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Customer Reviews:
Seiko watch
The watch was exactly what I requested at a price that was $50 less that the local price on sale. We did have a little trouble adjusting the band, there were no instructions on how to do that.

Standard shipping was a little slow. It took 10 days but was receved in excellent condition.

4 *NOT DIAMOND* Review
If you’re buying this watch for the potential bling, glitter, sparkle and allure of “diamonds” that will “accent: your wrist, FORGET IT. Buy the watch because it’s a Seiko and works like a Swiss clock. Buy it because, like most Seikos’ it is designed to be slim and elegant for not much money. Buy it on impulse for your own secret reasons, but DO NOT BUY IT FOR the “diamond accents.” You’d need a magnifying glass to see the “diamonds” and evn if you twist your wrist this way and that in the sun, you’d still be hard-pressed to think “Ah, diamonds,” when you see the reported “gems.”

I have had Seikos outlast two husbands so far. And the lovely thing is that I still love BOTH the watches–including the pitiful “Diamond Accented Coutura.”

Great Watch
This watch is a great watch. It has a classy look. I am really enjoying the watch.

Superb Value
I searched for this item on many links, then -as usual-I went to Amazon and found it at the best price (by far) took it to local jewler to have band adjusted–he said you have one of the best watches on todays market, and commented on it’s beautiful apperance.

Gorgeous Watch!!
I recieved the Seiko Coutura Watch for Christmas and it is much more beautiful in person than on the web site. I have worn Seiko watches all my life and I am in my 40’s. I have had only 3 other Seikos because they last so long and hold up so well. I replaced them only because I wanted a new style. This coutura line is unbelievable. I have been looking at a similiar watch by Rolex and of course it is thousands of dollars more expensive. I must say the Seiko is just as beautiful if not more gorgeous than the Rolex. I am so happy with my new Seiko! It is dressy yet casual enough to wear everyday and I will. I am sure I will be enjoying my Seiko Diamond Accented Courtura Watch for a very long time.

Customer Reviews:
Don’t believe the list price!!!! Everyone sells it for about $135.00.
I have not found any place that sells this calculator for $199.00. The big discounters were at $130.00 and $135.00. So even if you are willing to pay extra to have it shipped to you, you may be better off getting it at lets say……WalMart, Kmart, Officemax, Staples, or online here used.

Good calculator
Excellent calculator, and excellent service. The product came as promised.

A good experience.

Great Calculator!
I bought this for my son for college. He is majoring in Computer Electronics and Engineering Technology. The calculator has been very useful to him, both in his beginning classes and as his courses become more advanced. It came with everything he needed to use it right out of the box (batteries, cables, and instruction booklet). And he should continue to be able to use the calculator long after he graduates and moves on into his chosen career field. Good buy! Great product!

Good symbolic math for a handheld
I’m a grad student in physical chemistry and I use it a lot, both for my symbolic calculations, as well as my numerical ones.

It’s powerful, and has many functions - excellent for linear algebra, symbolic integration even on some improper integrals (the ones with infinite boundaries that converge), Fourier transforms, equation solving of any kind, differential equation solving, symbolic differentiation, complex number arithmetic, number base conversions, etc. For some functions that do not exist, you can download a program in TI BASIC off of many websites or write your own code in C and compile it in TI-GCC, the TI compiler, and put it on the calculator.

User support is the best in the market, because TI is a very popular brand and many people own as their high end handheld calculator either this or the simpler TI-89, with which the Titanium is entirely compatible. Its user manual is decent and provides a good introduction to a beginner. Besides, a simple search on the many support forums will answer any questions.

Like with all handhelds, the bottleneck is generally the user input speed, not the calculator’s speed. Nevertheless, this calculator has the slight disadvantage of being rather slow for complex operations which the user can automate, because it’s running on a 16 MHz ARM processor. Graphics are very slow for the levels of complexity that my figures require, so I don’t even bother with it on the TI 89 Titanium. For those tasks, you’re better off using Mathematica or Matlab on your computer. Remember this is a handheld calculator, not some supercomputer.

In summary:

PROS:

1. good user support;

2. many add-on programs available;

3. easy to create your own programs, especially in C;

4. good diversity of pre-installed commands: calculus, linear algebra, spreadsheet capability;

5. large screen (if not largest in this category);

6. easy to master (took me 2 weeks).

CONS:

1. slower than others on the market, like HP 50g, although you might not necessarily notice;

2. lack of a real equation editor - you must type your formulas in on one line, which leads me to lose track of parenthesis matching sometimes.

Fantastic
If you can find something it won’t do and do well, your ready to take over for Stephen Hawking.

Excellent calculator.

Customer Reviews:
Kentucky Bluegrass Basketball (DVD) GREAT
I bought this for my father, who is a UofK fan and was born and raised in eastern Kentucky. He and my mother both loved it. It is 3 hours long and covers the history of basketball in Kentucky, mainly at the high school level. It really captures the heart of the sport in the state. Beautiful scenery. Very well done with Ashley Judd.