Zebra Sharbo X ST3 Pen Body Component - Silver

It's sturdy, has high-quality components, and looks great... but it's just not a viable pen for the long-term. There is no "empty" spot, so you have to carry it while it's rotated in between chambers, which seems silly to me for such an expensive multi-pen. I want to love this pen, but my biggest gripe is that the ink runs out way too fast. I have to carry around three extra refills with me because I will run out in two to three days. I use this pen maybe two hours a day. I used to used it everyday for all my university lectures, but it just kept running out in the middle of class... That is just silly. Everything else is almost perfect about this pen--balance, construction, look, weight, etc..

BUT, I would stay away from this pen. I bought a box of like 40 ink refills, but that is going to add up BIG TIME over the long run. Also, I've had to "reload" refills mid-lecture or meeting and it looks silly while I fumble around to do so. I want to love the pen, but I just can't. If you can deal with the constant refill changes/purchases, then buy this pen. Otherwise, stay away.

Zebra Sharbo X ST3 has a great design. Looking at the photos, it seems flawless. However, there are quite a few flaws in this multi-pen. The paint of the pen is coming off quickly and too easily. I've been carrying this around in my pocket and never dropped once. I hope this is a defect, if not then $45 dollars pen isn't worth it. The functions, however, is superb. Some of my classmates were pretty amazed how I have 2 color pens and pencil in one pen while discretion hiding the fact its a multi-pen. Just wish they didn't ask if I was abusing the pen due to the paint. I suggest you stick with a single pen and a drafting pencils rather then buying this pen. Only buy this if you can't resist the novelty and it's functions.

Pen is really well made and writes as well as other Sarasa 0.4mm pens from Zebra, if not better. The ink does last longer than I thought it would, been using the same black ink for a couple weeks now, used daily although not real heavy note taking at my work, and still working fine. Only note I can make is that the bottom piece, the part that unscrews, is a slightly different shade of grey, which kind of bothers me, and the threading is plastic. Overall a good pen, but if looking at a Sharbo, the LT3 is FAR better than this in my opinion, just got my LT3 in silver today and it's much better made.

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I bought this pen a little over a year ago and have used it enough to write a sound and unbiased review.

When I first got the pen I was super excited. It really was great at first. It\'s sleek and slim design was something to behold. The pen refills were cool. The mechanical pencil component was even cooler. The pen writes like an expensive pen, flawless. Never skips. It was just great. It really wowed me at first.

However...

A major flaw:
There was one thing I noticed right away that I didn\'t like. There is no \"off\" position on this pen. You have to set the twist mechanism in between the slashes on the barrel so that none of the ballpoints of any of the pens, are protruding from the barrel\'s end. When set in between the slashes, there is no assurance at all that it will stay that way if just dropped in your book bag and not stored in a pencil case (which is where I stored mine). I still worried it would come loose and stain my pencil case. I didn\'t want this major flaw (In my humble opinion) to get in the way of our new love affair together, but it did. I used it in class for a while and then just put it in my safe. I was worried that it would become damaged and I wasn\'t going to replace it because of how much it cost me. Which leads me to my other point.

The price:
Really? Plus the price of refills? After having a year to think this over, I have come to the conclusion that the price is simply outrageous for what you get. I understand why it costs so much. I\'ve searched the internet up and down and even e-mailed Zebra here in America and have found no one sells this pen in America but Jetpens. There ya go. I could be wrong. I\'ve seen them on ebay before but they were marked up because once again, no one in the USA sells them.

Conclusion:
Don\'t get me wrong. It\'s a seriously cool pen.

Not for $+ dollars though.

The pen is probably worth $25 at best WITH pen/pencil components. I base this price on the idea that if I saw someone using it and I had never seen it online before; if they wanted to sell it, I wouldn\'t give them more that $25 for it. I never use mine anymore. I just get mad when I can\'t put it in an off position. Unfortunately, two stars from me. Sorry Jetpens, I still love your great service and other products you sell.

An alternative: I have fallen in love with the Jetstream 4+1 multi pen. I have two and use them in every class. For only $15 dollars I can replace them no problem. They write just as good if not better than the sharbo X.