Archive for Pen & Pencil Reviews
Stainless Steel Zebra M-701 Mechanical Pencil
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Zebra M-701 Stainless Steel Mechanical Pencil
The nice folks over at Zebra offered me a few items to take a look at recently, and one of them was this really cool .7mm stainless steel Zebra M-701 mechanical pencil. I think I’ve made it clear that I’m not a big fan of writing with a pencil, so I’ll keep this focused on the pencil itself and my feelings about pencils in general.
Sun-Star Knock Free Mechanical Pencil
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The Sun-Star Knock Free Mechanical Pencil
Although I’ve been pretty clear about the fact that I am not a huge fan of regular pencils or mechanical pencils (excluding my Uniball Kuru Toga) I couldn’t resist the urge to pick up the Sunstar Knock-Free Mechanical Pencil from Jetpens. The obvious thing that stands out about this mechanical pencil is that it looks exactly like a standard wooden pencil, except for the blue color…but it is also available in yellow, light blue, and green.
Sharpie Liquid Pencil Review
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The Sharpie Liquid Pencil
When I first heard about the Sharpie Liquid Pencil (via Amazon), I was excited to get my hands on one and try it out because I’ve come to expect great things from Sharpie and Newell Rubbermaid (ie. Stainless Steel Sharpie, Sharpie Pens, and the self rotating, always sharp Uniball Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil) and their new products. Lucky for me, the kind folks over at Sharpie helped me to get my hands on one of these a little bit early so I could put it through some tests, so as always a big thanks to Sharpie and Newell Rubbermaid for their continued support here.
Zebra Stainless Steel Refillable Highlighter H-301
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The Zebra H310 Stainless Steel Highlighter
A nice new option for those of you looking for a stylish refillable highlighter is this new offering from Zebra. Brad over at the Pen Addict reviewed it a little while ago, so check out his review to see what he has to say about it as well. This pink version of the stainless steel highlighter was provided to me by the kind folks over at Zebra along with a few other items that you will see reviewed over the coming days.
BIC 4 Color Ball Point Pen in “Fashion Colors”
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The Bic 4 Color Multi Pen in Fashion Colors
About a year ago I reviewed the classic Bic 4 Color Multi Pen that got me through grade school, and many important tasks like tracking my rotisserie baseball stats before we had the life-changing innovations that brought us things like online fantasy baseball. At the time, that pen was one of the coolest things any trapper-keeper sporting 5th grader could ask for, these days there are tons of better options, but that didnt stop the good folks at Bic from giving that old classic a make over in the form of the BIC 4 Color “Fashion Colors” series.
Noodler’s Ink Fountain Pen with Aerometric Filler
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The new Noodler's Ink Fountain Pen with Aerometric Fill System
We all know that Noodler’s makes a bunch of great quality fountain pen ink, so when I saw that they were now also making their own brand of fountain pens too, I just had to get my hands on one to test out. I found this Noodler’s Aerometric version of their fountain pen over at JetPens for a reasonable $24. The version we will be looking at here today is the mottled green ebonite body with a fine medium nib.
Sharpie Pen Grip in Purple, Orange, and Green
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The in Sharpie Pen Grip Orange, Purple, and Green
Ever since the popular Sharpie Pen came out, the purple, orange, and green colors have been in high demand, and when the Grip version of the Sharpie pen arrived, there was an almost instant clamoring for these additional colors to be added to the Grip line. For those of you who have been waiting, the day has finally come, so check out the below review, and at this point…good luck finding some though because they are not easy to come by quite yet.
UPDATE: The green, purple, and orange are now available here from Amazon.com
Zebra Surari Emulsion Ink Pen
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Zebra Surari Emulsion Ink Pens
There is a brand new pen from Zebra over at JetPens, the Zebra Surari Emulsion Ink Pen, which you may have also seen over at our friends blog, The PenAddict. According to the product description over at JetPens, the ink in the Zebra Surari combines the smoothness of an oil-based ballpoint pen, with the vibrant colors of a gel ink pen. The first thing that came to mind as a comparison for these was the popular Uniball Jetstream line which is also a very smooth writing line of pens that is a mix between a ballpoint and gel ink pen.
Lamy Studio Stainless Steel Body Extra Fine Fountain Pen
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Lamy Studio Stainless Steel
When I buy a “nice” pen, I usually like to try something new, but in the case of the Lamy Studio, I liked the first one that I bought so much, that I decided I wanted a second one. The only thing I didn’t love about my old Lamy Studio was the fact that the grip section was a shiny chrome finish, which was sometimes a little slippery to hold onto, but this Stainless Steel Lamy Studio has a black plastic coated section that I’ve been eying for a while because I assumed it would provide a much more firm grip.
Uniball Kuru Toga High Grade Mechanical Pencil
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Uniball Kuru Toga High Grade
I think I’ve stated my hatred for writing with a pencil on this blog before, which is why I thought it was pretty funny when I found myself writing down notes the other day with my Uniball Kuru Toga High Grade (via JetPens) that I picked up a while ago. The interesting thing about this was that I didn’t even remember making a conscious decision to pick up the pencil, that I’ve been carrying in my pencil case ever since I bought it. In the past I claimed that the standard Kuru Toga is the best mechanical pencil ever, (for the old review) but having used the high grade version now I may have to change that claim.
Fisher Trekker Space Pen Review
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Trekker Fisher Space Pen on the Lanyard
One of the items I saw and picked up at the National Stationery Show this year was this Trekker Fisher Space Pen (available in black too). For a long time I’ve been meaning to do a review of one of the Space Pens but for whatever reason I never got around to it.
Pilot FriXion Erasable Gel Ink Pen
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Pilot FriXion Erasable Gel Ink Pen Capped. Note the white nub on the end of the pen, thats the eraser.
Every time I check out the list of top selling gel ink pens on Amazon.com, I see the Pilot FriXion Gel Ink pens near the top 5 but I’ve never actually tried any out until recently. I’ve seen lots of reviews (here and here) of these around online, so I know this might not be new to many of you. You will notice that in my link to Amazon above, that is for the assorted color pack, however I was feeling cheap and I only picked up a two pack of the black.
