Zebra Pen F-301 Ballpoint Fine Point 0.7mm Stainless Steel Retractable Ballpoint 2-Pack – Easy-Glide Ink, Non-Slip Grip, Metal Clip, Refillable with F-Refill, Professional Design (27112)

The Zebra F-301 is a modern classic, on its way to becoming a timeless classic. When I first bought it back in the early 2000s, it replaced the Parker Jotter as my most frequently used ballpoint pen. The pen is flawless, with a stable body and refill, superb ergonomics, and fantastic writing performance. The F-series refill is among the very best conventional, oil-based cartridges, with smooth flow, versatility, reliability, and water resistance. Do not expect this pen to write like a low-viscosity ballpoint or gel pen, though. This is a more traditional ballpoint, similar in performance to the BIC Cristal, Parker QuinkFlow, and Lamy M16, except, in my opinion, it is better than all three. Remember, you can replace the default 0.7 mm refill with a 1.0 or 1.6 mm cartridge, both of which are widely available and affordable.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Comfortable in the hand and writes well!Value for money:For the price, I’d consider this a nicer pen. The pen itself is good quality, not clunky or unnecessarily heavy.

This is the best pen i've ever used and I will never be buying another type of pen for as long as these will be available for purchase.

I purchased this Add-On set of two pens based on the recommendations of others. I am a Pen Connoisseur. I love office supplies and am constantly buying new products, as well as re-purchasing those which really write smoothly for me. I kept forgetting to add this set to an order over $25.00. Received on August 1st of 2018. I'd waited so long & was very eager to try them out.Unfortunately in my pen set the first pen was not as smooth writing as I expected. While it certainly was a Fine point I was disappointed - that is until I tried the second ZEBRA 301 pen. It wrote smoother, but I like a darker coloring in my black pens. I see these as more of an utilitarian pens.I don't see myself purchasing this pen again, but I will keep it inside the spirals of my Reviews of my STENO notepad since it's so thin. It'll be convenient. Not having to press down hard to write is a decided advantage. I would recommend them to others. The ink doesn't bleed through or look visible on the back of the page.If both pens wrote equally as smoothly I would have offer 5 stars instead of 4 stars. I'll keep one pen in the car. The stainless steel body gives it some weight and it is refillable, as well as a retractable ballpoint pen. I hope you get a chance to write with this pen and you find it to your liking.

These pens have always been my favorite for drafting and journaling. They are comfortable in the hand and easily glide across a page. I think they are worth the cost. If you have larger hands, they may be a little small, though.

A really good writing utensil that is fluid and smooth in action.

This is my favorite, go-to pen and I have been using them for years. I love the fine point, the ink is smooth, it never breaks. Just all around great!

Controversial title perhaps (people take their pens very seriously), but I don't care. I have been using Zebra F301s since 2005. As the ink cartidges are easily replacable, I still HAVE and USE some of my original set. From 2005. They are indistinguishable from my newer ones except that the logo has worn off slightly from use over the last 19 years. I have never encountered anything with such consistent quality in my life (I'm 35). It's especially notable considering the way most companies are "cutting costs" by destroying the quality of their products in the last few years. ZF301s aren't the most affordable pens you can get, but they last forever. Once you have a stockpile of the pen bodies (which you can do over time), you can just keep refilling them. Literally for decades.I have used these pens to hand-write an entire college degree worth of notes. I have used them to write several books. I have used them on three continents in fairly extreme conditions. They have never failed me. The only reason I have ever had to buy more is that I occasionally lose them. Because I have taken them everywhere with me for nearly 20 years.I am a life-long avid journaler, and I write every day. ZF301s have enabled me to do that for decades without injury (despite joint issues) because they write so smoothly and are so comfortable to hold. It's truly effortless. They are very, very good for people who find they think faster than their hand can write. These'll get you pretty damn close. They are also very easy to refill. They come apart and go back together simply, so it only takes a few seconds to replace the ink. I greatly appreciate not having to send an entire pen to a landfill every 8-12 weeks (the ink cartridges last a long time).While this is a great feature, it is also the source of the only remotely negative thing I can say about Zebra F301s. The quality of the ink refills is sadly not as consistent as the quality of the pens themselves. Sometimes they're perfect – like it never needed replaced at all. Sometimes they're terrible. Dry, with abysmal ink flow. It's only happened to me a couple times, but when you buy a 12 PACK, it's frustrating. I realize that's a different product, but it IS part of the experience of using these.