Zebra 29411 F-701 Ballpoint Stainless Steel Retractable Pen, Fine Point, 0.8mm, Black Ink (4)

Never lets me down! The pen has some weight to it but, not over bearing. Nice and smooth lines. They offer re-fills that are easy to swap out as needed. I've had a F-107 pen since 2011 enough said.

I love these pens. I love how smoothly they write and I love the construction of them. I love the weight as well, considering they are a bit heavier than an average pen. The grip is great, and the springs inside feel like they won’t give out on you easily.

These are very durable attractive pens. They write well and I give them out as gifts to close friends.

The weight, the grip, the ink. These pens are perfect.

First up if you are buying this pen, it's because you want something that won't smear easily.If that's not a concern, the G series from Zebra such as the G-750 write smoother.These pens are the perfect combination of value and performance. They feel nice and solid in your hand and are very easy to hold and write with. They just simply feel like a top of the line pen but without the high price tag.Refils are affordable in a variety of colours.They make great gifts for anyone that has to write notes in a hurry and needs ink that doesn't smear.

I'm not sure why these Zebra F-701 pens are rated so highly. Sure, they have a nice weight to them are are shiny, but the aggressive knurling hurts my tender man fingers! So, after protecting the smooth part of the barrel with some packing tape, I ground the knurling down a bit with some fine emery paper and now it's much more comfortable to write with. See my two pics, where the pen I sanded clearly shows the smoother knurling, though it's now a slightly dull shade of very light brown. But I can live with that.Also, these pens sometimes suffer from an extra "click" sound when you press to deploy the tip and apply pressure to paper for the first time. I suppose something is "shifting" slightly, but it's disconcerting. As for the ink cartridge, it writes fairly smoothly. In the end I decided to keep two of these and gift two away.UPDATE: I was able to fix the extra "click" problem by inserting a 3/4" nail with a flat head into the end of the ink cartridge. See the pic.

They look and feel like expensive pens, but are very affordable. It would be hard to break one of these if you tried.

Awesome pen!