The Best Pens for 2023: Gel, Ballpoint, Rollerball, and Fountain Pens
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#2I heartily agree with their fountain pen choices. The Pilot Metropolitan is insanely good for a cheap pen that you can take anywhere and the TWSBI GO is my go-to daily driver. It leads me to believe that the rest of the reviews are likely good.
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#3Jet Pens is a dangerous site. They'll convince you to part with your money far too easily.
Studio Ghibli pens. I mean, how can you not buy them?!
On a slightly more serious note - I agree with the Uniball Signo recommendations. They're good, reliable pens. I don't care for writing with Frixion pens, but they are the player in the erasable pen arena.
I really appreciate how they provide samples with metadata on how each pen/paper works. Even if you disagree with their "Best of" lists, they give you the data you need to make informed buying choices. Something all too absent for other online ordering.
And they have a better selection of really fine point pens than other sites.
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#4I own a LAMY ST Steel Fountain Pen and I love it. I really like its steel, simple bauhaus-like design. Feels like something Dieter Rams would've designed.
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#5I heartily agree with their fountain pen choices. The Pilot Metropolitan is insanely good for a cheap pen that you can take anywhere and the TWSBI GO is my go-to daily driver. It leads me to believe that the rest of the reviews are likely good.
How TF did Pilot be the company to create such great inexpensive fountain pens? I mean, I'm not upset about it, I love them.
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#6I’ve been working my way through Kawecos, started with a Brass Sport with F nib which I’ve still got, then I bought a stainless steel Sport with BB nib that I ended up selling. Next I tried a copper Liliput with B nib and a plastic sport with M nib. I love the Liliput more than any of the sports so I think I’m going to buy the fireblue one with a M nib and I might end up selling all the rest.
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#7I've tried a few fancy pens, but still prefer my Pilot G2 07s.
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#8Jet Pens is a dangerous site. They'll convince you to part with your money far too easily. Studio Ghibli pens. I mean, how can you not buy them?! On a slightly more serious note - I agree with the Uniball Signo recommendations. They're good, reliable pens. I don't care for writing with Frixion pens, but they are the player in the erasable pen arena. I really appreciate how they provide samples with metadata on how ea…
the uniball signo rt 0.38mm tip has been my goto pen since 2002 at least, to a degree that i do not purchase other pens.
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#9Jetpens is an evil website, truly. Spent so much money on fountain pens on brands I didnt even know existed until I saw it on that site.
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#10I heartily agree with their fountain pen choices. The Pilot Metropolitan is insanely good for a cheap pen that you can take anywhere and the TWSBI GO is my go-to daily driver. It leads me to believe that the rest of the reviews are likely good.
I bought a moonman m2 a long time ago and really love it but also if I travel with it I end up bringing a whole cleanup kit because even with care I tend to have at least once where ink comes out into the cap.
Is this just a fact of life with fountain pens in general? I love the writing but keeping them clean & operational has been non-trivial for me.