Is Sharp even in the running.

[Matt Agajanian]

(08-12-2023 11:12 AM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!

(08-12-2023 01:49 AM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  Does Sharp have any position in the educational/testing market?

That's difficult to say without any "official" sales and production figures. Some large retailers do publish sales ranks though. On Amazon Germany, when searching for "scientific school calculator", the first one from Sharp is shown on position 14, namely the "Sharp EL-W531 XH-GR" (what a crazy denomination!).

There are plenty of wrong search results in the list, e.g. the Ti Little Professor which is not a scientific calculator, or a Ti Spire which is in a different category and some packages consisting of a calculator and a book or a case. Correcting for these, the fist Sharp ends in position six. Without any absolute sales figures this does not tell uns much, does it? But obviously that's profitable enough to stay in this business sector.

Regards
Max

NB: Personally, without being able to specify exactly why, I prefer the scientific school Sharps over their competition. Maybe becuase of the display.

Perhaps the Sharp EL-W531 XH-GR (definitely a funky name) has the right amount and catalog of functions for classroom/SAT testing levels, budget price with 335 functions.