Energel Euro Ballpoint Pen from Pentel: Smooth Writing for All Your Needs

CJ: These pens do not bleed through paper. I only use these pens for checkbook and writing in a journal.

United States on Dec 01, 2023

Alexander H.: I used this pen for note-taking and was looking for something really fine. I don't think it's anywhere near as fine a line as they advertised, I have .7 mms from uni-ball that give the same line quality. Still usable, if only slightly disappointed at this point. That being said, the ink was really nice, the pen had good, consistent flow once you got it warmed up and it responded well to changes in pressure. However, I gave it 1 star because the nib broke on the first day of use, within 5 pages of writing, causing the pen to lose all of those nice qualities, just bleeding ink uncontrollably like a marker or brush pen. I had to discard a $15 pen within an hour of opening it. It was nice when it worked, which wasn't very long at all, but I expected vetter build quality at this price point. Better pens can be had for less. Skip this one.

Canada on May 02, 2023

Amazon Customer: The pen writes smoothly like spreading melted butter on bread. Highly recommended.

United States on Mar 28, 2023

Ina Guidry: Writes very precise and smooth. Seems to be lasting a while. No scratching. No bleed through. Love it!!

United States on Sep 22, 2022

Amazon Customer: As described

Canada on May 03, 2020

olufemi B.: Great quality

Canada on Jun 02, 2019

Daniel: Writes smooth no skipping. I've been trying out 0.28mm, and .5mm gel ink pens and this feels like just the right size pen tip. Small and detailed and it doesn't feels like it's scratching as much as I sometimes get when using a 0.28mm pen.

Canada on May 24, 2017

Alric: Not as smooth as other 0.35 gel pens, I prefer the 0.5 version of the energel line.

Canada on May 02, 2017

A. Feldman: This pen is fantastic. I've been a fan of Pentel Energel ballpoints for a while now, but I'd only ever used the 0.5 mm:  Pentel EnerGel NV Liquid Gel Pen, 0.5mm, Fine Line Capped, Needle Tip, Black Ink, Box of 12 (BLN25-A) .
The 0.35 mm is everything that those pens are, and more.
As a left-handed college student, I'm on a constant search for pens that flow smoothly enough to allow me to write quickly (tricky as left-handed people tend to "push" pens along paper rather than "pull" them), while still drying fast enough that I won't end up with pen ink smeared all over the side of my hand. This pen brand has managed to do both of those things for me, but I'm now particularly excited about this thickness — I've never had a pen that could write in lines this thin and precise while still letting me write fast, and not skipping over the paper.
My 0.5 mm versions of this have lasted over 3 years at a time (it helps that I'm very stingy about lending them out!), and I expect the same stellar results from this pen.

United States on Jan 01, 2017

kelardan: This might be the ultimate gel ink pen for you, though it isn't for me.

For pros, this one has plenty. The needle point on the EnerGel Euro 0.35 isn't as robust looking as a conical one like on a Signo DX, but it's definitely more robust than the one on a Hi-Tec-C. It's arguably the smoothest writing gel pen I've tried recently. The body is reasonably solid feeling (not quite as solid as a Signo DX, but far from flimsy).

The cons don't really involve performance. While this is rated as having an 0.35mm point, the line it writes is a bit wider than the Signo DX 0.38. That's thicker than I prefer, sadly, and it's the finest point available in its line. This ends up being one of the harder to get and more expensive pens in its class, since you can only get them singly from Amazon, at around $5 each. They're cheaper at specialty vendors like Jet Pens, but then you don't get Prime shipping, and they're still more expensive than a dozen pack of competitors like the Hi-Tec-C/G-Tec-C or Signo DX.

If you like the line width of this pen, it's arguably a bit better writing than the also excellent Signo DX, but if not, you'll have to look elsewhere for your perfect pen.

United States on Nov 25, 2016