Best/Worst Home Shop Calculator- Review Top 15 Complaints for Casio MS-80B
This video is for owners of the Casio MS-80B desktop calculator and for people looking for a low-cost home or shop calculator.
I needed a simple, low-cost reliable desktop calculator for home use and bought the MS-80B. When I got the Casio I was unable to use the memory keys to store sums. The calculator does come with simple instructions but I overlooked the sample showing the procedure required to activate the memory keys. I did some research on Amazon and read many of the one-star reviews and there were a lot of unhappy customers. I was getting ready to buy a different calculator.
Eventually, I read the instructions again with my glasses on and saw a calculation printed using the memory function keys and was able to understand how to activate them. To activate the memory keys, make sure there is no sum stored in the memory by clearing it and then press MRC button twice and then the AC or on button once. I realized there was nothing wrong with the calculator except it had a different method from the one I am used to for operating the memory keys. I went back to the negative one-star reviews on Amazon and wrote down the top 15 issues customers had and reviewed them and realized the most common ones were all due to user error, the calculator works fine.
I did not find anyone in the one-star negative reviews that had an issue with the tax or money conversion function of the Casio.
I am sure someone using those two features probably has had a problem but it did not seem that big of a problem for most people. I do not use the calculator for Tax or currency conversion so I did not bother going over complaints of those two features so as not to make the video longer. This video is about the top complaints and is not an in depth review of every possible customer concern or question about every conceivable function and feature of the calculator.
There are a couple of Casio calculators that are simpler and cheaper, but they are even smaller, and I preferred to have this size or larger desktop calculator for entering numbers with my big fingers.
I mentioned there were 15 common complaints in the one-star reviews on Amazon and I forgot to add number 15 in the video. I left it out of the video by accident, the 15th complaint was that the decimal on the keyboard is placed on the lower center bottom instead of the lower far right bottom that the user was used to on other calculators. I don't think there is a standard location as the placement of the decimal on calculators varies and a person can see where it is located before buying.
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Robb Moffett
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wow, thank you for showing the PERCENT. I AM USED TO JUST PRESSING PERCENT AND GETTING MY CALCULATIONS AUTOMATIC. I THOUGHT THIS CASIO was flawed... So I decided to search for reviews. So glad you cleared this up on your SECOND POINT!!! YAY... This will take some getting used to ..
@RobbsHomemadeLife
2 жыл бұрын
I actually forgot how to use it after making this video and had to watch it again,LOL casio made a very confusing calculator.
OMG thank you for this solution! It was driving me nuts with the adding % issue. I have the MS-80M (basically the same calculator without the tax buttons) and pressing the + at the end finally got me the correct answer. This worked perfectly, thank you.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
OMG thank you for making this video. That percentage calculation was driving me crazy. Thanks
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
The other day I had forgotten how it worked and had to watch my own video,LOL
@ArtByCRiley
2 жыл бұрын
Same! I have the MS-80M (basically the same one but without the tax buttons) and this worked as well! I swore I tried everything and apparently it's just as simple as pressing the + sign. Why they didn't make that the = sign like almost any other normal calculator is beyond me.
Love your video and sense of humor. I must be a nerd too because I could completely relate on every level
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 ай бұрын
You know I would like to tell you this is my most nerdy video but I think I have a video on how to install lead in a lead pencil so this video would be only second place thanks again for watching and commenting and appreciating my humor not everybody gets it.
Whoa!!!!!Learn something everyday! I never knew about the adding a % feature on a calculator...lol
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
this calculator is different from most other calculators I have used because they are making the memory keys serve dual purposes. The percent function is also not typical, the amount of complaints in the reviews is high because they don't realize this calculator uses a different method for percentages. it could be a handy way to swindle people ,LOL.
Haven't had the need for a calculator in a couple of decades. The last time I did use one, it was for this "318830" is DEBBIE upside-down. And DEBBIE upside-down is a hilarious thing to see. Have a good Wednesday!!!
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
hey Deb, In the last couple of years I have been using my calculator a lot in trying to keep a yearly budget.
I have a Casio somewhere from the late 1970s. It has a similar look. My father paid $40 for it.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
they seem well built.
I have had the Casio MS-80TV for at least 25 years it still works fine and I've never replaced the battery.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
That has been my experience too. Thanks Mark.😎👌
As an accounts student i can say It is not calculating wrong. It shows margin on sale price 100/75*100. Edit - it can be helpful for those shopkeepers who want profit on sale price not on cost.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
8 ай бұрын
I think you're probably 100% right I'm kind of a dummy when it comes to math
Thank you. I was having issues with the percent adding as well. I have had it about 6 years now and since I got it, I just added percentages up the long way. It does need a battery as mine did swell up and was tough to remove. The calculator actually quit and when I popped the battery out, I was able to turn it on with just solar power afterward almost like the battery was shorting out the solar power. It seems to work fine in the office on solar power so I just left the battery out. The biggest issue I have is why do I keep messing with a $7 calculator when I can just go by a new one.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. Out of all the calculators I've ever had in my whole life. This is the craziest. When I finish responding to you. I'm going to Amazon and buy a different one night. I'm fed up with it. But it's funny too. Thanks a lot for watching and commenting I really appreciate it.
Can you do review of Casio DV 220 with explaining all features on it
@RobbsHomemadeLife
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry I only do reviews of items I have purchased myself.
@Sloba1992
Жыл бұрын
@@RobbsHomemadeLife bought dv 220 it is really good, I like it
Concering the feeling that the calculator is wobbling while using it, my solution is to put stick-on rubber bumpers on the back of the calculator. Not only does it eliminate the wobble, it also prevents the calculator from sliding around (my reason for putting them on the back).
@RobbsHomemadeLife
Жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a helpful comment. Much appreciated.
Nice. But why do you press the OFF key after every calculation? You just need to press AC.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
2 жыл бұрын
I think because I don't trust this darn calculator. Because it has different modes it doesn't calculate like other calculators. So I just turn it off. That's not a good answer but it's all I got. LOL
Many people don't know, but there are three different keystroke entry calculator types on the market. This calculator is not flawed...you need to know the formula for percentages. The universal way to calculate percentages is this way... $1000 + 50% = would be entered like this: 1000 X 50 ÷ 100 + 1000 = This formula can be used on any calculator. Hospital patients have literally died because staff had performed the wrong keystroke entry on the right calculator!
@RobbsHomemadeLife
10 ай бұрын
Thanks again for your very helpful comment. I appreciate you taking the time.
My ms-80b calculator is showing number "9" on the screen without being able to enter any operation.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
If it was made in Germany that would mean it was just trying to say no.😎
A while ago I thought my old pocket calculator (a Casio from the 80s) was defective, but then I found out the Problem was my modern LED light bulbs. Since LED lamps hardly emit UV light ;-)
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
ha, that is funny.
MS-80B: 100 * 25 % + (So 5 keystrokes) Vs the “longhand” formula: 100 * .25 = (25) + 100 = (125) (So 7 keystrokes) Vs most other percentage functions: 100 + 25 % = (Also 5 keystrokes) So basically it’s same number of keystrokes, just a slightly different formula.
Thanks you for showing us this, however the fact that Casio requires us to learn a whole different operation method for simple calculations is absurd and unnecessary. Let's say for example someone borrows this calculator or gets it 2nd hand, they would not be able to use it properly unless they did some research or read the manual and learn a whole new operation method for simple calculations. This one is getting returned.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
Жыл бұрын
It is the weirdest calculator I have ever owned.
@Solitaire001
Жыл бұрын
Different calculators doing the operations differently isn't unusual. This has been an issue with some scientific calculators where they handle the Order of Operations differently. Due to that, entering the same problem can result in different answers (there are some KZread video that illustrate the issue). That is why in College you should only use the recomended calculator.
Robb, I love all your videos, well except for covid stuff. But I'd like to see some fishing vids now that I know that's one of your hobbies.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
Jason, I have not been fishing in a year. The last time I went I somehow snagged a big Mayan Cichlid in the eye. The hook was in his eyeball. I wasn't planning on eating the fish, and there was no way to remove the hook so I cut the line and let him go back. Unless I am going to eat a fish I don't feel like fishing anymore. I have been thinking of taking my camera and an underwater bag and going to the bridges to film underwater to see what is there. Or maybe just use a barbless hook. I have made a bunch of lures and never made a video on them so that might be something to do also. I was also , since I am lazy, been thinking about doing a series of fishing videos where I take my gravity chair to anyplace i can fish from it and just do videos of me fishing from my gravity chair in different places. here is my Florida Fishing playlist of some of my videos and of others I like. kzread.info/head/PL0Fl7dCpoux6M-JE2uK07obB3cFZ9M6JL
@unclej3542
3 жыл бұрын
@@RobbsHomemadeLife 👍
@unclej3542
3 жыл бұрын
@@RobbsHomemadeLife I just quickly scrolled thru that playlist, and the handmade fisherman caught my eye. I'm subscribed to him, and I've watched so many of his vids. Makes me sad that he doesn't post anything anymore.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
he had great videos. There are a few fishing channels that actually dissapeared.I used to link to a commercial pompano guy here on the east Florida coast that made super educational videos and now he and his stuff are gone.
Compton's in the house
@RobbsHomemadeLife
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Jason!😎
Maybe dumb as a sacker rocks I never thought to calculate things twice but this calculator is majority wrong on the 1st try. So I didn't double check my work on an invoice and I was $200 over and it made me look real f****** bad. So now I always triple check
@RobbsHomemadeLife
Жыл бұрын
It's a crazy calculator.
Uneven would be a 1 star in my book - I mean come on - "get a towel". The real question is why am I watching calculator reviews - I need to get a life.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
2 жыл бұрын
Ha! How do you think I feel, I MADE a video on calculators,LOL
@winstonchurchill3597
2 жыл бұрын
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Maybe you can do an in-depth review on the best manual pencil sharpener next.
@RobbsHomemadeLife
2 жыл бұрын
Ha! I actually did one on how to insert lead into my mechanical pencil. LOL but I enjoyed doing it. No hope left for me.😎