Author Topic: Casio Prizm already for sale??? (Read 38647 times)

JosJuice · « **Reply #60 on:** February 07, 2011, 10:13:28 am »

I sent an email to Casio (Casio Europe, I think) two days ago, asking when the Prizm will be released in my country (Sweden) and if it supports Asm/C programming. They replied just a few minutes ago:

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Thank you for your interest in our products and your email. Please find below the answer to your question.

The sales in Europe ( also in Sweden) has already started. Please refer to below link for availability and dealer list
At the moment the fx-CG10 isn't planned for the european market. Only the fx-CG20 is planned for the european market.

http://www.casio-europe.com/se/

The Casio calculator have their own programming environment which is a Casio own langunge similar to BASIC. However for the new Graphic calculators like fx-9860G series and ClassPad 3X0 serie there has been a software development kit (SDK) which allowed the user to develop his own add ins in C++. These SDKs are offered by Casio free of charge. At the moment we don't know if such SDK would be available for fx-GCX0 series. We hope so.

I haven't seen the Prizm for sale anywhere in Europe... I hope that what they're saying about it being available is true. We already knew about the SDK situation, but I figured that it wouldn't hurt to ask. Well, at least it's good to see that they said "We hope so." instead of "OH NO GAMES ARE HORRIBLE WE'LL NEVER LET YOU DO THIS OUR CALCS WOULD BE DESTROYED"

fxdev · « **Reply #61 on:** February 07, 2011, 01:57:20 pm »

You should visit a nearby store. They seem to sell them earlier. Simon Lothar already got his fx-CG 20...

And this was also true with the fx-7400GII. It took an entire month before it was available online!

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #62 on:** February 07, 2011, 01:59:09 pm »

Wow nice to see it's out. Is it gonna come out in France soon, too, or is it still planned for back-to-school?

Also can anyone remind me of what's the difference between the FX-cg10 and the FX-cg20? All I remember is that one is only available in North America and the other one in Europe.

AngelFish · « **Reply #63 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:00:46 pm »

The fx-CG20 can transfer certain picture files. That's about it.

JosJuice · « **Reply #64 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:01:10 pm »

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on February 07, 2011, 01:59:09 pm

Wow nice to see it's out. Is it gonna come out in France soon, too, or is it still planned for back-to-school?

It should be out in France at the same time as the rest of Europe.

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on February 07, 2011, 01:59:09 pm

Also can anyone remind me of what's the difference between the FX-cg10 and the FX-cg20? All I remember is that one is only available in North America and the other one in Europe.

The fx-CG10 doesn't support user-edited pictures because if it does it can't be used on tests in USA or something. There's no other difference.

EDIT: Stop ninjaing me, Qwerty

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #65 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:23:21 pm »

Ok, because on TI-BANK it said the Prizm was delayed until the 2nd semester of 2011, then later delayed again until August or September.

And thanks for the info about the cg10. I guess it makes sense (although I wouldn't be surprised if someone could write a tool that supported them.

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JosJuice · « **Reply #66 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:25:11 pm »

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on February 07, 2011, 02:23:21 pm

Ok, because on TI-BANK it said the Prizm was delayed until the 2nd semester of 2011, then later delayed again until August or September.

It might be delayed for that long in all of Europe... Honestly, I don't know. Casio's release dates are confusing, mainly because they don't exist.

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on February 07, 2011, 02:23:21 pm

And thanks for the info about the cg10. I guess it makes sense (although I wouldn't be surprised if someone could write a tool that supported them. )

I think it's simpler to modify the picture files to make it look like they're provided by Casio.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #67 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:31:24 pm »

Yeah but not everyone will want to modify the code by hand. Some people would rather get a BMP to casio format converter.

JosJuice · « **Reply #68 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:32:59 pm »

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on February 07, 2011, 02:31:24 pm

Yeah but not everyone will want to modify the code by hand. Some people would rather get a BMP to casio format converter.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking about. Your idea sounded to me like a calc program that opens the pictures.

AngelFish · « **Reply #69 on:** February 07, 2011, 02:34:56 pm »

And if I already have such a program...?

J/K. But if anyone needs details on the file format, send me a PM.

fb39ca4 · « **Reply #70 on:** February 07, 2011, 04:07:09 pm »

I just saw the prizm in the best buy ad in the newspaper yesterday, so it seems like it is in store now.

TIfanx1999 · « **Reply #71 on:** February 15, 2011, 08:03:52 pm »

*Update* I checked in my local Best Buy Saturday and they have the Prizm in stock now. I belive it was $127.96, which ends up being $10 less than the TI-84+SE and about $10 more than the regular TI-84. I don't recall the price on the Nspire, but it was probably ~ $149.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #72 on:** February 16, 2011, 12:23:52 am »

Cool to hear it's spreading.

I should go check some stores if they got it too.

JosJuice · « **Reply #73 on:** April 04, 2011, 12:10:25 pm »

I sent another mail - this time to the Swedish section of Casio, and got a reply. It was a bit more detailed than the previous reply I got.

Swedish:

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Hej *!

Mitt namn är * och jag arbetar med räknare på Casio Scandinavia.

Jag fick din fråga angående vår nya färggrafräknare, fx-CG20. Vi börjar leverera den i mindre kvantiteter i slutet av den här månaden och vi beräknar att den ska finnas väl tillgänglig lagom till skolstarten i höst.

Priset är ca 1750 SEK inklusive moms men vid skolstart kan priset bli lägre då vi brukar ha skolstartskampanjer.

Hör gärna av dig om har fler frågor!

English (translated):

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Hello *!

My name is * and I work with calculators at Casio Scandinavia.

I received your question about our new color graphing calculator, fx-CG20. We're going to start delivering it in small quantities at the end of this month and we're estimating that it will be widely available in time for school start this fall.

The price is about 1750 SEK including VAT but during school start the price may be lower since we usually have school start campaigns.

Please contact us if you have any more questions!

1750 SEK is about USD 275.

I'm tired of Sweden and its late releases and high prices... And it's annoying that calc releases are always timed to fit with the school start! I want a Prizm now so that I can make programs for it for the people who buy it at school start

Importing one from the USA costs about as much as buying one here in Sweden. Should I wait until the end of this month and try to get a fx-CG20, or order an fx-CG20 that will arrive in a few weeks? Ordering from the USA might be tricky, but finding one here might also be tricky...

AngelFish · « **Reply #74 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:46:04 pm »

$275 for a Prizm?

It might be cheaper to try importing an fx-CG20 from Germany than an fx-CG10 from America.

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