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50 of 52 found the following review helpful:
 Super Geek Pen - Not that old 4-Color Bic Feb 09, 2006
By Eric T. Soderstrom
"Geek...Computer Geek"
I love this pen. My wife got it for me for Valentine's Day. She gave it to me early because I am working tirelessly to get my life organized. I go this great DayTimer that also hold my Palm Pilot, but it's a pain to get the stylus out while the Pilot is "docked" in the Day Timer. Also, I always lose my mechanical pencils. I don't have much need for a Red pen, but I'm sure I can get a blue or green refill for it.
Anyway, at first I thought it would be like those cheesy four color Bics we had in grade school. But it is fantastic - bordering on magical. The words "red," "black," "stylus," and "0.7mm" are written around the top of the pen barrel. You just hold the pen with the item you want facing up and push the button. Your chosend writing device pops out. Then just pop the button on the side to retract it.
I also find it is much easier to write on my Palm Pilot with a full sized pen than with the little stylus that came with it.
In short, one pen that meets all my needs and then some.
Oh - and don't steal mine - she got it engraved for me.
27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
Fisher Quad Multipen Dec 06, 2008
By Paul W. Jones
"Paul W. Jones"
First, there is a mostly-negative review of this pen from someone that did not like the Fisher ball-point ink. You either like the Fisher refills, they allow you to write on more surfaces, higher temperature range, etc., then other refills, or you do not -- they do skip more, particularly on first use, and they generally don't have the flow of say Lamy, which is generally the top refill in this category. I should note that Lamy refills do fit fine in the Fisher, so if you prefer those, and easy remedy.
In general, in terms of the Fisher Quad pen, it is a very well made pen, and an exceptional value at it's current price point. Advantages include:
* Rubber Barrel (easy to grip)
* Chrome finish below that, in high wear area
* Very good upper Barrel in a sort of grey/titanium type finish
* Better side release mechanism (many have plastic clip release)
I found the pen somewhat lighter than the metal Lamy 4-in-1 variants, but to have better heft than a lot of the cheaper pens. Make no mistake, the Fisher is very well made. The Stylus is quite functinal. The inks, once you get used to them, quite serviceable (and easily replaced with Lamy if you don't). The mechanical pencil is of the 0.5mm class. One of the top 4-in-1 pens at any price point, and an exceptional value at its current one.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
The Coolest Gift Ever Dec 01, 2006
By J. Farina
One of my friends gave this to me for a gift a year ago and it quickly became my favorite acessory to my PDA. I was working in an Emergency room when I was given this and it was awesome for switching between entering or looking up data on my PDA to making notes on a patient's chart, to jotting down quick notes. Several of the nurses and doctors saw me using it and wondered where they could get their own. Even if you don't need to multi-task this pen is great to use as a stylus becuase it's much easier to use than a normal stylus.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Get a Great Pen and eliminate the need to carry 3 seperate ones Feb 11, 2011
By R. Parker
There are already several long and good reviews for this pen so I'll try to keep mine short.
Overall:
A very nice pen, the multifunction capabilities are great and it looks good.
Pros:
Three separate writing instruments in one. 0.7 mm thick leads which doesn't break easily.
Mediums:
The stylus is a great idea but, many people won't need it. It doesn't work on the new type of touch screens found on modern cell phones (just the old ones like a palm pilot). You can probably switch the stylus out with another pen (perhaps a blue or green one) but, then the label on the end won't be correct (no big deal).
Its a space pen (which could be a pro or a con so I put it here). Some people don't like the "feel" of these types of pens. I like the fact that it can write upside down (done it many times), underwater (don't really have a need for this), in cold weather (done it) etc. I'm not used to writing with micron smooth special pen tips using ink that is ultra great or whatever. It gets the job done, if you want a pen that works you'll like it, if you want a pen that is friction free and uses ink found in one particular species of squid that only lives off the coast of Micronesia then don't get it.
Cons:
Not many and not that severe but, the ink cartridges are small so they'll run out a bit faster. You can find the regular space pen refills at places like Target or Walmart. These take smaller refills that you may have to buy online (I did anyway). You kind of have to expect this from a multifunction pen though.
Also the eraser is kinda small (like most mechanical pencils), I essentially don't use it because I don't want to buy refills. I instead use a separate eraser which is what I do with all the previous mechanical pencils I used so I don't see it as a big deal.
There you have it, my concise review. Hope it helps.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Greatest Pen Aug 25, 2007
By David Anderson
I gave this pen to my wife who is an ER nurse. She Loves it and uses it all the time in her work. Easy to use, practical and reliable. All you could want from any work tool.
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