My Favorite Rollerball Pens of 2022

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Rollerball pens aren't as popular as they used to be, but there are still some great pens to be found in this category. Here is a deep look at some of my favorite rollerball pens sold in 2022. This video features both old and new designs, but all the pens can be purchased today.

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That Pentel rollerball violet that you showed is crazy great. i just hunted that pen down and bought 2 of them. That thing is smooth, and writes so bold. That does not write like a 1.0mm, more like a 1.4 or 5. I am loving it. Thanks

tbayless
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Heheh that schneider refill got me through school the 90s and early 00s. I was terrible at writing with a fountain pen ( a cheap one of course) in school so when we were able to get Schneider pens with refills like that, it changed everything. No more smudges or ink spills and even leftis had no problem writting with these. And it was eraseable.

madmajek
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Rollerballs don’t get much attention these days but they still matter. When the first Uni Ball models came out in the 80’s they were revolutionary. Great video!

PenAdvice
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For me: Ballpoint is oil and dye; Hybrid Ballpoint is oil+water (or some lubricant) and dye; Rollerball is water and dye; and Gel is water and pigment.

I know this isn't exactly how things work, and is probably not technically correct, but it provides me a good way to consistently classify them.

Real_LiamOBryan
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I enjoyed the longer video today! Great content as always!

allisonheath
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Stabilo Worker was *the* pen for all my exams at Uni. As a fellow leftie that was the best option for me. Also it's basically available everywhere in Germany. (Stabilo Black and Worker+ are the same, but somehow Stabilo doesn't sell Black in German stationary stores). The most comparable Schneider pen to Stabilo Worker or Bionic in my opinion ist the Schneider Ray. It has the same tip as Stabilo Worker (not smooth like the Schneider One) and is also refillable with the common fountain pen refills you can get everywhere.

lelandfitz
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The Vball grip with .7mm fine point in black (which they claim made it sorta like a .5mm) was my favorite of all time when I discovered it back in the day in 10th grade. A DRAMATIC improvement over cheapo scratchy ballpoints that I had used for many years being a poor kid, and a comfort improvement that was much appreciated having the rubber grip. I'd occasionally find a pen on the floor or hallway, I smirked when you said it was eye opening even using the barebones onyx, my sentiment exactly. I found a grey uni-ball eye in blue ink in 5th grade I quite liked but it was fairly low on ink when I found it. I also found a low on black ink Pilot P-700, but, I particularly remember that one digging into and hurting my fingers writing after awhile due to no rubber grip that was very common back then in the early 2000's for these it seemed, and the P-700 was even worse due to plastic ridges versus just smooth on others. Just for nostalgia's sake, myself and a friend are going to write and sketch out ideas like base design on a "to-do" list in the crafting survival game 7 days to die using good old pen and paper and I'd just like to say thanks for your down to earth chill vid that took me majorly down memory lane haha. I was happy to see the Vball grip could be had in a 3 pack for under 10 bucks. Pricey per pen in my opinion, but, I want to get them for nostalgic sake. I found a 6 back of Pilot BX V5 black hi-techpoint extra fine on amazon for $9.50 I may nab too. A plethora of offbrand pens all over amazon as well...I saw a 30 pack of no rubber grip rollerballs for only $6 something! That I may have to get for the giggles LOL

SolidSnakeEver
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Love rollerball pens, been using them for years. The Pilot V5, Uniball Roller Grip 5mm and the Uniball Vision Elite 5mm are my favorites. No use for those smearing gel pens.

rg
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I have a Sheaffer VFM Rollerball, the original refill and a replacement were both scratchy, and skipped frequently. I recently found out how to open it up and put fountain pen ink, just a fraction of a mL, and now it writes like a dream. The refills weren't cheap either.

themisterchristie
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I definitely prefer rollerballs more than ballpoints because of the flow of the liquid ink and writes smoother. All of these options I’m happy to take, no matter the cost!
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Thanks for sharing with us pen aficionados!

harisivakumar
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My Rollerball choice is the Parker Vector, they're kinda comfortable in the stainless steel version, a bit slippy but confortable to hold

darrencen
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The Schneider business ones I have been wanting to try... they look 👍 I finally did order a pilot refillable v5 but gave it away because I liked it so much ;)

neofliermike
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I didn't know my Uni Vision Elite unscrewed to see the ink level. Know I know! Thanks! Also my wife got me some Sharpie Roller 0.5. They are pretty nice!

ebodaman
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the vision elite is literally the best. i honestly have used them since highschool and never found any other pen as good (like pentel, parker, etc that costs 10x as much or more). and it's been many decades

jasona
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Uniball Eye fine in blue, all day everyday. Just so lovely.

bhuuthesecond
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The Onyx is what got me into pens from that same scenario. My teacher gave me one in 6th grade....and it was all downhill from there 😂

Squeebthegamingparent
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Here in US the uni vision looks exactly like the uni eye in video, and I can never seem to get the bic roller with the grip to write without skipping

michaellandmann
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The Ohto Dude is one of my fave capped rollerballs. They will take the energel refill, and they just feel fantastic.

clayontheloose
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I love the Uniball vision just because I have a thing for the permanent archival ink (questionably necessary but I do always pay attention to that) but I have to say it does bleed. The Pilot Precise is nice. It doesn't bleed as much and it comes in fun colors but its not even waterproof and that really bothers me so I'll stick to the Uni Super Ink

Edit: I also really like the Inc R2 but its expensive and hard to find so I'd rather buy the Uniball

tompov
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Those Vision Elites 0.5mm got me through high school timed essays, I would save them for the times when speed was king. Blue/black was my favorite color. Always thought it was superior to the Eye (Elite has the better grip). Probably the best I had access to at the time -- on a student budget. I was in Asia so everything was bought at MSRP or even discounted from Japan MSRP

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