Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2 (14 oz) vs Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2 (14 oz) is ₹2,000 dearer.
Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2 (14 oz) vs Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator
Ember
Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2 (14 oz)
₹14,990
About 80 minutes off the coaster is the specification that decides whether this is what you think it is.
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Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator
₹12,990
The exam position is the thing to establish before buying: this is approved for SAT, ACT, AP and IB, and CBSE, ICSE, JEE and NEET permit no calculator at all.
Full details →Who the Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2 is for
Buy it if: Anyone who drinks slowly at one desk with the coaster permanently plugged in.
Avoid it if: Anyone wanting a travel mug -- 80 minutes unplugged is not that.
Who the Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator is for
Buy it if: Students sitting international examinations, or using it for coursework and Python.
Avoid it if: Anyone buying it for CBSE, ICSE, JEE or NEET -- no calculator is permitted in those.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2 | Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹14,990 | ₹12,990 |
| Battery | About 80 minutes unplugged | Rechargeable lithium, about a month per charge |
| Weight | 400 g | 215 g |
| Why that matters | People buy it expecting a travel mug. Away from the coaster it holds temperature for about 80 minutes and is then an ordinary mug | Buying this for Indian board exams is a misunderstanding worth heading off. It is useful for coursework and for international examinations |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| App | Required for temperature setting; the mug alone cannot be adjusted | not published |
| Capacity | 414 ml | not published |
| Charging | not published | USB |
| Display | not published | 320 x 240 colour, backlit |
| Exam eligibility | not published | Approved for SAT, ACT, AP and IB. Indian board examinations -- CBSE and ICSE -- and JEE and NEET do not permit any calculator |
| Memory | not published | 3 MB flash, 154 KB RAM |
| On the coaster | Indefinite -- the coaster powers it, so it holds temperature all day only while sitting on it | not published |
| Programming | not published | TI-BASIC and Python on current models |
| Temperature range | 50 to 62.5 degrees C, set by app | not published |
| Washing | Hand wash only, and it must not be submerged past the marked line | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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