Uni-ball Jetstream 0.7 mm - Regardless of your opinion on ballpoint pens, there are situations in life where they are the best tool for the job. Make it the Jetstream. ( Buy)

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Notes: The Pilot Hi-Tec-C has been dropped from this list. It hasn’t been dropped by me, but it is too particular to recommend to users who aren’t looking for a technical-style gel ink pen. Updated 8/16/2022.) Top 5 Pens In The Store Notes: The remainder of Pilot’s V-Series should be on the list, as they are all tried and true writers and easy to get.) Top 5 Mechanical Pencils Zebra bLen - A challenger that could compete with the Acroball in another year or two. Zebra certainly seems to be leaning into it more than Pilot is with the Acroball. Watch this space. ( Buy) Rotring 600 - This is the best mechanical pencil on the market, and it has been since the moment it launched in 1989. In those 30+ years Rotring has changed hands, but no one has dared touch this design classic. ( Buy) Pilot Iroshizuku - With the wide range of releases from the above two brands, there is something to say for stability. Iroshizuku has been one of the best, most consistent, ink brands over the past decade. They did add three new colors in 2022, so maybe there are more on the horizon? There doesn’t need to be-what they have is excellent across the board. ( Buy)Uni-ball Jetstream - To be the best, you have to beat the best. Any size, shape, or design, this is the best ballpoint pen on the market. Wooooo!!! ( Buy)

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Leonardo Momento Zero - This one one of the best fountain pens on the market, regardless of price. Why only fourth on this list? I do think the gold nibs on the three pens above give them a recommendation advantage. The steel Jowo nibs on all Leonardo Pens are chefs kiss great. ( Buy)Paper Mate InkJoy - Surprise! But only if you haven’t used one before. If you have, then you might argue for it higher up the list. For colorful gel ink, it ranks only behind the EnerGel. ( Buy) There is something increasingly alluring about pressured pens in the eyes of an engineer. Pressured pens need far more engineering investment when compared to ordinary pens. So it’s a pen designed by engineers for engineers and for anyone who loves to appreciate little details in things. Uni Jetstream 3 Color - Keeping it simple is the way to go with multi pens, and the base Jetstream model makes the best case for the top. High quality ink, multiple tip sizes (0.38 mm. 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm) and barrel designs, and a great price. That’s a good formula. ( Buy)

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If you need some last minute changes to drawings or something to help you draw dead straight lines, Pen Type-A comes to the rescue! 11. Dyson Biro by Dyson - Buy Now Pilot Kakuno - Style is the primary difference between the Kakuno and Metropolitan. This is the fun, modern Pilot entry-level pen, but offered an identical nib and performance as the more expensive Metro. ( Buy) Uni-ball Jetstream - Formerly number one, it hasn’t fallen in quality, but I think it falls into a narrower category of recommendations. Its hybrid ballpoint ink makes it a more specific use case than many of the pens above it. ( Buy)

Uni-ball Kuru Toga - A decade in the trenches makes the Kuru Toga a relative newbie in the mechanical pencil world. If you find the lead-rotating mechanism idea compelling, let me be the first to tell you that it works flawlessly. It is the modern standard. ( Buy) Pelikan Souveran M600 - Pelikan’s are always worth the premium in my mind, and the 600 series is the sweet spot-especially for your first. Pelikan’s quality is unimpeachable, right down to the piston-filling mechanism found in their fountain pens. Depending on the model you like, and where you shop, the price of the 600 can run the entire gamut of this category. (Buy)