I have tried many mechanical pencils over almost 40 years and this is a very good design for a very decent price. There are slightly better ones but I lose them too often to afford them. And there are the extremely cheap ones that are crummy in every way.
These have a decent heft and balance with a rubber cushion that's the right softness. The cushion is a bit too far from the tip for my grip but they always are. The clip is all plastic but it is well designed. The click advance works really well like most Pentels. The tip does not retract on this model which may be a disadvantage but I've found that the retractable ones waste a lot of lead at the end of each piece.
The best part is the eraser. The twist eraser is fantastic, it's the best I've ever used. It holds a nice long piece (a bit more than an inch of usable length), you just twist it to advance or retract, and it stays put when you erase (some other models retract back in when you start trying to erase). But they really blew it in their choice of eraser material. It's not awful, but it's mediocre. I don't know what is wrong with the people at Pentel; they have the greatest eraser material in the universe in their Clic Eraser and they use it in some of their mechanical pencils but not this one for some crazy reason. Instead this one uses a material that is more like the old pink erasers on wood pencils. But good news, you can get the Click Eraser refills and by just trimming off the end a bit they fit right in this one. That together with the regular Pentel high polymer lead (which is what these come loaded with) gets you the ability to write with a clear dark line but erase it easily and cleanly to the point that you can no longer see it! That's why I use these mechanical pencils. So great job Pentel! Now could you just change the eraser material to your other variety?
| Fabricante | Pentel |
|---|---|
| Marca | Pentel |
| Dimensiones del producto | 5,75 x 3,25 x 1 pulgadas |
| Número de modelo del producto | QE415D |
| Descatalogado por el fabricante | No |
| Color | Verde |
| Tipo de cierre | Cierre de Rosca |
| Tipo de agarre | agarre |
| Dureza de la mina | HB |
| Número de productos | 1 |
| Tamaño | Paquete de 12 |
| Punto tipográfico | Fina |
| Tamaño de línea | 0.5mm |
| Color de la tinta | Verde |
| Tipo de punta | Metal |
| Número de pieza del fabricante | B0026ZPWSM |
