Customer Reviews

Canon LS-85H Portable Display Calculator

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4 star:		(2)
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2 star:		(1)
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I bought this to replace a calculator I was given at work. The unit my employer provides rounds off its calcuations. It also has a switch marked "5/4" for which no one seems to know the purpose. In other words its "user friendly".

Canon to the rescue. This unit has two wonderful features. (1) It adds, subtracts, multiplies and divides. (2) That's all it does. So when you're on the phone with someone, trying to figure out what the total is, you don't have to worry about accidentally getting the square root of pi.

This calculator is good for office general purpose

What does another excellent, but smaller Canon calculator -- the Canon
LS-82z -- "want to be when it grows up"? Right! THIS calculator -- the Canon LS 85H calculator!``The smaller calculator -- also reviewed for me by Amazon -- is an excellent little machine. But I can see how its smaller size, (and in particular, smaller keys), would be a problem for those using it on a continual basis. Men especially, as they tend to have larger hands than women....

The slightly larger, Cannon LS 85H calculator, being reviewed here, is almost as perfect a general-purpose calculator as one can find these days! A handy size, which is at home either on desk-top or pocket/purse.
"Man-size" keys, which are still not overwhelmingly large, which a person with the largest hands, and also one with the smallest, can use
with the utmost of ease. The eight-digit display is large, and very well spaced. Nice little "extras", found in most -- but not all -- other general-purpose calculators: a percent key, a square root key, and a sign change key. (The sign-change key does not appear on the smaller, LS-82Z).
True, the larger LS-85H calculator has an enclosed, "wrap-around" display, (enclosing the entire top part, all together), rather than the "picture-frame" display, (in which the numberic display is indented, and "framed" by the rest of the top of the calculator) of the smaller calculator. (And I, personally, find the "picture-frame" display far more attractive). But the larger LS-85H calculator stays on for approximately 3 minutes before turning itself off...approximately a full minute more than the smaller machine, and this may mean more to many users.

About the only things missing from this calculator are an "off" key, (not found on the LS-82z, or on most other calculators, either), a "resume" key, (found, at present, only on the large and somewhat cumbersome Sharp (R) VX=2128R calculator -- but a feature that would be welcome on ANY calculator!), and a "live" battery, (you know -- an
"AA" battery, or even two --which can easily be replaced. Like they used to have when calculators first came out?)

Oh, oh...wait a minute! I see that Canon ALSO has, (or had), another model that looks ALMOST like this one does, but which has, as a model number, LS-85H 4050A001AA! Looking at the description of it....YES! It has a live battery! AA! Sadly, there was only one of these for sale......and, yes....this reviewer has done what the vast majority of people would do under the same circumstances....grab it! Hopefully, Canon will produce more of this "AA" powered portable calculator....as will all other calculator manufacturers! Replacable lithium batteries are just NOT easy to replace! (I see that Canon DOES have a larger, 12-digit "AA" powered calculator, still on sale! -- Canon 7438A003AA). It got one 3 star review....but if I wanted a larger, 12-digit calculator which uses a "AA" battery, I'd try this one for sure.

Anyway, the Canon LS-85H, which is the main calculator being reviewed here, is a good, basic, little machine, with size, keys, and basic features, that feel, and respond, "just right". Great for "Goldilocks", or anyone else you know -- even yourself!

This Canon Calculator LS85H was my choice because it has big numerals and the solar battery. I am very pleased with it and like all its features. It seems like a very good buy for the price if you are looking for a functioning calculator for home use that does not require printouts. I actually look forward to balancing the checkbook because I get to use it then.

At first glance this looks like a nicely built (small and simple) desk calculator, which is exactly what I wanted. And it does work fine for basic adding and subtracting, which is primarily all I need it for. But I soon noticed that when you multiply or divide anything involving a 3 digit number or larger, the result is a mess of partially displayed numbers that isn't even close to the correct result. I've noticed a couple of other Canon calculators have had similar issues (based on customer reviews). I would use caution when purchasing.

We already had one of the Canon LS-85H calculators at home for years for basic math. I tried purchasing another one like it locally with no luck. And a couple that I did buy lasted a few weeks to a few months and then quit. So when I found the Canon calculator on-line, I bought three. So now everyone has their own, and I don't have to go hunting when I need to balance my checkbook.

I used this very calculator at my old office and it lasted for years. That's why I've kept on buying them. Of all the calculators I have and use, this is my favorite by far and I use it the most. The keys are great - they're large and spaced apart to reduce input errors, making this the easiest-to-use calculator I've had. The display is large, raised and easy to see.

What makes this calculator so nice is you barely notice it because it allows you to concentrate on what you're doing. Sure it doesn't have lots of functions, just the basic ones, but I have another calculator for that. I tend to use this one all the time and I'd feel lost without it.

This is a remarkable, durable and useful calculator. I'm perform a lot of accounting in my job, and this is my normal go-to calculator. From the time I ordered it to delivery, only 13.5 hours passed. That's the fastest I've had an order fulfilled. Just thought I'd relate that.

This is a great calculator for the money; easy to use, display is great. Have purchased Canon calculators in the past, and they are always good quality for the money with great features.

This is a great everyday use calculator. Works well and the numbers both on the pad and on the display are big enough to use and see.

I needed a calculator that could replace my simple desk calculator for quick figures at my desk. This one has done very well and seems like it will last some time. I bought Canon as that was my old brand and I like it although since I have large hands I wish it was a tad bit bigger. It was hard to determine which one to get shopping online but I am happy with it. There really is nothing I would like to change on it and will use it for years. Not much else to say as it is a basic calculator.