Pilot Precise Varsity Fountain Pens, 7-Pack

I’ve been using the pens for a little over a week and they work quite well. They provide for a very different writing experience that using a standard ballpoint or gel pen. I would recommend them.

A bit of background, I don’t like ballpoints because you have to press on the paper pretty hard to get a decent line. I’ve been using the Pilot G2 gel pens simply because the ink flow is much better and they require less pressure to lay down a good line on the paper. However, the G2s will sometimes start skipping and behaving inconsistently. With some of my college classes banning laptops I have to use pens and paper if I want to take notes. So, I wanted to try a fountain pen to see what the hype was about. I read that these were decent starter pens so I ordered a set.

These are a very good introduction to fountain pens and do a pretty good job showcasing the advantages that fountain pens have over the garden variety pens that we use almost every day. The angle you write with these pens does matter. That threw me off for a bit before I realized how I needed to hold the pen. But, once you get the hang of it, you will quickly appreciate the value of these pens. During a campus wide event I was writing for about four hours solid. Without these pens I would not have made it. Simply because these pens require very little pressure to use, and are quite light without the cap posted, my hand did not cramp up like it would with my gel pens. I also like the way the pen lays down the link; the line thickness will vary a bit on the angle and you can get far more expressive writing with a fountain pen.

Despite how good these pens are, they are not without their weaknesses. Sometimes these will skip on me in the middle of a letter, causing me to go back and redraw a line or two, which is quite annoying. The ink is also not waterproof, which me hesitant to use it in certain circumstances. Another problem is that the nib is too wide for my tastes. This is a little more of a personal preference, but the pens do use quite a bit more ink than they really need to.

The takeaway point for me is that I have discovered that I really like fountain pens. I will probably use this set until they run out of ink and then buy one of the more inexpensive Lamy pens. These are quite good and they offer a different, and to me preferable, experience. However, they do have their downsides and they make me eager to use a higher quality fountain pen. That said, for disposable pens these are hard to beat.

I have been using fountain pen since elementary school. Great quantity of ink in each pen. The colors are nice. No mess. Excellent smooth lines when writing. Always been a fan of Pilot. Excellent quality.

Diese Einweg-Füller von Pilot schreiben wunderbar weich. Die Stärle der Feder liegt zwischen f und m, denke ich. Die Farbvielfalt ist wunderbar und der Preis dazu ebenfalls großartig.

For about the price of nice ink cartridges these pens provide the entire pen.

The ink is bright. The line and colors are sharp and attractive. They come with a lot of ink and seal well without drying out. They remove the mess from fountain pens.

They write smoothly, and are easy for a first time fountain pen user.

Great pens.
Received many compliments and they invoked childhood memories from various people.

Writes smoothly and never dry.

Work as well as expected – used before. Disappointed about the P&P costs from US though

For being disposablel pens, the quality on these is superb. I would definitely recommend to others who either have wanted to try fountain pens for a while, or are looking for more budget friendly fountain pens. I was looking at getting more expensive pens, and the general consensus around various sites is that these are the perfect option to start. The color variety is great, they write smoothly and consistently, and while they don’t feel as nice as the more expensive options, they certainly don’t feel cheap. If anything, the stainless steel nibs make them feel more worth the money.

I hoped they would have an option for Fine nibs as well, so that I could try those out too!