Sharp EL-W516TBSL Advanced Scientific Calculator with WriteView™ 4 Line Display & Solar Power by Sharp

(1284 customer reviews)

$32.66

$32.66

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About Sharp EL-W516TBSL Advanced Scientific Calculator with WriteView™ 4 Line Display & Solar Power

  • Large 16 Digit, 4 Line LCD Display with WriteView
  • 640 Functions and 7 Modes: Normal, Stat, Drill, Complex, Matrix, List & Equation
  • 8 Temporary, & 3 Definable Memory Buttons
  • Home Key Allows Users To Start Fresh From Any Screen
  • Durable, Gloss Black Finish with Silver Accents

The Sharp EL-W516TBSL Advanced Scientific Calculator with WriteView™ 4 Line Display & Solar Power by Sharp combines reliability, modern design, and user-focused engineering. Perfect for everyday use, it delivers dependable results for American customers who value comfort.

Specification: Sharp EL-W516TBSL Advanced Scientific Calculator with WriteView™ 4 Line Display & Solar Power by Sharp

Product Dimensions

6.6 x 3.1 x 0.6 inches

Item Weight

0.24 ounces

Item model number

ELW516TBSL

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Date First Available

March 22, 2017

Manufacturer

Sharp

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  1. Bob Smith

    To start, I am some what of a calculator aficionado, I have the Sharp EL-W516T, Casio fx-991EX, and TI-36X Pro in my quest to find the “just right” calculator.

    Advantages of the Sharp over the Casio and TI:
    Easiest number system conversion e.g. hex->dec, dec->bin, etc
    Has a basic arithmetic drills
    No known bugs in the programming (at least as of writing this review)
    Custom shortcut buttons
    Home button to instantly bring back “Normal Mode”
    Unnecessary, but fun random number functions (Dice, Coin Flip)
    Best “Remainder Division” output shows quotient and remainder
    Most functions: 640 (maybe the TI has same/more, can’t find a total function count for TI-36X Pro)

    Advantages shared with either the Casio or TI:
    History retained after power cycling (TI)
    Looks as advertised (no photoshop to make it look better)(Casio)
    Faster integrals (same speed as Casio, faster than Ti)
    Up to 4×4 matrices

    Disadvantages:
    Cheapest construction quality.
    Limited to 3 simultaneous equations and 3rd degree polynomials

    Disadvantages shared with Casio or TI:
    Awful matrix and vector input schemas (maybe I’m spoiled by Ti, you get used to it though)(Casio)
    Calculation history is lost when “switching” modes (Casio)
    Generic low-resolution-4-line display (TI)

    Those are the advantages/disadvantages that I’ve observed through use. Despite the cheapness of construction, this is my go-to calculator because I like the display formatting, bug free experience (TI has a weird display bug when working with PI and fractions), and general usership (for the most part).

    Seems like this model should be permitted on the FE exams. Maybe Sharp did not get this model in to the reviewers for, well, review to see if it’s permissible. For that I’d recommend the TI over the Casio as the TI has superior calculation history/answer management.

    Most reviews for this calculator appear to be shill reviews, so please click “Helpful” if you find my review helpful.

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  2. Bob Smith

    I got this as an upgrade from my TI 30Xa. It does what I need and so much more! Like others have said, it’s like a graphing calculator, but without the graphing part. It has integrals, summations, exact answers (pi, fraction, and square root), statistics, scientific constants, vector calculations, matrix calculations, a basic equation solver, and much more. And even though it doesn’t actually graph equations, you can input y= equations and it will give you a table of values you could use to manually graph. It can be a bit tricky to understand how to use it, but once you get the hang of it, you will be flying though menus.

    Overall, this is, in my opinion, the best scientific calculator you can get.

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  3. Zach

    This is fine, but I found it a bit hard to use. I am used to scientific calculators, and this one was harder to use than most I’ve had in the past.

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  4. JB

    I’ve had this awhile, didn’t review it right away as I was not sure of its features and use. I bought this to replace a TI Scientific calculator I had for a long time. This had a lot more features, had to really play with it to understand how to use it. If I was a millenial or younger I probably would have picked it right up, but I’m much older. I like that it has a solar cell and a battery, haven’t had to replace the battery and its been a couple of years. The feel of the buttons seems cheaper than my old TI, but it works well, very functional, display is not always the brightest but in decent light it is very clear and readable. Has a slide on cover that fits on the back when in use and then slides off and onto the front to protect the buttons when needed, good design as it won’t get lost or broken that way.

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  5. Nat.S

    This is my favorite calculator. I had the previous model for probably 10 years and loved it. I only had to replace it because i lost it.

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  6. Nat.S

    This is a good calculator for engineering classes.

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  7. AFL

    Very good calculator for studies!

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  8. GP

    I bought one of these when my very old calculator died. As I am constantly performing scientific and engineering calculations, I needed something more than the standard “math-box”. I particularly liked the solar cell on the unit as it seems to extend the battery life quite a bit. I’m still on the original battery – something that never happened with my old unit. I was always installing new batteries in that, even though it was an LCD calculator. This is a great buy for someone who uses the scientific and engineering functions of a scientific calculator and puts a lot of “mileage on a calculator.

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  9. Mathieu Guzman

    This is nothing more than a paperweight for my desk. I should have stuck with TI, but just barely even that. There is no manual included with this calculator and the product page at Sharp has a link to a 404 error (page not found) for the manual so there’s no way to get one.

    I bought my first TI-30 calculator in 1976. That came with a small printed manual with probably around 200 pages of instructions and samples. There was no Internet in those days so it was, no doubt, expensive to include a printed manual but TI did so. In the TI-30 manual there were examples of trig problems, present and future value calculations, interest and net payment/mortgage calculations, etc. The book was practically an Algebra course.

    Unfortunately, today, even TI manuals are terrible with only basic instructions on the keys and modes, etc., only 43 pages, or so, depending on model. But at least TI has manuals; Sharp, on the other hand, doesn’t.

    Whatever calculator you are considering, I’d find the manuals and instructions, and review/find them to the level of detail you feel like you need to have, before ordering. Otherwise, you’ll be heading off to the UPS store, burning fossil fuels, to do an Amazon return as I will have to do.

    Since I can’t drive due to surgery, I may not even get out before the return window is over. Should have bought a TI or HP. I’ll have to follow my own advice and find manuals first, before trying to order again.

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  10. debndale

    Works perfectly, as described. Very happy with the product! Thank you. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😊👍

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