Pilot Acroball Smooth Writing Ballpoint Pen - 0.5 mm - Purple Body - Black Ink

Good ballpoint - ink is occasionally scratchy, which I would have expected more from a "smooth-writing" pen.

I'm addicted with excellent stationary.I bought
1.Uni-ball Jetstream Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Alpha Gel Grip Series - Both Black and Pink Body
2.Uni-ball Alpha Gel Shaka Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Rose Pink Grip
3.Pilot Acroball Smooth Writing Ballpoint Pen - 0.5 mm - Purple Body - Black Ink
4.Pilot Acroball Smooth Writing Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Lime Green Body - Black Ink
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In my writing experience, the rank is as follows:
1>3>2>4

This Pilot Acroball 0.5 writes very smooth. If the holding part can be softer or as soft as uni alpha gel grip, it can be better. The 0.7 is not that good to me.

My favorite ballpoint pen for note-taking. It writes a consistent, thin, dark line with no skipping or blobbing. The grip and balance of the pen in your hand are very nice. Compared to the 0.7 mm acroball it does have a little bit of "scratchiness," by which I mean that the tip of the pen is sharp and you can feel the pen-paper interaction, but it is minimal. I like a little scratch in my pen for printing but like something smoother for cursive writing (like the Uniball Jetstream 0.7 mm ballpoint). This pen rocks.

This is the best ballpoint pen I've ever used. The Pilot Acroball writes smoothly, with dark/bold ink, and very rarely globs even a tiny bit. The pen body feels nice and light. Also, even though it's .7mm, since it writes so smoothly, the line is finer than some .5mm pens. It's really a great pen for a great price. Since I found the JetPens site, I've also ordered the Uni-ball Jetstream Ballpoint Pen,.5 mm; the Zebra Espina Pearly Rubber Ballpoint Pen, .7 mm; the Kokuyo FitCurve Ballpoint Pen,.7mm; and the Pentel Vicuna Supersmooth Ballpoint Pen, .7mm. The Pilot Acroball is by far the best of these. My only complaint is that it doesn't come in more ink colors; I really like a variety of colors of ink.

Seems kinda ridiculous to take time to write about a pen, but that's exactly how much I LOVE this pen! I have looked for the perfect pen and now I've found it. No need to experiment or try anything else out there. Perfect grip, doesn't streak, writes instantly, doesn't glob and isn't too expensive. At least not for the perfect pen! Listen, I work in an industrial environment that dictates I have to have a pen at all times. This pen attaches and holds to pockets of the thinnest shirts and to collars of the thickest t-shirt, which is important to me. In blue or black ink, you can't go wrong. The blue is absolutely the best blue I've ever seen. And no, I don't work for Pilot, the only reason I'm writing is because I want to get the word out so they'll have more sells and continue to carry this pen. That's how much it means to me. I cannot tell you how many times someone has tried to 'walk away' with this pen. Ain't gonna happen! Try this pen, and hey, if you don't like it these guys will refund your money. Gotta feeling that that 'ain't gonna happen'. Cheers.