The Long Lasting Magna Tank Gel Ink Pen

I stumbled across this Magna Tank Long Lasting Gel Ink Pen on Amazon one day and was surprised by the claim that it lasts 3 times longer than a regular gel ink pen.  With that kind of claim, it was kind of impossible for me not to buy one to get a better look at it.  This will be part one of a two part look at this pen, with part two being Monday’s post.

Magna Tank Gel Ink Pen Size Comparison with the Original Sharpie Pen

The first thing I noticed about the Magna Tank was its size.  Although it is about the same length as the original Sharpie Pen, it is noticeably thicker all the way around, with a soft rubber grip that has some arched scores in it for additional traction.  Despite the large size of the Magna Tank, it still manages to be a comfortable pen to write with.  Even with the cap posted, the pen has a nice balance in the hand, and I did not experience any additional fatigue when writing with it.

Writing Sample of the .7mm Magna Tank

The above writing sample (done in a Whitelines A4 Squared notebook) shows a quick look at how well the pen performs.  Writing with the pen for the time that I’ve been using it did not result in any skipping or splotches that I noticed, and the ink itself did not bleed or feather.  The tip of the pen glides over the paper very smoothly, which usually is not an issue for a pen with a .7mm tip though.  The only issue I have experienced to date is the documented dry time that you see in the above writing sample, however I think this might be specific to the Whitelines paper so I will be revisiting that in part two of this review.

Check back on Monday for the second half of this review which will include some tests on different papers, a comparison to other .7mm gel ink pens, and an experiment that tests the claim that it will last 3 times as long as a standard gel ink pen.

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