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Pilot Easytouch Pro Medium
This is Pilot’s version of the well regarded uni-ball Jetstream RT. It comes pretty close. I give it a B+.
I tested a blue ink RT. Very smooth inkflow (just a touch less smooth than the Jetstream). No skipping. Solid crisp line. The barrel is nice. It’s rubberized and fits well in the hand.
I have one complaint. The barrel does not have a window to see the ink level. Any premium pen like this should have an ink level window as a standard feature.
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Pilot Precise V7 RT Needle Tip
This pen gets an A. I tested the blue needle tip.
I really love this pen. I am normally not a fan of needle tips, but this one has caught my attention.
It produces an even, skip free line. The movement over paper is reasonably smooth for a needle tip. The grip is rubberized and is comfortable. The barrel length is standard. The pen styling is fairly conservative and reasonable for the office. The blue ink, which I tested, is a dark purple-blue. It gives the writing some gravitas.
The ink is watery, but the needle tip minimizes bleed through the paper. It’s a water-based ink and washed off neatly from your hands.
I do have some concerns about the durability of the needle tip. I’ll be testing it pretty vigorously, so we’ll see if those concerns are valid.
