New Casio fx-9860 GIII model

[Dave Britten]

The fx-9750GIII I ordered came in the mail yesterday. It seems like there's barely any difference between this and the fx-9860GIII, the most obvious thing being the color scheme.

In a nutshell, it's basically a slightly smaller fx-9860GII with Python and no backlight, and the better USB linking support of the fx-CG50 (mount as a flash drive, import/export CSV, etc.). There appears to be roughly 4 MB of user-accessible flash memory, which is less than the 16 MB on the fx-CG50.

The keyboard feels nice, and is very responsive - I actually like it more than the keys on my fx-CG50, though I think I still like the fx-9860G Slim keyboard a tiny bit better. It definitely responds better to weak or off-center presses than the Prizm does.

Unlike the fx-CG50, it doesn't currently have the casioplot Python module, so no graphics. I'm not sure if that's coming in the future or not. It's also obviously not a color screen, and the pixel size is in fact a bit smaller than the fx-9860GII and fx-9860G Slim (resolution is still 128x64). I suspect it's about the same as an fx-9750GII, but I don't have one to compare to.

It comes with Casio's excellent Geometry app preinstalled, and you can download Physium and Probability Simulator from the Casio web site. I haven't yet tried older add-ins meant for the fx-9860G/fx-9860GII, so I can't speak to backward compatibility.