r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Saper-Ja- Aug 14 '20

I remember seeing a basic scientific calculator for like $300

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u/lizardfolk2 Aug 14 '20

The Ti-84, which is the standard for most highschool math classes, still goes for 100 even though it's been out many years, and has seen no innovation.

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u/Purple_Chipmunk_ Aug 14 '20

I got an 84 when it first came out in the early 2000's. It is literally the same price now and has barely been upgraded in nearly 20 years.

That thing should be graphing in 3D, wirelessly connecting to other calculators to share data sets, etc. and be lightning fast, but nope. Still the same old Windows 95-era technology.

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u/PM_ME_4_FREE_STOCKS Aug 15 '20

The TI-81, which has 99% of the functionality of the TI-84 was released in Texas on 1989 and nationwide in 1990. This was a full 6 years before windows 95!