Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator vs Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder

What separates them

These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator is ₹4,000 dearer.

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.

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Fellowes

Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder

₹8,990

P-4 under DIN 66399 is a defined particle size rather than a marketing tier, and it is the level that is genuinely adequate for personal and most business documents where a P-2 strip cut can be reassembled.

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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.

Who the Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder is for

Buy it if: Anyone shredding personal or business documents who will respect the cooling interval.

Avoid it if: Anyone shredding continuously -- this needs 30 minutes of rest per 20 of work.

Specifications, side by side

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Specification	Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator	Fellowes Powershred 60Cs 10-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder
Price	₹12,990	₹8,990
Weight	215 g	8.5 kg
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Also shreds	not published	Credit cards, staples and paper clips
Battery	Rechargeable lithium, about a month per charge	not published
Bin	not published	22 litres, and cross-cut waste fills a bin faster than strip cut
Charging	USB	not published
Display	320 x 240 colour, backlit	not published
Duty cycle	not published	20 minutes on, 30 minutes off. Exceeding it triggers thermal shutdown, and repeatedly doing so kills the motor
Exam eligibility	Approved for SAT, ACT, AP and IB. Indian board examinations -- CBSE and ICSE -- and JEE and NEET do not permit any calculator	not published
Memory	3 MB flash, 154 KB RAM	not published
Oiling	not published	Cross-cut blades need oiling roughly monthly with regular use
Programming	TI-BASIC and Python on current models	not published
Security level	not published	P-4 under DIN 66399 -- particles under 160 square mm
Sheet capacity	not published	10 per pass. Feeding more is the commonest cause of jams
What the levels mean	not published	P-2 is strip cut and reconstructable. P-4 is cross cut and adequate for personal and most business documents. P-5 and above are for classified material
Why that matters	Buying this for Indian board exams is a misunderstanding worth heading off. It is useful for coursework and for international examinations	not published

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