Amazon Basics Refillable Fountain Pen with Smooth Writing, Fine Point Nib, Black Ink

I admit, I bought this mostly out of curiosity. I found myself wondering, "How good could an Amazon Basics fountain pen actually be?" The answer turned out to be: surprisingly good. Now, don't get me wrong, this isn't the same quality as a $200 pen with a gold nib. But I would argue it writes just as well as some of the popular entry-level pens like a Platinum Preppy or a Pilot Kakuno. The nib is smooth and silky right out of the box, and I haven't had any issues with "hard starts" where the ink doesn't want to flow. The only thing to note is the sizing. I ordered a medium nib, but it definitely writes a bit more like a broad. That doesn't bother me because it makes a lovely, thick line, but it is something to be aware of if you write small. For around $10, it feels substantial in the hand and looks professional enough to take into a meeting. If you are looking for a starter pen to see if you like fountain pens, this should definitely be on your shortlist. In short: An incredible value for the money. It writes smoothly and feels solid, though the medium nib runs a little thick.

I honestly wasn’t expecting much from this pen, but I was very pleasantly surprised! I picked this up so I could have an inexpensive daily writer, but I honestly like it better than some of my more expensive pens. I got the medium nib and it lays down a really nice line of ink. It’s a very smooth writer, and I experience no scratch at all. As I said, I was very pleasantly surprised, and this pen is a joy to write with. It’s my go-to pen right now. I might actually get another one and add a converter so I can use different color inks.

The pen comes in a nice gift-quality box. Excellent pen for the price. Smooth writing and ink flow. I am left handed, so ink drying was critical for me, but I've had no issues. Didn't give 5 stars because instructions were minimal and ink cartridge install needed much more force than I expected. Other than that, I'm very happy. Update EDIT: the above review was for the medium nib pen. Was so happy, I ordered one with the fine nib. However, the fine nib pen I received had a nib defect and skipped a lot. Amazon replaced the pen at no cost! And without having to return the defective pen. The replacement pen writes smoothly without skipping and I couldn't be happier! In summary, very satisfactory quality pens for the price and great customer service.

While this pen looks and feels great in the hand, the ink draw is not at all dependable. It very often "dries up," not pulling ink from the cartridge through the nib, and it is very difficult to get the ink started again ("very often," as in, every third time you pick it up). I did love the feel of the pen and they are so inexpensive, I thought I might have just gotten a dud and bought a second, hoping it would work better. Not at all. I have a lot of experience with fountain pens... from cheap to rather expensive. I have to say this is the worst. Do not purchase it.

this is a surprisingly good pen for the price! it works just the same as all of the other fountain pens, it's sturdy and feels like it's made from some turned brass or something. it's well weighted, and the cap posts securely on the back while you're writing, without throwing off the balance. it feels like it's a high quality, and i would be willing to use this to take notes. i've done several homework assignments with it and it's an absolute pleasure. if this is your very first fountain pen, i'm gonna give you a quick rundown! make sure to get fountain pen friendly paper, otherwise your lines are going to look a little ugly (normal and cheaper papers can have the ink bleed and spread on the page) some good fountain pen friendly brands are rhodia, clairefontaine, tomoe river, maruman, hp premium 32lb, TOPS premium dockets (gold), and the mintra premium legal pads. the three budget options: rhodia no.16 / dot_pad (a 90 page A5 pad for about $6) a half-ream of hp premium 32 (500 pages for $16ish) a six pack of mintra premium legal pads (six lined legal pads for $15) the pen comes with three ink cartridges. the black ink in the cartridges is actually surprisingly good (and i'm comparing it to nice bottled inks). the three cartridges will probably last you two weeks if this is the only pen you use, but several months if you use other pens or write sparingly. if you want to upgrade to bottled inks, i would also recommend buying a piston converter (this pen is "standard international" size--search for "standard international converter") [special note for newbies: do NOT use "india ink" in a fountain pen! it has gunk that builds up and almost immediately ruins your pen. it can only be dissolved with ammonia/windex and will never go away completely.] one of my favorite bottled inks is aurora black. it's a good, consistent black, adored by fountain pen users as the single greatest black ink on the planet. if you'd like to branch out and try some interesting colors, lamy makes some very good colored inks (but their cartridges can't be used in this pen, this only works with bottled ink and a converter) pilot also makes a bottled ink line called iroshizuku that's got lots of fun colors! my favorite is yu-yake (sunset orange) if you'd like a black ink that works on cheap paper without feathering (soaking into the paper and spreading) or bleeding through the page, then noodler's anti-feather / x-feather is the best ink for that purpose. if you'd like some good cartridges to use in this pen, i really do like the amazonbasics ones (can't find them on here!), but my other favorites are the manuscript calligraphy ones. they're a very consistent black ink in a standard international cartridge, which works wonderfully in this pen. papers: rhodia 16 https://www.amazon.com/Rhodia-Staplebound-Notepads-sheets-Black/dp/B003UCL77U/ rhodia dot_pad https://www.amazon.com/Rhodia-Wirebound-Notepad-8-1-Dotted/dp/B00B9BWB0G/ HP premium 32 https://www.amazon.com/HP-Printer-Paper-Premium32-Letter/dp/B000099O2W/ 6pk mintra premium legal pads https://www.amazon.com/Mintra-Office-Legal-Pads-perforated/dp/B07Q4R7KBS/ TOPS legal dockets https://www.amazon.com/TOPS-63950-Docket-Perforated-Canary/dp/B00008ZPKT/ ink: the manuscript cartridges (work in this pen) https://www.amazon.com/Manuscript-Pen-MC0401CB-Calligraphy-Cartridges/dp/B002SOYMO6/ amazon's recommendation for a standard int'l converter (to use this pen with bottled ink--yes they are compatible) https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Fountain-Pen-Ink-Converter/dp/B002P2T42G/ bottled inks: aurora black ink (you can get it for cheaper from pen retailers like pen chalet though) https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-bottle-125-N-Black-regular/dp/B002OLT9JG/ lamy bottled ink https://www.amazon.com/LAMY-Crystal-30ml-Glass-Bottle/dp/B07HMR4QK3/ iroshizuku bottled ink https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Iroshizuku-Fountain-Turquoise-69212/dp/B003MVKFRW/ noodler's x-feather ink https://www.amazon.com/Noodlers-Ink-Oz-X-Feather-Black/dp/B00AWFEMZC/

Es una pluma q vale totalmente la pena si es tu primera vez usando una pluma como este tipo es laejor experiencia. No se ve para nada corriente .

Da sempre la penna stilografica è segno di eleganza e stile e questa stilografica marchio AmazonBasics, è realmente una bella penna con un design accattivante e curato ed è realizzata con materiali di buona qualità. È arrivata dentro una scatola in cartone, ben alloggiata all'interno di un cofanetto nero (18 x 6,5 x 4 cm circa), robusto e solido, insieme a 3 cartucce di cui 2 sono sistemate nel loro spazio all'interno del cofanetto e una si trova all'interno della penna stilografica ma è libera, non inserita sul relativo nipplo . La penna ha un design semplice ma elegante e piacevole, è di colore nero con finiture cromate, è leggera (pesa 32 grammi, cartuccia compresa), ha un cappuccio protettivo che ben si incastra sia sul pennino che sull'estremità opposta (così non c'è il rischio di perderlo), ed è dotato di un comodo fermaglio in metallo. Metto in evidenza, come suscritto, che il cappuccio non si avvita sulla penna ma bisogna premerlo fin a sentire il click di conferma dell'avvenuta chiusura a incastro. Faccio notare che la penna stilografica, sia con che senza cappuccio protettivo, è ben equilibrata, si impugna abbastanza bene e non stanca la mano. Ha un pennino in acciaio con punta fine e, quando il cappuccio protettivo è inserito su di esso, la lunghezza della penna stilografica è circa 13,8 cm ... le giuste dimensioni per poterla inserire in un taschino della giacca o in una elegante agenda oppure metterla in borsa. È caratterizzata dal tipico sistema di caricamento della cartuccia, ossia bisogna premere la cartuccia sul nipplo del gruppo pennino affinchè questo fori il diaframma in plastica della cartuccia per lasciare fluire l'inchiostro e poter scrivere ... attenzione, bisogna premere la cartuccia sul nipplo delicatamente ma con una certa forza PRIMA di avvitare il fusto perchè, a differenza di altre stilografiche, durante il riavvitamento del fusto la cartuccia non viene premuta e incastrata. L'inchiostro delle cartucce è nero intenso e la scrittura è continua, fluida, scorrevole, non sbava e non trapassa la carta ... anche se sinceramente devo mettere in evidenza che per coloro che non sono abituati a scrivere con una penna stilografica occorre un po' di pazienza e di pratica. Assegno 4 stelle perchè non sono riuscito a trovare la garanzia della penna stilografica (requisito importante per ogni articolo acquistato soprattutto on line) e non conosco a tutt'oggi (fine Ottobre 2019) il prezzo della penna stilografica ... spero che presto possa conoscere la garanzia e il prezzo per modificare le stelle assegnate.

Il a vraiment une belle écriture, et un débit d'encre équilibré ! Il est léger et agréable à utiliser, facile à recharger, et vraiment joli. Ça peut faire un beau cadeau !

Er liegt gut in der Hand und hat auch ein schönes Gewicht. Nicht zu leicht und nicht zu schwer. Ganz schlicht gehalten. Ich habe schon ewig nicht mehr mit einen Füller geschrieben und es schon was anderes wie als mit einen Kuli. Noch ist er nicht oben ausgelaufen, was ich bei der guten Qualität gerade bezweifle. Ich muss schauen ob da auch die ganz normalen Patronen rein passen. Da ich die zwei die dabei sind als etwas länger empfinde. Kann auch eine Täuschung meinerseits sein.

En líneas generales está mejor de lo que esperaba por el precio, es de buena calidad y desliza bastante bien, se agradece además que venga con recambios. Nos viene en una caja de cartón lisa bastante simple, dentro tenemos directamente el estuche, que es de cartón pintado de negro con dentro terciopelo, da bastante el pego, aunque se nota que es de un producto económico. La pluma sin embargo está mucho mejor acabada, tenemos zonas de metal y se nota resistente, aunque al tener tanto metal es algo pesada. Para cambiar los recambios simplemente quitamos la parte inferior y tiramos de ella, se pueden encontrar recambios en amazon a buen precio. El trazo que tiene es bueno y la tinta sale poco a poco de forma uniforme con un fujo perfecto, suficiente para escribir, pero no demasiado como para manchar o que tarde mucho en secarse. En línea generales por el precio me parece un producto perfecto y que cumple lo que anuncia.