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Which is the best pen for UPSC Mains?

In terms of comfort while writing for long periods, a non-interrupting ink, glide over the paper, water resistance etc. 

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@necromancer what was wrong in those pen ??


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Gentle people, what about writing with a fountain pen? :P

Ah, a true gentleman.

Peak taste my boy.

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Gentle people, what about writing with a fountain pen? :P

Ah, a true gentleman.

Peak taste my boy.


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I switched to pentel energel this year. 

Was able to improve my speed.. May be because I practiced writing with this from 4-5 months before actual exam. 

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B017DKAK40?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

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AJ_said

@dwightschrute I've heard about thin pens causing a lot of hand pain after a 3-hour exam. Have you written any with Pentonic Gel?


Wrote almost all college papers with it, didn't have any issues. College exam copies are thin, that's why I started using Pentonic in the first place. 

AJ_,
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@Luffy Multiple reasons but in summary: ones on the left- too expensive for regular use along with some being too thick and some not waterproof etc; ones on the right- write too thin for my taste, my writing comes out shabby and some skip too much (dry ink or a rough ball)

Still out of these I’m most comfortable with Uniball eye fine, if you write bigger then I’d recommend Uniball eye broad.


EiChan,
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@necromancer i was asking of pentonic b rt


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@Luffy ah sorry 😅 

Very rough on open sheets, I don’t do a lot of rough work but they would have been useful on notebooks for sure. 


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Aren't Schneider, Uniball Air, Pilot G2 too expensive to use them regularly for tests? :3 

Checked the prices for Uniball and G2 after going through this thread, hard pass :P My broke ass ain't shelling out 200-300 rupees for a pen, pardon my French. 

MaeveWiley,thesleepyhead
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Gentle people, what about writing with a fountain pen? :P


Me and my bois after using fountain pen in school





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Gentle people, what about writing with a fountain pen? :P


Me and my bois after using fountain pen in school






mehuifs,
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Luffysaid

@calvinhobbes from where you order them . They never seem to work when I buy from shop . Always rough tip


 https://www.uniball.in/


You can order them from here. 

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@Luffy Multiple reasons but in summary: ones on the left- too expensive for regular use along with some being too thick and some not waterproof etc; ones on the right- write too thin for my taste, my writing comes out shabby and some skip too much (dry ink or a rough ball)

Still out of these I’m most comfortable with Uniball eye fine, if you write bigger then I’d recommend Uniball eye broad.


Look at uniball 215/217 too, they're similar to eye but cheaper because refillable. Makes them environmental-friendly too :p 

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@whatonly I did the same with Bic Cristal, all the ones are tried were extremely dry. Luckily I was able to return them however not before the pickup guy decided he didn’t trust me and wanted to count all 100, forgot his count twice before finally taking them away. I thought I learnt my mistake. 

Nope

2 weeks back I ordered two boxes of Pentonic B-RT after some regretfully hasty decision making. Now they’re hidden behind some books in the hope that Maa doesn’t find them and end my trysts with pens (albeit several of them)


I feel better, thank you :P

If we have reached a stage in life where we have to hide pens from parents, some introspection is needed 😂

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Used V7 for this year's mains. Had to be very careful while drinking water. 🤣

How come V5 is so popular. I found v7 much smoother. Initially the the pen seemed thick. But now my hand has adjusted. 

But definitely gonna try all these pens. 

Who doesn't love a box full of premium pens? 😂

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Who all are planning to flex with photo of empty pen/refills post selection? :P 
peterparker,
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@DeekshitaP uniball air works. 


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@necromancer What's the pen between the two Uniballs (eye fine and Air) called? That's the only one I haven't tried yet. Might as well give it a go.


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@KropotkinSchmopotkin uniball eye needle 0.5mm waala hain shayaad !! bekaar pen :P


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@calvinhobbes Can you tell how long 1 refill last for Uniball 215/217? GS ka ek paper me khatam ho jati hai ya paper ke baad bhi bachati hai


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