Summary: The Uni-ball Signo 207 (0.7) pen is a great pen for signatures.
Rating: 8/10
Price: ~$1.50
Where I buy it: Target
For most of my note-taking I prefer a pen with a narrower tip. But when I need to sign a document, this is the pen I reach for.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Pilot G-2 0.5
Summary: The Pilot G-2 Gel (0.5) pen has a cult following for good reason.
Rating: 8/10
Price: ~$1.75
Where I buy it: Target
The G-2 is a well-built pen. Like the Uni-ball Signo 207, this pen just keeps working. The thing that keeps it from being a perfect pen is its ink — it doesn't dry as quickly as other gel pens I've used.
Rating: 8/10
Price: ~$1.75
Where I buy it: Target
The G-2 is a well-built pen. Like the Uni-ball Signo 207, this pen just keeps working. The thing that keeps it from being a perfect pen is its ink — it doesn't dry as quickly as other gel pens I've used.
Uni-ball Signo 207 Micro
Summary: The Uni-ball Signo 207 Micro (0.5) pen is one of my favorite general-purpose pens.
Rating: 9/10
Price: ~$1.75
Where I buy it: Target, Office Max, Office Depot
This pen is a workhorse. If I were to be exiled to a desert island, and got to choose one pen to take with me, this would be it.
My handwriting tends to be on the small side of the spectrum, and this pen's 0.5mm pen tip really helps keep my letters from running together. The tiny point also helps prevent bleed-through from the notes I write in the margins of my books.
I've found that gel ink tends to spread and feather less than rollerballs, and it creates a more uniform and consistent line than ballpoints.
I like using the Signo 207 Micro to:
Rating: 9/10
Price: ~$1.75
Where I buy it: Target, Office Max, Office Depot
This pen is a workhorse. If I were to be exiled to a desert island, and got to choose one pen to take with me, this would be it.
My handwriting tends to be on the small side of the spectrum, and this pen's 0.5mm pen tip really helps keep my letters from running together. The tiny point also helps prevent bleed-through from the notes I write in the margins of my books.
I've found that gel ink tends to spread and feather less than rollerballs, and it creates a more uniform and consistent line than ballpoints.
I like using the Signo 207 Micro to:
- track project time in my Franklin Covey notebook
- journal in my small Moleskine sketchbook
- take notes in my larger Moleskine notebook
Uni-ball Signo RT Gel
Summary: The Uni-ball Signo RT Gel (0.38) pen is my favorite ultra-fine-point pen.
Rating: 9/10
Price: ~$1.65
Where I buy it: jetpens.com
This pen is fabulous! It may be too fine for some uses (like signing documents), but if you have smallish handwriting like I do, it is unparalleled for precision note taking.
Rating: 9/10
Price: ~$1.65
Where I buy it: jetpens.com
This pen is fabulous! It may be too fine for some uses (like signing documents), but if you have smallish handwriting like I do, it is unparalleled for precision note taking.
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