The first patent for a ballpoint pen came out in 1888, but it was impractical for paper; it was meant to write on leather. Unlike fountain pens, the ballpoint uses a tiny rotating ball to press ...

The Overall Best Pens For Note-Taking: PILOT Precise V5 RT Ball Pens. 2. The Most Budget-Conscious Pick: Zebra Z-Grip Retractable Ballpoint Pens. 3. The Best Gel Pens: Sharpie S-Gel Pens. 4.

A fountain pen cartridge will give you around 7 to 15 pages of writing, whereas a ballpoint pen contains enough ink to write a continuous line four to five kilometres long. So this category is ...

Pens don’t just need to function well; they need to look good, too. From Montblanc to Pilot, these are our 13 favorites. Officially, the 13 Best Pens of All Time ...

The Uni-ball Jetstream (top) used to be my favorite pen, but the Pilot FriXion 0.7 mm (bottom) has usurped its throne. The FriXion pen’s ink is just as dark and smooth as the Jetstream’s ink ...

Uni-Ball Jetstream Retractable Ball Point Pens,0.7mm, Black Ink Uniball A brilliant hybrid writing instrument, the Uni-Ball Jetstream glides across the page with a gel pen-like smoothness yet has ...