Customer Reviews

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.

This pen is the smoothest pen I've bought from Jetpens by far, and the textured grip isn't so bad! I will definitely restock when I run out of ink! :D

Hands down the best pen for writing. period.
0.4 works the best. I usually wirte in script and htis pen is perfect for it. too bad its kind of expensive...... ;(

This is my absolute favourite writing pen. Fast drying ink and very smooth use. I've tried the thinner tip 0.3mm and it just doesn't compete with the 0.4 imo. Only criticism I have for this line of pens is the fragile tip. It only takes 1 drop (landing on the tip) to permanently damage it to render it unusable. These are also quite hard to find in my local stationery store and I am therefore glad/thankful that jetpens seem to always have them available.

These pens are great. I prefer the .4mm to the .3mm because the line is smoother and works well on a greater variety of papers. I find it to be much more reliable and smooth than Microns, however Microns are totally waterproof and I wouldn't recommend these for use with wet media unless you're looking for a water-soluble ink effect.

I like this series of gel pens. I have all 4 nib sizes. The nib, some say, is fragile but I don't believe that is the case, at least not in my experience. I don't have to press hard to get them to make a mark so I am less likely to break the nibs than someone with a heavy hand. If you treat these pens right they perform just fine.

The 0.25mm nib of course makes the finest line and the 0.5mm the widest. However, and it should come as no surprise, the smaller the nib the "rougher" the pen feels when writing with it. However the nibs being smaller in diameter than other pens their nib size they make for excellent drafting/drawing pens when you use a straight edge such as a triangle or ruler. Again one does not have to press hard to get these pens to produce a line.

The ink in these pens is dark and the pens write without skipping or the ink running out unevenly. The ink supply is typical of such pens, maybe a tad more generous. The clear plastic barrels have a ribbed surface for grasping near the nib. The are as comfortable as any plastic barreled pen or pencil. The only thing that could make these pens any better is to make the retractable.

wonderful pen, however jetpen's version does not have the rubber grip.
(It should have one)

The Pilot Hi-Tec-C 0.40mm pens have to be one of the world's greatest writing instruments. Pilot has provided an incrediably reliable fine point, with an ink composition that is unlike anything else I have used. I originally purchased my first two pens while traveling in Japan, and became discouraged that I could not find them in the US - wherever I went where they were sold, I alway had to stock up. Now with JetPens selling them we have the best of all circumstances! I don't think that I have dealt with an on-line store that is anywhere near as good to deal with. If you are a first time customer, you are in for a treat with JetPens!

I love my Hi-Tec-C pens. In order to get them I used to have my officemate order them from her dad since he went to Japan on business once a year. I was starting to run out of ink in my last pen and was dreading the day. I'm so excited that I found Jet Pen. Now I won't be a pen Natzi with my friends when they want to use one. I hope you guys stay around for awhile. The discovery of your site has made my year!

Thank you! I've been waiting forever for an American retailer to carry these. I discovered these pens while traveling through Europe about 6 years ago. I tried to buy them in the US and even contacted Pilot about why they didn't sell these in the US, Pilot replied because of patent law issues.
Its nice to know their finally available instead of buying them all the way across the world. Hope Jetpens is around for awhile. I'll be buying again!

Being a med student I'm pretty demanding about notetaking and these pens are the absolute best. I've been using them ever since high school, but since they aren't readily available in the US would either have to wait for friends to bring them back from Japan or go to JapanTown in San Francisco for them. They write amazingly well with crisp thin lines, no smudging, and no bleeding through pages. Use these pens once and you'll be hooked.

These pens are the best! So precise, and with so many ink colors. Thank you!!!

It is certainly a great pen, I can see why these are all the rage. Too thin and precise for my taste, however.

Wow! These pens are just so good to write with. I tried one two years ago and have since been searching for a nice retailer where I could get them easily and in so many colors.

My favorite out of the 4 sizes so far. These pens are quite durable, as long as you don't have a heavy hand. I'm a delivery driver and made the mistake of taking this pen with me on deliveries one night for customer signatures and one of them bent the tip! They're used to big bulky pens I guess. Try it out. It gives a nice crisp, clean, consistant line and it dries pretty quickly. They work great with prisma color markers.

This is the most amazing pen I've ever written with. I bought the 0.4mm and 0.28mm sizes a while back, and they've surely grown on me. Unlike other pens that I've used, and lost, this is one that I must have on me at all times. The tip is so fine, and the ink is perfect... Every stroke it totally smooth. No smudges, no nicks or skips or anything. Even my coworkers have tried to pocket this gem for themselves!

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.

I've tried to use the Hi-Tec-C gel pens. They start out really nice, smooth, and inky. As I continue to write with them, however, the lines become more faint and eventually I cannot use them at all - I am left with a nearly filled ink cartridge. ): I've tried my best to revive my pens, and I have not yet been successful. Maybe it is because I write with more pressure? Or it is because my pens come from Taiwan? o_O I don't know. But, my Sliccis never do this to me - so now I use Sliccis exclusively. So 5 in the beginning (because it writes so well and smooth), a 1 in the end (because it is useless and makes me feel sadpanda).

Great colours. Ink is bright and vivid, and love the fine tip (though some might find the feeling too "scratchy"). At first, they all wrote like silk. However, I haven't even used up half the ink and two pens aren't writing any more. I think the tip gets clogged too easily. Sometimes now, the ink doesn't flow at first, and you have to scribble a few times to get it flowing. Won't be repurchasing since there are so many other gel color pens on the market now

A good pen, ink can actually be the same or thinner than the 0.18 uni-ball. It is better for long, straight lines (eg. cross-hatching) than for short, sketchy ones that the uni-ball is good at. Its ink is much thinner than the Slicci, which is also 0.25. Sometimes the ink seems to stop flowing and things get a bit scratchy. Note: this pen is not waterproof, and will bleed strange purplish tones if exposed to water. The 0.18 uni-ball is waterproof.

Everything has its use, though. I use this pen to write small notes, and for cross-hatching in comics. It's good at both of those.

Very subtle for a gel pen! Almost the color of J. Herbin Cacao de Brésil bottled ink.

colour comes out exactly like you would expect it (like a smoky gray). it's pretty accurate to the colour of the cap. a fun alternative to black!!

I bought this pen after being so disappointed by other green inks I had tried over the years. If you are looking for a thin line and good readability, as well as interesting color, give this one a try!

Color: Apple green/grass green (about the color of those "add to cart" buttons, if you mixed the two halves together)

Readability: It's not fluorescent, thank goodness. Good ink, dark enough to read at a glance.

Scratchiness: It is 0.3 mm, so write on smooth paper with very fine grain. Otherwise, it works like you expect a Hi-Tec-C to write -- pretty smooth, no smudges.