The Pen Addict

Review: Zebra Airfit 2+S Multi Pen

The Zebra Airfit 2+S Multi Pen was a pen I picked up off of eBay many months ago.  I very much enjoyed the original Airfit Jell I bought from JetPens, so I thought this one looked nice and was worth a shot.

I knew going into it that the ink cartridges were of the ballpoint variety as opposed to the gel that I was used to, but that was ok by me.  The funny thing is that what was supposed to be a black + red + pencil multi pen arrived with a blue ink cartridge in the black slot.  The barrel of the pen even says black on it!  Again, no worries.  I like Zebra's blue ballpoint ink just as well, if not better than the black anyway.  As you can see on the written review, both ink colors are very nice, but performance wise there was a decent amount of skipping which takes this pen down a notch or two.

I also found the cartridge switching mechanism on the barrel a little clunky to operate.  Instead of a knock or plunger type button, the clip twists around the top from station to station.  It is a little tight and clunky as it moves around - certainly not as smooth as some of Zebras other offerings.  The Airfit grip is always a nice touch, but the rest of the pen didn't really do much for me.  I'll stick with the single cartridge Airfit Jell for now.

Click here for the XL review.

See also:
Review: Zebra Airfit Jell 0.5mm
Review: Zebra SK-Sharbo+1 2 Color Eco Ballpoint Multi Pen + Pencil

Zebra Airfit Jell Winner

The Zebra Airfit Jell giveaway has come to a close, with Cal Williams channeling his inner Kool-Aid man to land on lucky comment #94:

O yeah!!

Posted by: Cal Williams | April 21, 2009 at 05:54 PM

Congratulations!  Here is what I need from you:

1. Leave a comment on this post.
2. Email me your shipping address using the email link in the sidebar

There is a one week deadline to claim your prize.

Giveaway: Zebra Airfit Jell

This is a pen I know and love, and here is your chance to get to know and love it yourself.  The Zebra Airfit Jell 0.5mm is one of the most comfortable pens I have used, and combined with a nice gel ink cartridge, it makes for a great writing experience.  JetPens carries these in five different body colors - Blue, Clear, Light Blue, Pink, and Yellow Orange - and can be refilled with black, blue, blue black, and red ink refills.  You can also use an 0.4mm Sarasa ink refill, which is something I have done myself.

This giveaway is for the blue body as shown in the picture.  Here are the rules:

1. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now, and Thursday night at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.  You are limited to one entry.  Feel free to link this giveaway on your blog, or share it with anyone you feel is a true pen addict.  If you have a blog, I would love a link back, but it is certainly not required for entry into the contest.

2. For this contest, I will pick one winner at random from the comments section of this post.  The comments will be numbered in the order they are received, i.e. the first comment is #1, the second #2, and so on.  The Random Integer Generator at random.org will be used to pick the number of the winner.

3. The contest winner will be posted on Friday, April 24th.  The winner will have one week to email me at the address posted in the right sidebar.

4. I will ship internationally.  I know there are many international readers and fans of The Pen Addict, and I will gladly ship to you at my expense.

Thanks, and good luck!

Review: Zebra Airfit Jell 0.5mm

The Zebra Airfit Jell is a fantastic pen, and is warranting top five consideration (speaking of which, I need to post a current list).  It is so well designed and so comfortable, I have used it for days on end at work because it is such a pleasure to write with.  Now I did make one modification, swapping out the 0.5mm blue cartridge with an 0.4mm black one, but that really doesn't change anything about this pens performance.  The grip design is very cool, featuring a layer of air under the rubber.  You might think it is really squishy, but it is just the slightest bit tight, yet not overly firm.  I really like the yellow orange body style, and the barrel design itself is very comfortable.

When I did my written review, JetPens was out of stock on all colors, but I see they have reloaded.  At just $4.50 a pop I can see why they were flying off the virtual shelf.

P.S. - I noticed that I didn't highlight my highlighter test - oops!