Customer Reviews

I ordered the Uni-ball erasable pens to compare them with the Frixion. I was really tired of how the Frixion pens ran out of ink so fast, and I will say these Fanthom pens do have more ink. The down side is the Fathom ink is much lighter than the Frixion ink. Go with the Frixion pens

The Fanthom .5 writes more smoothly than the Frixion .4 which tends to be a little scratchy, and it's handy not to have to remove the cap to access the eraser. The colors of the Frixion are brighter, and the eraser works much better than that of the Fanthoms. It would be great if Frixion would either move the eraser to the end of the cap or make a block eraser.

Not gonna lie....I like the Pilot FriXion pens better than these Uni-ball Fanthoms. Just received them in the mail today and started using them. Maybe they'll grow on me but my initial feeling is, if you're going to buy erasable pens, go with Pilot.

While I think the Uni-ball Fanthom pens are aesthically superior to the Pilot FriXion pens, the Pilots are far better in terms of writing and erasing quality. The Fanthoms look a little more "grown-up" and professional to use in the office as opposed to high school or college. But they write very faint and skip a little. The effort to erase is greater and still doesn't seem to completely erase whatever was written. On the other hand, the Pilot FriXions write incredibly smooth and erasing takes little to no effort at all.

I quite like the design of the pen. Although it does take a bit of strength to pull the cap off, the mechanism itself I find it quite improved from the Pilot FriXion. The pen does not have any grip due to the cap design.

Very pretty emerald green ink just like the barrel. Writes very smooth with no leaks or skips. Erases perfectly and the top of the cap is the eraser so you don't have to move it to erase once you're writing. Love these pens.

Uni-ball ink sucks!... I ordered the Uni-ball erasable pens to compare them with the Frixion. I was really tired of how the Frixion pens ran out of ink so fast, and I will say these Fanthom pens do have more ink. The down side is the Fathom ink is much lighter than the Frixion ink. Go with the Frixion

Pros - the colour is so pretty! The ink is smooth, easy to write with and does not stain the page. The pen is comfotable enough and quite attractive.

Cons - while the ink is ersable the way the 'eraser' is designed is not as good as it could be. The cap is the eraser and it does not do as good of a job as the frixion erasers, it is quite hard and will ruin thinner paper. However, if you use a frixion eraser on the fanthom ink it works a treat! The ink itself is a little thin and gives the impression that it is running out, similar to the early frixion pens.

Overall - I like this pen. It is the only one of this brand I have tried so I cannot compare the brand overall, however, this pen has made it into my regulars with the frixions. I do prefer the frixion series because the eraser works better and I love side-knock (no caps to loose) and the ink has become more pigmented. If the next generation fanthom had a better eraser, no cap and more pigment (without leaving a stain) I would def be buying more colours.

i sometimes use this pen to write mostly notes, even though i can write neatly, the ink doesn't really last and tends to fade but it does erase

this pen is ok. there is no grip whatsoever, so writing isnt very comfertable. it does erase, but you have to press down hard and its akward. if you want an erasable pen i reccomend the pilot frixion, they are waaay better

Go for the Frixion. The Fanthom erasure isn't nearly as complete. It's still a decent pen--just not up to the competition.

I love these pens.! It writes very light and looks awesome.!(: Like every other erasable pen it leaves somewhat of a wrinkle in your paper. I like it because the pen looks very awesome.!(: I like it more then the Frixion pens based on the way it writes.!

Beautiful colors but after using them for prolonged times I find them to be slightly uncomfortable against my fingers. A simple pencil wrap would aid in this.

I do suggest the Frixion from Pilot before this one.

I hate this pen. While it does erase as advertised, I prefer my black ink to look black rather than a faint gray. Will be looking at other brands before I buy this pen again.

Great pen...Writes well and feels great in the hand. I will agree that the ink is a bit on the lighter side of black...however I find it perfect. The erasing aspect works as advertised!
I highly recommend.

I thought I'd been sent the wrong pen, as there was no "eraser" like Frixion pens have.. What the manufacturer calls an "eraser" i call "plastic cap". But after looking on here, comparing pics, and trying the cap to erase, it DOES erase. But it also dented/scratched my paper because of how hard I had to rub to erase.
Blue shade is very pale, like a watercolor.
I prefer the outer shell of this uniball over the Pilot Frixion erasable disposable; i think the Frixion looks a bit juvenile from the outside. But this uniball is so unpleasant to erase with the existing eraser, that it doesn't stand a chance against the Frixion, which is my Holy Grail of pens. I shelled out the 20+$ for the business shell for the frixion, so it doesn't look so teeny bopper, and will stay with that. Will not repurchase this uniball, the frixion is way better.

Nice design and feel, writes very nicely and eraser is very good....but it's definitely not black ink....it's more of a light gray