Pilot Hi-Tec-C Gel Ink Pen - 0.25 mm - Basic Colors - Blue Black

The color is very attractive and the ink is quite nice overall, but the tip is fragile and scratchy. It slows down my writing speed, and it causes tears in my paper; I don't consider myself heavy handed: I use .3mm lead and other .25 gels and .4 ball-points with no trouble at all. Unfortunately the tip is a pretty big problem. After trying both, I definitely prefer the Pentel Slicci over this.

I love the color of this ink. It's a pity that Pilot (or is it JetPens?) don't offer blue-black refills, since replacing just the ink and nib and keeping the barrel is environmentally sensible....

I found the 0.25 a bit scratchy on regular inexpensive paper--a Mead notebook, laser printer paper, and the like--at least at the rapid speed I write. On Clairefontaine it does well :) but at work I'm usually scribbling on someone else's meeting handouts. The 0.30 is a better choice for me, therefore.

These are actually the best pens I have ever used. No doubt. A few months ago, I bought a 12 set of the Pilot Frixxion pens, and I thought those were amazing, because they erased, but after time, if you don't use the actual box they give you, dirt and other sediment sticks to the rubber, leaving a messy eraser mark when you erase. Then, I saw that one of my friends had a hi-tec-c pen. but it was .3 and I wrote with it, and wasn't too pleased. I felt that the tip was too thin. At first I hesitated when I clicked add to cart for this set, but I trusted the brand, the reviews, and JetPens. Two days later, during the snow storm in my area, the pens come. I immediately try them, and I fell in love. I strongly recommend these pens. Although they do not erase, they write like a pencil, except instead lead coming out, you have great solid colors

This is the best pen I have ever used! They have a nice thin tip that I love because I write small, and they don't break off when I press down on them! I bought all colors to use when I'm taking notes, and three years later I still love them(although now I need to buy new ones). They also write super smooth!!

If you are looking for the equivalent(and probably even better version) of the High tech C try the Uni-Ball Signo DX 0.28mm or the zebra sarasa 0.3 mm. Both are absolutely fantastic pens in all respects, and are even better because they're cheaper than the high tech c. Both also come with a grip and do not have a fragile needle point like the high tech c.