5 responses to “Sharp EL-738C 10-Digit Financial Calculator”

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  Alice March 12th, 2010 at 20:07

  I love my calculator … it works perfectly, thank you very much. I made an 108% on my first exam.
  Rating: 5 / 5

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  W. Tilton March 12th, 2010 at 20:19

  I’m returning this product unopened because it is incorrectly described. According to the description, it requires one AA battery to operate. That was an important feature to me. But it really requires button cells.
  Rating: 3 / 5

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  Poptos March 12th, 2010 at 22:56

  I bought this calculator for my MBA finance exams. It’s easy to use the time value of money, IRR, DCF, etc, functions and I really like it. My only concern is that the battery died after 3 months of use – not sure if it was a duff battery or if the calculator needs a lot of power (or doesn’t turn itself off after periods of inactivity).
  Rating: 4 / 5

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  Joliba Brogan March 13th, 2010 at 01:06

  This is a great calculator and I really suggest any college student majoring in business to buy this calculator. If you can learn to use it, it will make work much easier.
  Rating: 4 / 5

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  Greg Goss March 13th, 2010 at 03:37

  I haven’t really explored my calculator since buying it a year ago. I’m a college student in BA. I find the time value of money calculations very simple. The Stat functions are clean enough. I used to use an RPN calculator, and I miss doing it that way instead of brackets. I’d prefer to see my intermediate answers instead of the formula entered.

  The calculator comes with a fold-over vinyl cover. I found that looked cheap and got in the way. I pulled the cover off and use it to carry index cards. The calculator bounces around loose in my briefcase or pocket and can take it. It’s been stepped on (with socks) and ignored it. The glass display window doesn’t pick up scratches. It’s a lot more elegant looking without the cheap vinyl cover, and has no-slip feet behind the glued-on cover.

  Several reviews are unhappy with the battery. Mine is still good after more than a year.

  The keystrokes to set various settings are non-obvious. If you lose your manual you can download another. Things like setting it to a floating decimal need the book (why would the default be fixed??)
  Rating: 4 / 5