they would have showed if you had scrolled down. Thanks.

[derGotti]

I would love to see a comparison between the TI-30X Pro MathPrint and the fx-991ex

[MrMarcec]

I am glad you got it in the end :). I wonder why they did not add a bunch of stuff options to reach casio in options, but whatever, it remains great ( 5 or 6 more constants, vector operations and maybe 4th grade poly). I was waiting for your review for so long!

[VGPbr]

I would love to see a redo of the comparison with the Casio 991EX but with the TI-30x Pro too

[ghhoward]

Texas Instruments announced on February 20, 2018 at the didacta 2018, an Education Trade Show in Germany, with the TI-30X Plus MathPrint and TI-30X Pro MathPrint the stylish successors of both the TI-30X Plus MultiView and TI-30X Pro MultiView.

It is rather unusual to discontinue and replace a scientific calculator within just three years after its introduction but in this case there was a serious reason behind the unexpected move from Texas Instruments. In July 2017 the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Baden Wurttemberg, Germany informed all schools in the State that it is known since March 2017 to "hack" with a few keystrokes the TI-30X Plus MultiView and upgrade it to the original TI-30X Pro MultiView. One has to understand that the TI-30X Plus MultiView was removing some features from the original TI-30X Pro MultiView:

• Numeric derivative
• Numeric integral
• Numeric equation solver
• Polynomial solver


The reason for this down-grading are pretty obvious - two States in Germany (Bavaria and Baden Wurttemberg) don't allow these features in their High Schools exams anymore. Texas Instruments consequently informed in Summer 2017 to release an updated version of the TI-30X Plus MultiView for Back-to-School 2018/2019.

[gentlerain]

5:20 Interesting thing I had to come back and rewatch this, did it give you an imaginary answer straight away, or just like the Ti 36x you had to switch mode to avoid Domain Error ?

Also would like to know if the Menus look better on the new Ti 30X because on the Casio 991EX the menus are icons instead of abbreviated words which abbreviated words can be a hazzle.

[financialengineering]

Just bought the TI-30X PRO from Amazon a few seconds ago based on this video !!
I agree this should be sold in often wonder if engineering might be a more popular major in Europe per-capita than the US.
For the record, in my field (Actuarial Mathematics) the ability to copy and paste old answers is ESSENTIAL, and it's worth the extra money for me.
But anyways: Awesome video, and thanks for posting !!

[ardumus]

How does it compare to the newest TI-36x? The newest iteration doesn’t have the silver buttons. TI’s website also lists it as has having math print when using the compare feature on the website.

[gerardzi]

Texas-instruments has innovated in the field of pocket calculators thanks to the genius of Douglas Fairbanks at the company Texas-Instruments. He miniaturized calculators and lowered their cost by more than 70 or 80% with the TI-30 LCD in the 80's. Good video, thank you.

[coceth]

I've had the TI-36X Pro for 8 years and enjoyed its functionality, but wished for a higher resolution display. I'm a little disturbed this new model has been around since 2018 outside the US. Why is TI holding back?

[hanshallo]

I grew up with the casio calculator but now I unfortunately have to switch to TI due to my casio being prohibited to use during math exam (Germany 🤦‍♀️)

[TheSuperUser]

Nice comparison. It would be good if you did a full review of the new model against the 991-EX.

[abdullah]

Great videos! Casio in my opinion still beats TI. Only big difference and advantage of the TI is that it keeps stuff in memory, but I'm not really yet into difficult stuff in school so I don't know is it really important feature? What's your opinion on it, do you need the history/memory feature often?

[nest]

Hello Scott, how does the 30x Pro Mathprint compare to the new FX 991CW which is supposed to be an upgrade to the EX? For context, I need it for FE, PE. Thank you, I couldn't find a comparison online.

[alexandredeoliveirapenna]

In Europe TI do not have same market share (or I would say monopoly) that in USA. Instead Casio has much more share, so probably this is one of reasons TI launch more models in Europe than in USA.

[theedspage]

I'm with you, the TI-30X Pro MathPrint should be in the United States. This reminds me about the different versions of the non-CAS TI-Nspire CX II (USA) vs. TI-Nspire CX II-T (Europe) where the latter gives exact answers version the USA version where all answers are approximate.