Jetstream

I absolutely love these Uniball Jetstream pens. They write incredibly smoothly, don’t smudge, and have a satisfying weight that makes them feel high-quality. They also give off a clean, professional look that works well in any setting. I’m a server, and customers often comment, “Oh, you have the fancy pens,” when I hand them their check. My fiancé uses them for his office job and gets the same reactions. They’re clearly noticed and appreciated. I also use these pens for art, especially line work, and they perform beautifully. The ink flow is consistently smooth and reliable, producing clean, even lines that are never too thick or too thin. They don’t skip, blot, or give out, and they genuinely feel like butter whether you’re writing or drawing. They’re a big step up from cheap pens in terms of quality, but only slightly more expensive and absolutely worth it, especially when bought in bulk.

These are some of the best feeling pens I've ever used. The smooth flow, the design and comfort are top notch. I like the professional feel of a capped pen. I'll buy more when they are gone - which will probably be soon... I keep giving these away.

The jet stream is my favorite pen. I like the large diameter (1.0 mm) Tip. Writing with the pen is a pleasure, nice and smooth. The ink dries quickly and does not smear. I have used the pens since 2002 when I worked at the Pentagon and borrowed one from a General, he had to remind me to leave the pen as it would not leave my hand. His administration assistant gave me one later.

The best pen on the market, hands down. It has never given me problems with ink not coming out, and it has been very reliable, even to the point that I would recommend it to artists, such as myself. I've drawn many pen only art pieces with this pen!

These are my favorite pens. I just wish they filled them with more ink. They write boldly and are so smooth.

What can I say. This is the only pen I have been using for the past decades and they consistently proved themselves to be great. I just hope these pens stay as “Made in Japan”. Albeit, I will be watching closely, as soon as production shifts to China or elsewhere, I will be snatching up old stocks.

It took a lifetime to discover this pen, and this will be my pen for the rest of my lifetime. It's hard to explain why a certain pen is the one for you, but to cite the late Supreme Court of the United States Justice Potter Stewart in Jacobellis v. Ohio, "I know it when I see it." This Pen is perfect for those who write extensively throughout their day to day life such as spending hours in a given day writing notes for lectures in School. What makes this pen great is that it glides across the paper giving the perfect amount of resistance without being too "glidy" but also not requiring too much resistance either. It's the perfect amount almost writing for you but also doesn't have the pen fly away from you as you write. It's that perfect equilibrium. You want some resistance but at the same time too much resistance can be a killer when you are in your 2nd hour of a 3 hour lecture where you're writing 3-4 pages of notes in a single sitting. The grip is perfectly soft yet firm and the weight is neither too heavy or light (the heavier the pen, the more it hurts to write as you go along, but you also need some weight) The only minor gripes that could be raised are that the pen will seemingly run dry even though there's still seemingly plenty of ink left to work with. The structural integrity of the pen can also be a pain. About 1 in every 10 pens, the shaft of the pen will break above where you hold your hand to write, so it becomes harder to write legibly and well until you take the ink cartridge out to one of the other empty pen capsules. But those gripes are far insignificant to the absolute power House of a pen that is the Uni-ball Jetstream.

Easy glide writing!

Super cool writing

I've been using these pens for 10+ years. I love the way they write so much that I have them all over the house, in my bag, my car, etc. I actually rounded up all the other random ballpoint pens in the house and got rid of them so whenever I reach for a pen, it's a jetstream! I buy refills for these when empty (unfortunately, refills are about the same cost as replacing the whole pen). The ink is smooth, the pressure required just right, and the design is good, pleasurable to hold, they support a good flow of ideas. Over the years, a small number of mine have broken in half at the place where the lid snaps onto the pen body. Because of this, I try to avoid snapping the caps on and off unless I need to, in order to help the casing last longer. All in all, not bad for an inexpensive pen.

Pros: smoother than most pens, allowing very fast writing ("jetstream" is accurate). Slight "cigar" shape, so the hand-feel is like a fancy expensive pen. Looks elegant. Made in a free democracy, Japan. Cons: it has a very bold stream, so there is the occasional blotching, unless you clean it. But if you use bold ball rollers this is expected. Price is very high per unit, for a plastic pen, even a very nice one. One annoyance: the refill cartridge is marked with a model number of its own, but you can't order them separately. This is a shame because the pen opens easily, would be easy to replace. So these nice, pricy pens get wasted once empty. Still, my favorite to use.

These pens write near perfectly, but don't last long. They have SXR-C1 cartridges but refilling them with SXR-10s made them far better. I did break two of the pens I had in half from use but this pen runs out of ink way before this happens.

The best ballpoint I have ever used: there is no danger of ink running into a shirt pocket because the cap covers the ball and the ink dries very quickly on paper so there is no smudging. Writing is very smooth and the pen feels comfortable in the hand BUT the ink cartridge capacity is too small. The pen is also too small for people who have very large hands.