When it comes to the best pens for note-taking, you're best off choosing a ballpoint, rollerball, or gel pen like the ones on this list.

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In an era of tablets, touchscreens, and keyboards, there’s something timeless – and quietly powerful – about the humble ballpoint pen. So is it any wonder, then, that June 10 marks National ...

If you want to try writing with a cheap plastic disposable pen, the BIC Crystal is the pen for you. I hate scribbling back and forth on a piece of paper, trying to get a rollerball pen to start ...

The overall mechanisms of each pen work in the same way. Rollerball gel pens thus offer a healthy combination of the humble ballpoint and the silky smooth water-based roller ball.

Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most ...

Sadly the pressure required for a good line from a ballpoint was much higher than the original pens, so he was back to square one. Then he happened upon gel pens and tried the same trick with a ...

Along with the warning, the Door County Sheriff’s Office advised people to write their checks with gel ink pens. Gel soaks into the paper and it’s much harder to remove than ballpoint pen ink.

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Whether it's fountain or felt tip, ballpoint or gel pens that you fancy, here are the best pens money can buy.