HP Prime speed vs TI-Nspire CX

[falcon56215]

Cool. I am new to the Prime, the TEVAL function is quite handy. Running 5 tests gives me

11.349 seconds
11.479 seconds
11.346 seconds
11.384 seconds

So.. some variance between runs but not much. It seems to be really fast for a BASIC language. Most BASIC languages I have seen are interpreted and compiled at run time, which makes them really slow, but it looks like the Prime pre-compiles the code when you run CHECK or exit the editor? Regardless, it seems to be a really nice piece of tech for hashing out some quick programs. I think I am going to enjoy having it around.