HP Prime vs TI-84 Plus CE for Jr. High and High School

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Good news. You can use the Prime in RPN mode! OK, its RPN mode does seem a bit like an afterthought bolted on after the machine was finished but at least it exists and I, for one, use it.

The Prime does indeed have an exam mode that is actually configurable to remove various bits of functionality such as CAS or keeping programs already stored in it visible.

Note that the Prime is programmed in a structured language similar to Pascal. Even though there is an RPN input mode, you can't program the Prime in RPN keystroke or in RPL for that matter. Only in HP-PPL.

Try the "Virtual Prime" emulator first. The Windows version is available from here: https://www.hpcalc.org/details/7468

For what it's worth, the Connectivity Kit that comes with the Prime stands head and shoulders above TI-Connect used with the TI-84 family of calculators.