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 Big Red is flashy and fun, but... Sep 01, 2010
I was looking for a novelty calculator that would be highly functional as well. At first I thought this purchase would suit me well, but after I've used it a couple of months have found that it is very unreliable and I often have to re-do calculations and work. I am very frequently looking down to see a long line of numbers finding that a plus or minus sign didn't take. Today I was using it to balance my checkbook and found that a calculation was completely incorrect and off by over $100! I can't afford the time or money to mess around with this anymore. It would go back in the mail if I had kept the receipt. I guess buyer beware! In the trash it goes with the money I spent on it.
 novelty big red calculator May 04, 2010
It is first of all a novelty. If your attention is on the national debt, that's likely how you found this item. It does calculate, the only complaint I have is that the decimal points are very small between the digits, making it hard to see quickly. Squeezing all the digits in the display I guess caused this. It has 0, 00, and 000 buttons, and I think they should have been swapped in location. It has an operation memory feature that lets you review your calculations history. This could be useful to find mistakes or an intermediate value I guess. I'm not an accountant or billing person, so I don't know the benefits of some of the items features. It is a conversation piece.
 Big Red Numba Cruncha! Mar 30, 2010
Okay, so here's the deal. I know my way around a calculator. I mean I *REALLY* know my way around a calculator. Business, Finance, Scientific, Graphing, I love them all. However, in the job I currently have, I don't need a very advanced calculator. I just wanted a cool one.
Enter the Big Red Calculator. I call it the "Big Red Numba Cruncha." First of all, it's designed to work with larger numbers... like... quadrillions. To put this in context, this is approximately half the amount my wife spends on shoes from Amazon in a given year. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating to inflate my feeling of self-importance. Imelda Marcos she's not. But I digress. Working with numbers that big is satisfying, and most calculators don't let you go out anywhere near that amount of digits. How big is a quadrillion? Well, one quadrillion looks like this: 1,000,000,000,000,000 or 1E15 or 1 x 10^15 (yes, that is 15 zero's.) Sorry, I'm breathing a little heavy now. Numbers make me feel all tingly.
So, besides handling some really large numbers, it has some really cool features. Personally, I love the way there are hard analog selector switches to select how decimals are handled (in modern calculators sometimes there are hidden "function" combinations that toggle these settings, and this can be confusing and difficult to change.) The buttons are nice and big, with quality, legible screening. And they feel like little heavenly sponges when I'm in formula munching, number crunching, HUGH NUMBER PUNCHING MODE (sigh... I suppose I'm still excited.) Also, for such an inexpensive calculator, it has some pretty advanced memory and step-through functions. There is also the fact that it's dual powered (solar/LR44 battery,) which is convenient, although I miss an OFF button. Sure, it powers off automatically after 10 minutes, but that's 10 minutes this beautiful brick-red number-bludgeon-er is not calculating... almost being teased like; "Okay - I'm powered on - any minute now imma get to nom nom on some digits,") but no... it's simply a crime against mathematics!
Speaking to the quality, this is a very well made unit, much higher in quality than some at five to six times the price. But the best part? Oooohhhhh yeah, the best part is... well... the best part:
The calculator is red. Not like little-girl pink, or chartreuse. I'm talking about Fire Engine, Brick, Apple on steroids, Ed Norton in Fight Club RED.
Now, I'm not going to get into the way this unit is marketed, or discuss the political ramifications of buying one (although I heard Ron Reagan Jr. will sneak in to your house while you're sleeping to spoon with you if you buy one,) let's just say that a price <$30 is a remarkable deal, but for <$13? CAN NOT LOSE.
Why don't you quitcher readin' and buy it already! You know you want to. It's RED! And it CALCULATES! Adds - Subtracts - Multiplies and even Divides, with MEMORY up in this thang! Holy Crud on a Crisp! You still haven't bought it? Than in my opinion, you're missing out. Seriously. Fer Realz.
Trillion Dollar Calculator Mar 17, 2010
It's an okay calculator with far too many functions for the average individual and is a little complicated.
Great Functions! Dec 16, 2009
As an Accountant and an Accounting Teacher, I will admit to purchasing the calculator as a joke. However, the functions are great! The repeat function. The review functions are great.
What started out as joke, has become my primary work calculator.
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