Sharp HO EL-233SB Standard Function Calculator

by Sharp

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.3 x 2.4 x 4.1 inches ; 1.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0006HV4TS
• Item model number: EL-233SB
• Batteries: 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #31 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Calculators > Basic
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

The Sharp EL-233SB Battery Powered Basic Hand-Held Calculator features a large 8-digit LCD display and is battery operated with the LR1130 battery included. This calculator also has 3-key memory that includes memory plus, memory minus, and recall/clear memory keys. Additional features include percent and square root keys and automatic power off.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong for the price!, September 13, 2010

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C. Mancieri (Bristol, RI) - See all my reviews
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It's a great little calculator for the price! The numbers are legible and the button are large enough to accommodate my fingers --- while being compact at the same time!

I recommend this calculator to anyone who is looking for a calculator you don't have to struggle to use!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Basic Calculator, April 5, 2010

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Very simple. Does all I want. Numbers on display are easy to read. Turns itself off. Very low price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MEETS MY VERY MODEST NEEDS, IS CHEAP, WORKS WELL...BUT NOTE: IT IS NOT PUPPY PROOF., February 4, 2012

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D. Blankenship (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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I have to tell you and tell you truthfully that I do love this little calculator. For me, it is everything a calculator should be...with one minor exception...more about that later.

First let me tell you that my mathematical skills are primitive; that is putting it kindly. Also, I am quickly descending into my dotage; both physically and mentally. My eyesight is not what it use to be and my eye/hand/finger coordination, never all that good even when I was young, is well...pathetic. Also I must tell you that my mathematical needs are few and simple. Add, subtract, divide and multiply...all in very small numbers...that is all I need. This particular calculator has a square root function but I cannot remember a time in my life where I had the burning need to find the square root of anything so this part of this device is rather wasted on me.

There are no whistles, bells, flashing lights or complicated maneuvers on this little machine. This is good because I would not understand them if they were present. Above all though, it is cheap. By cheap, I mean inexpensive. That is a big deal for me. But it is a ruff and ready little device that can take much abuse; up to a point.

I have dropped this many times on the cement floor of our back porch and it continues to work. The battery last forever and I can actually see the numbers on the thing. The keys are large enough so that even I can hit them with fare to medium accuracy and it has an automatic shut off which is a good thing because I can never remember to turn things off after I turn them on.

But alas, everything does have its limitations. This is actually the second calculator of this particular model I have owned. The first was destroyed. I was setting here typing away and heard a gnawing sound. I looked down and found that our half grown Boston Terrier was chewing on the corner of my beloved Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary...third edition. I yelled at the little imp and in a moment of peevishness threw this calculator at him, striking him on the side. (At 1.1 ounce, this calculator is a fearful weapon of mass destruction in capable hands). He Tigger...that is his name, looked at me as if I was insane, had a gleam in his eye, grabbed the calculator and took off. I spent the next five minutes playing "catch the puppy," one of his favorite games. When I finally cornered the little beggar and retrieved my adding device...well, it still worked! Yeah! "Tough little machine," I said to myself as I placed in back on my desk. I only had to wipe the slobbers off of it.

I then went to bed.

Next morning I got my coffee, sat down, turned on my computer (This is a morning ritual and actually more complicated that you might think), and instantly noticed the calculator was GONE! I did a quick search of the house and finally found in on my favorite reading chair in one of the living rooms. It had been chewed into a trillion pieces! Was it "revenge?" Was it a "social commentary" on Tigger's part? I suspect a bit of both as he had to climb on my desk chair in the middle of the night and then took the trouble to take it to MY reading chair to destroy it and blatantly left the evidence. Who really knows though what goes through the mind of a dog? I bought another the next day.

Anyway, this machine is not puppy proof.

I digress...sorry. All in all this is a nice and nifty little calculator that meets my modest needs perfectly...and did I mention it was cheap?

Note: Three days later Tigger finished off the upper corner of the 2500 page dictionary...I am thinking the bottom corner will be next.

Don Blankenship
The Ozarks