Review: Pilot Pockel 0.5mm Light Green


The Pilot Pockel is a great little pen.  It's compact size makes it highly portable, but it's writing performance is where it really shines.  I'm impressed with how clean and consistent it writes.  If I have one complaint, it is that the pen barrel is borderline too short for me.  So if you have large hands (mine aren't particularly big), you may want to test drive one before buying to see if it is comfortble to write with.  Otherwise, this pen is fantastic and I plan on using it a lot.

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Posted on June 13, 2008 by Brad Dowdy.

Review: Pilot e-Gel Erasable 0.7mm


It seems that erasable gel pens are the new flavor of the month.  Like the Pilot FriXion, the Pilot e-Gel is an erasable gel ink pen, and also like the FriXion, I'm just not crazy about it.  I think most of the problem lies in the pale shade of ink that is required of these type of pens.  The needle tip performs ok, and the pen is lightweight and balanced, but I just know I will lose the small screw off cap where the eraser is.  At least the eraser is in the right location, unlike the FriXion, and it is a normal pencil eraser at that, not a friction based rubber knob.

The performance of the eraser is rather poor, and the FriXion is probably better in that regard.  Between these two pens and an upcoming review of a Uni-Ball Signo erasable that I ordered, I will do a side by side comparison and eraser test of all three to see which is the best.

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Posted on June 11, 2008 by Brad Dowdy.