Customer Reviews

I would warn people away from buying this pen; the ink blobs and smears unpredictably while writing, although it's more often when you first touch pen to paper. I can also write something then smear the ink using another piece of paper, so it isn't that fast to dry, either.
Were the ink better, I'd rate the pen better, since it feels OK in my hand and otherwise writes well. But the bad ink completely ruins this as a viable pen for me.

Not great, not awful! It smears, that's my biggest complaint. It writes nice and it a good looking blue body and ink color. But as a lefty I need it to DRY!!

I find the ink in this pen to be wonderful. It is very expressive. I have yet to see any globs as reported by another reviewer. This pen writes smoothly and is a delight to use.

This pen is not bad compared to "regular" pens, but inferior to the equivalent Jetstream model (blue 0.5 mm). I find the ink of the Zebra to be somewhat more free-flowing, which is a bad thing: it tends to give off ink globs significantly more often and overall looks somewhat sloppy. Also, the ink in the Jetstream seems to be slightly darker in colour, which I prefer.

This is one of my top "go-to" pens! It's great for everything- note taking, signatures... It writes a thin, sharp, consistent line (which I love because my lettering is so small); it does not bleed through, nor does it smudge (I am a fast left-handed writer-so this is exactly what I look for in a pen). I believe this pen has surpassed my love for my Hi-Tec Cs.

I WILL be ordering more of these.

for a 0.5 mm, this tip writes a very very thin line! the 0.5 mm is more like a 0.2 mm in my opinion. ink flow is great, dries fast and no smudges.

As a writer who goes through a lot of pens and a lot of regrets, this one has brightened my world. Usually I avoid ball point because it sticks and clogs up fairly quickly, but I have yet to experience these issues with this pen and I've been writing daily pages of jotted words and math problems for almost two straight months with lots of ink to go. This is truly an extraordinary pen to get! I would definitely recommend getting blue, black, and red for your next school season or writing project!

This is a really terrific write! The barrel is nothing special, unfortunately, but not bad. But the pen writes smoother and more evenly than my current favorite, the JetStream. No skipping or bad writing even though the cartridge is still 1/3 full...yet. I am going to doctor around with it and see if it can fit my Jetstream Premier body for the cushier grip! Great pen!

This is an overall very nice ballpoint pen! The ink flows smoothly, it has a thin line, and the ink is dark for a ballpoint (though not as dark as a gel.) A good pen for the price and good looking as well!

The ink writes smoothly on high quality paper, but on the regular notepads I use daily at work, it tends to be a bit scratchy. The inner mechanism of the pen is noisy and it's really bothersome while I'm writing. The color of the ink is great, however.

This is a great pen, very smooth ink flow, one the best i've ever used 5/5!!!!!

HYPE! This pen does not live up to any of its claims. It looks, writes, and feels like an inexpensive ballpoint. Bust.

On my ongoing search for the perfect ball point pen to illustrate and ink with, I tried the Zebra Surari. Being a huge Zebra fan, I was really hoping this one would pull through, but for my purposes, it didn't.

Pros:
- nice grip
- creates a think, but dark line
- light weight (could be a con depending on preference. I like lighter bodies)

Cons:
- blots very quickly if writing on an angle; thus creating varied line widths.
- will sometime drag ink threads

The blotting is a huge con. The only way to prevent a blotting tip from happening is if you always write at a perfect 90 degree angle to your surface. Even then, ink threads can appear at any time if you don't clean the tip at varied intervals.

In the end, this is a perfect pen for simple note taking... but so is any other fine tip pen you can purchase locally. Not worth the shipping costs you need to shell out to get this pen online.

At first I thought this would be a poor competitor to the 0.7mm Jetstream. After a full shift at work using just this pen I can say I was wrong! The Jetstream is only slightly smoother but the Surari is a tad darker. The writing was a little scratchy at first but as the day went on this went away. The only problem I had was that ink would glob on the tip of the pen and I'd have to wipe it off. It would never get on the paper though.

This is easily the nicest, blackest, smoothest writing pen I have *EVER* used. The fact that they charge under 2 bux for this is insanity. Absolutely the best pen for the money. Just get one, you will be glad you did.

This pen's ink smears very badly. When writing normally, the ink still smears even after 5 minutes.
I tried writing with it on an exam and the part I wrote with it was incredibly messy.
I was very excited about getting this pen and I can't believe it turned out to be so bad.

Love the pen, though it does blotch a little bit now and again. The ink is very impressive. The clicker needs to be more stiff and of better quality, but that isn't a deal breaker for me. The size and wait has a nice balance, but it doesn't scream the usual quality that zebra usually puts forth. I'd grab it! And yes...the .5 feels a little thin with a little more scratching than anticipated. These fault force me to give this pen a 4.0. I'd like to see what zebra has in store next for this Emulsion ink wonderment.

There are pens and then there are PENS. This is a PEN. The blue ink color is vibrant. The writing is wonderfully smooth as you would expect from a Zebra pen. But there is something powerful about this pen. Somehow it induces me to want to write.

By far better than a jetstream. L'encre est d'un beau noir foncé, la prise est confortable il est esthétiquement plaisant et il écrit bien LONGTEMPS contrairement au jetsteam qui après 15 min. se met à "skipper". Je suis étudiante et il est parfait pour moi. Une belle ligne mince, mais franche qui le reste même après 1h30 d'écriture non-stop. C'est maintenant mon crayon favoris.

I would put this pen at the same level as the jetstream. It's very smooth, and makes very fine lines.

Personally, I found that these pens are very cheaply made, they fall apart in my pencil pouch. (which I regard very highly because it has over $70 worth of pens in it) I mean they weren't awful and it's not a huge waste of money or anything, but I know personally I was really really excited and then horribly disappointed.

A little sticky, and doesn't work well on smooth heavy papers.

Beautiful color though!

The ink flow feels a bit sticky compared to the 0.5mm and this ink color is lighter than I would have preferred. Comfy to hold.

Got this pen today and it's the smoothest. The Jetstream is slightly smoother but this one is right behind it. Love it and am ordering more. I have the 0.5 and 0.7 pens in this line as well but this one is the boldest and smoothest. I find the 0.5 scratchy while the 0.7 is wonderful. A pen you will enjoy and although cheap the pen feels good in your hand.

I like this one much better than the Fluorescent Orange. Again, writes smoothly but the color is more pleasant/pleasing. I would recommend it.