✨ BEST ROLLERBALL PENS! ✨ What sets them apart from ballpoint and gel pens?

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You’re probably familiar with ballpoint pens, but have you ever wondered what’s up with rollerball pens? In this video, we discuss these lesser-known writing instruments and show you some of our favorite rollerball pens. Shop more rollerball pens at JetPens.com: to.jetpens.com/3da7UXj
▬▬ ✦ T I M E S T A M P S ✦ ▬▬
0:00 Intro
0:24 What's the difference between rollerball pens and other pens?
1:40 When should I use a rollerball pen?
Rhodia DotPad Notepads: to.jetpens.com/3xkZOly
2:42 Recommendations
Uni-ball Vision Elite Rollerball Pens: to.jetpens.com/3Ukdvev
Stabilo Rollerball Pens: to.jetpens.com/3U1bLGN
Tombow Rollerball Pens: to.jetpens.com/3eQdAG8
Ohto Fude Ball Rollerball Pens: to.jetpens.com/3eOSKHp
Pilot Precise V5 Pens: to.jetpens.com/3Bh7Ywa
4:53 Outro
5:08 Outtakes
5:30 End Screen Links
▬▬ ✦ R E L A T E D V I D E O S ✦ ▬▬
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@JetPens Жыл бұрын

Which do you prefer: rollerball, ballpoint, or gel pens? Let us know in the comments!

@lildarkvixen Жыл бұрын

Gel pens!!! Love me a smooth pen.

@AuroraBomnichord Жыл бұрын

Gel! It’s like butter!

@plkrtn Жыл бұрын

Of the ball pens, it's a rollerball for me. The Uni-ball Air is one of the smoothest pens I've ever used. Just wish it came in more colours.

@reanozeon9459 Жыл бұрын

Basically, I prefer the #Jetstream series of ballpoint 🖊️ pens. But the other types of pens are also preferable like gel , roller ball .etc

@mayanksoni8465 Жыл бұрын

Uniball 215 /217 refillable.

@riverAmazonNZ Жыл бұрын

Rollerball pens are great if you’re a fast writer, especially cursive. Much less tiring. But for small writing in my planner I prefer a fine gel pen.

@sushmitabanerjee82 Жыл бұрын

Same here

@suntzu1409 Жыл бұрын

I second this

@phymat1 Жыл бұрын

Rollerballs are good though I've found hybrid ink pens to be a little better for cursive writing, especially as a lefty. I use the Schmidt Easyflow 9000 refills in a Parker pen body.

@Twicoven Жыл бұрын

The Ferriswheel Press Roundabout rollerball actual fits a universal converter so you can fill it with different inks like a fountain pen! A true game changer

@lefthandedclogger Жыл бұрын

The J Herbin fits standard cartridges and the shirt monteverde converter too!

@creamsiclecat Жыл бұрын

Omg thanks for this!

@stevekail4543 Жыл бұрын

I learned something: I wasn't aware that there was a rollerball pen with waterproof ink. I prefer to use a fountain pen when possible but when it comes to filling out carbonless forms I find that a ballpoint is best.

@darii2427 Жыл бұрын

My Uniball Vision Elite was a gift from when I was a child and after 10+ years of non-use, IT STILL WORKS

@CarlaBossart-Pletzer-sf5jr 3 ай бұрын

Wow, you must not write much! I go through one every 15 days or less!

@hazelwitherspoon2721 Жыл бұрын

Love me some rollerball pens. Being using Uniball Vision for years. Folks at my old job knew to return my pens if I left them somewhere.

@Edo_Marinus Жыл бұрын

All throughout high school, I used nothing but roller ball pens. (In elementary school, school-issued fountain pens were mandatory.) They made for comfortable writing, and were also VERY good for drawing comics about our teachers with. Nice and precise.

@sherrycohen1824 Жыл бұрын

It's so good to see and hear you on videos again, Antonia! I usually write with fountain pens or gel pens, but I love the Vision Elite.

@lefthandedclogger Жыл бұрын

Yes I love videos narrated by Antonia!!!!

@filmreader Жыл бұрын

I could never figure out the differences between the three types of pens even though I have read your article that explains the differences. This video finally made it clear to me how these types of pens differ from each other. And yes - more Antonia videos, please. She is the best narrator on KZfaq.

@mellow-jello Жыл бұрын

Precise V5 was my go-to in my Grade 12 classes, and only pen found in my case that year, yeah it is one of my top 3.

@shrimpbisque Жыл бұрын

When it comes to rollerballs, the Pilot Precise V5 is my JAM

@LaLa_ArtGal Жыл бұрын

I love the off-black pens, especially the green! Well, and especially the brown!! Oh, and especially the deep blue! ...and this is why one needs an entire pen CASE to leave the house! 😉

@suzannesonnier2496 Жыл бұрын

The last batch of black infused ink pens I ordered are more black that the actual colors …. The previous ones I had you could see the color…. Frustrating

@suzannesonnier2496 Жыл бұрын

But yes! I have way too many pens i love plus a fountain pen - so yes definitely bring a pen case!

@ringberar Жыл бұрын

I love this channel. So much. This vid really helped me calm down and just enjoy some good rollerball info hahah

@JAK_EDITS. Жыл бұрын

these videos are so calming and informative, thank you for putting in time and $$$ into them!

@namelesscrow2069 Жыл бұрын

YES! I have been hooked on rollerball pens since freshman/sophomore year of high school. I've been using the Pilot Precise V5 as my main rollerball. I have a combo handwriting of print and cursive. I enjoy how light it is and you can see where you're writing better. And it's true, you really don't need any pressure at all which is why I don't get much bleed thru and can just write for 3 hours and not get hand cramps

@rainysaturdaycreative Жыл бұрын

Great video! Learned something new! Will have to give rollerballs a try!

@cookbook800 Жыл бұрын

Very informative ……love this video! More to add to my wish list!

@PadmaDorjee 6 ай бұрын

This was a great video, helped me to decide on my new journal pen.

@Rogeriocust 8 ай бұрын

The best explanation about these pens. Now I know clearly how these pens work.

@coolthinghere6853 Жыл бұрын

ah, i bought one of the v5s in highschool, and since i prefer pencil, it still has ink to this day! though its finally getting low. others are recommending it for fast writers, and i have to agree. i always have to write fast enough so my adhd doesnt trip up my thoughts 😅 had no idea it was good for that at the time i bought it i have a custom multipen now to save space, id much prefer a good line of rollerball colors to the gels i have, as they do smudge on occasion more than my roller pen did

@cammiluna Жыл бұрын

Most of my school years were spent before computers took over our lives and I really wish I knew about rollerballs when I was writing 4-page essays by hand. Currently, I use a Pilot Precise for everyday note taking and I keep a handful of Uniball Airs with my art supplies. I like the waterproofness of the air and how you get some line variation with pressure or tilt. I'm dominantly a fountain pen user for drawing, but I still keep Uniball Airs as backup- especially when traveling!

@LetterLadyZ Жыл бұрын

I love Rollerballs! I was using a Pilot Precise V5 until I realized they weren’t waterproof, so I have switched to the UniBall Vision Elite in the off-black colors since they’re waterproof and archival. I also like gel pens, but rollerball pens are the ones I continually go back to!

@jasminejohnston6393 Жыл бұрын

I have a LAMY Safari rollerball pen. It was the very last Mango one available in Last Chance when I bought it and I use it to sign documents

@geminigrrl66 Жыл бұрын

My newest favorite rollerball is the Monteverde Engage. A rollerball that can use bottled ink is sooo very cool!!!

@lefthandedclogger Жыл бұрын

How do you like yours? I’ve read a lot about bleeding. I have the J Herbin rollerball though and use that one for fountain pen ink! 🤩

@geminigrrl66 Жыл бұрын

@@lefthandedclogger I haven't had any issues so far. I use either Midori or Tomoe River paper and it works well with those.

@stampinmoe Жыл бұрын

Rollerballs are my favorite! Especially bold ones. I need to check out the Otto Fudeball you mentioned (snd on all those colors ❤)

@Summerneechan Жыл бұрын

So happy to see the uniball precise V5 in this, I love mine and they come in all sorts of colors. 🥰

@Maver1ck101 Жыл бұрын

The Uni-ball Precise V5 - now that's a unicorn among pens if there ever was one.

@bwc1976 Жыл бұрын

I haven't regularly used pens in a few decades, since before gel pens became popular, but I remember loving the solid smooth lines of the Pilot Precise and some kind of Uni-Ball whose name I don't remember. Just now starting to get into pens again and looking forward to trying a variety of both rollerball and gel.

@doodday4123 Жыл бұрын

Been using pilot v5 for decades already especially during my highschool days up to college and also which i have been using at work. Its less strain compared to ballpoint pens but much expensive.

@CorsairAB Жыл бұрын

I have a uniball vision elite,Pretty smooth pen.

@suzannesonnier2496 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy using Vision Elite, Pilot Precise V5, Jetstream Air & Element pens, Signo DX, Uni 207 -- It depends on the surface I am writing on!! Nothing like a pen that just flows across your paper! I would like to try the Stabilo Rollerball - the shape reminds me of some Staedtler pens from 10 years ago & the Ohto Fude fude pens!! Sounds like I need a larger pen case!! 😂😂

@alexz2858 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I was used to break the uniball rollerball pen because I pressed it too hard when I was younger. It said rollerball on the pen but I couldn’t read since English was very secondary back then.

@SaverMtz Жыл бұрын

I love the V5! I use it since the 90’s!

@KasumiShino Жыл бұрын

I used the Pilot Precise V5 all through high school, and I didn't know it was rollerball. I just loved how it wrote :D

@Bcz4r Жыл бұрын

this was probably my favorite video you all have done

@mvvgbl Жыл бұрын

I prefer Ballpoint/Rollerball pen and here in Brazil these two are really comfortable to write or draw. Really glad to see Antonia participating. 😄👏👏👏😁

@joeblankenship377 Жыл бұрын

I used to draw with the regular Uni-Ball Vision all the time. Didn't care for the Vision Elite. The regular had a "drier" flow so you could get more line variation. Lately, I really like the Sharpie Roller pen and the V5 for drawing.

@tompov227 Жыл бұрын

I am a huge fan of Uniball's stuff and the vision pens are no exception. I do find they bleed a lot more than the Signo so I tend to gravitate towards gel especially at work, but for my personal use I love the Vision. I only with they have a slightly finer tip size and more colors!

@aomoussynonymous8712 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried John Shen (Chinese) 0.5 mm pens ?

@tompov227 Жыл бұрын

@@aomoussynonymous8712 No I have not. A major selling point for me for Uniball is the waterproof fraud proof ink. I’ve tested it and seen it tested which is another reason I tend to stick with them

@dzevadbayraktar322 9 ай бұрын

late response but since a year or two they make vision in ultra micro 0.38

@btsislife4344 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making the video i didn't know how roller ball pens are differ 😄

@cferracini Жыл бұрын

Really nice explanations =)

@user-vx3ut1fg7n Ай бұрын

Hey, JetPens! I have always seen many Pilot Hi-Tecpoint rollerball pens in many stationery stores here in the Philippines and I have also used one before. Right now, though, I must say that the Pilot VBall retractable rollerball pen (0.5 mm, black ink) is the best. But the Pilot Multi-Ball and the Uni-ball Air are also excellent rollerball pens for writers. More power to your team, JetPens!☺️😄🇵🇭🖋️🖊️

@jericojopio1713 Жыл бұрын

Although I have ballpoints and gel pens, I also like the way rollerball inks flow and write smoothly. Right now, I have a retractable Pilot VBall pen. Initially I thought it was a gel pen, but it's actually a rollerball pen with a gel base.😁

@jhnstn1 2 ай бұрын

I love the V5 and V7 pen because on some of them they can be refilled with fountain pen inks.

@missbumbles Жыл бұрын

I like both Rollerball and Gel pens.

@bocbinsgames6745 Жыл бұрын

I love myself the liquid ink pens (particularly pilot v5s), though they tend to flow more than my gel pens, so the latter can be better for writing things like Chinese if you want the "silk wisp" connections between strokes

@shadufdoodles Жыл бұрын

those Ohto Fudes look so chonky and fun to use 💕

@FeebleSaturn3 Жыл бұрын

The Uni-ball pens are my absolute favorites and I've been using them for years! They're so good I will legit get upset if I lose one!

@kathyreese7031 Жыл бұрын

The wide tip for addressing envelopes sounds great!

@BLWard-ht3qw Жыл бұрын

It does and this is coming from someone who'll cringe at the thought of using anything above a .05mm, but I can see them working nicely for that purpose.

@lefthandedclogger Жыл бұрын

I picked some of those up last year specifically for addressing Christmas cards!

@reanozeon9459 Жыл бұрын

Really , this is the best stationery channel !

@astaschak Жыл бұрын

I like to carry a ballpoint like a Parker Jotter with a Jetstream refill in it for everyday note jotting, signing something and whatever. At my work bench or home desk I keep several different rollerballs, some gel pens and a couple ballpoints for different uses. If I need to write out a long note to someone for instructions or I'm writing out a CNC mill program or doing a lot of math I'll need to remember for work or writing down ideas or anything that will entail a longer writing session I'll grab a vision elite. One of the smoothest, lightest pressure pens I've ever used. They're also very fun to doodle with. I also use them for any notes or anything I'll need to keep long term for the water resistance and archival quality. I might need to look back on something I wrote down for a customers job I did 5 plus years ago and I've had notes all but fade away to nothing sitting in a drawer when I used a non archival pen. I'd prefer a fountain pen but I've not had very good luck with them being a lefty unfortunately.

@annerizal2593 Жыл бұрын

Your videos reay helped me tp choose the best pens for me. Thank you so much! Now my classmates are envy about my G2 pilot pen AHAHA

@J4CKDOMINOES Жыл бұрын

I once took apart a uniball rollerball pen and found a brush bib underneath!

@rhedrion 5 ай бұрын

Vision elite has been my fave pen for like a decade. Used to buy them in bulk fr costco and havent found a rollerball i liked more

@reishinsama Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend the Zebra Sarasa Clip 1.0mm, my all time favorite !!

@soylencer Жыл бұрын

My dad has been using the Uni Ball and the V5 for what feels like decades

@Jaidensupervloggamer 5 ай бұрын

I really like the Uniball Eye series they all are so nice and they have to be the best rollerball pens in my opinion

@antagonist.vision 3 ай бұрын

I love the Uniball Vision Elite!!!!!!

@MaheerKibria Жыл бұрын

So I prefer fountain pens but I used to use the pilot precice v5 It dries fast enought because it's so fine that I never had trouble with it smearing when using my left hand and even with cheap paper I don't think I had any problem with bleeding.

@LauSW-fb4rq Жыл бұрын

I recently got a piston fountain pen with both the fountain pen nib and a rollerball nib! Everyone including me called it a ballpoint nib but now I know!

@tedmann1802 Жыл бұрын

Thanks... helpful.

@problemsfan4132 Жыл бұрын

UNIBALL!!!!! I was OBSESSED with those pens as a kid... my family hasnt bought them in a long time, so I haven't been able to steal them from my parents in years XD I will definitely be buying these in bulk in the future

@vishnutejchennuru8996 10 ай бұрын

You should try using reynolds dynagrip great rollerball pen i use it alot

@DanielGonzalez-vx6dr Жыл бұрын

Good video. Thanks

@just4interest996 10 ай бұрын

I learned something, I learnt that I already own a rollerball pen in the Pilot Precise V5 and other pens that are also extra fine rollerball pens. I just didn’t know they were any different. As a lefty I can’t really use those pens because they don’t dry fast enough for me to not smudge the entire page. I think I’ll stick to regular ballpoint pens…

@lateblossom Жыл бұрын

My favorite is the pilot V5 fine tip. I usually buy these here in America. And I love the way they write.

@dzevadbayraktar322 9 ай бұрын

America is a huge content, uSA, Canada. Mexico. South America ? you can just order them online no matter where you live

@williamrogers9082 Жыл бұрын

Some rollerball pens share the same problem I don't like about fiber tip pens: The line quality degrades quickly as one starts to dry out their ink supply. This happens with pens that fill the pen's body with fiber and store their ink by soaking the fiber. The lines they make start way too wet, generally, and get too dry to look good long before the ink supply is exhausted. I had one of the fancy Tombow pens you recommend and it was susceptible to this. The Pilot Vision pens I have had used a reservoir of liquid ink passing through a series of fins rather like the ink supply fins of a fountain pen. Those wrote well until the ink was completely gone. The only irritation I had with them was that SOME of them had an irregularity to the ball, or something, that made them produce a little tic-tic-tic as the ball rolled across the paper. This shouldn't be an irritation unless you're obsessive compulsive, but I use fountain pens a lot, so you may draw your own conclusions about my particular forms of insanity. My favorite roller ball pen and one that I have found difficult to locate is the Schneider Ray. I most sincerely wish that (a) Jet Pens carried them and (b) Schneider made them in some fancier metal body form. Not only do they write particularly smoothly for the type, but the Ray is truly refillable! You don't need to replace the entire ballpoint mechanism as you do with most other so-called refillable roller/ballpoint/gel pens. Rather, the Ray uses a European short international standard fountain pen cartridge. It will even hold two, one in use and a spare, just as many of the fountain pens that use International cartridges do. How cool is that?

@Multi2794 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting !

@danielcalvocamacho4538 Жыл бұрын

I have a Parker Rollerball pen. I do like it, but since I mostly write on normal paper, then I have a lot of ink mess all around the paper.

@unknowncybot6095 Жыл бұрын

It would be great to see a review on mathematical geometry instruments🙂...

@missmarymack06 Жыл бұрын

My dad has used the pilot V5s forever! ☺️

@fufufuaru Жыл бұрын

aye I'm not really into rollerballs because they're so inky and tended to bleed through many papers. As a kid I wanted to one day use the pens my dad always used (Pilot V5s) because you know, some kids like to pretend they're adults and pros lmao But now nope I'm sticking to gel pens.

@ashutoshtiwari9560 Жыл бұрын

We need more videos from you guys

@CoolSilver 26 күн бұрын

I use a rollerball pen for everything. Uniball Vision Elites are so amazing. Been using them for about 20 years now. The Pilot Precise V5s are amazing too. I actually hate the Uniball Deluxe rollerballs. Vision Needle pens were a mistake once thinking they were Elite or normal Vision pens. Sadly at some point I've had some rollerballs that just flowed poorly or didn't roll out of the pack. You'll have that with any pen but the spacing and size for thinner ink of a rollerball means it's probably stuck for good.

@LordHonkInc Жыл бұрын

As somebody who's most familiar and comfortable with fountain pens, how does the ink compare in particular regarding bleed-through on cheap paper? Is it comparable to a fountain pen, or worse? Cause I can live with _a bit of_ bleed-through (like, say, a fountain pen on 80gm¯² printer paper) and would like to try a rollerball if I can avoid the fatigue I usually get with ballpoint pens.

@johns80schick 3 ай бұрын

Precise V5! I love that pen, it's my go to pen. I have so many of them. I usually use the purple ink. The only drawback is that these pens run out of ink so quickly.

@CarlaBossart-Pletzer-sf5jr 3 ай бұрын

I am forever obsessed with my uni-ball vision elite, but my problem is that I cannot highlight it on higher quality papers like Leuchtterm or paper republic (which is what I use). Sigh ... and I just can't deal with the sarasa mark on, skips like crazy for the speed I write.

@surenderchaumal3459 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video but still confused which pen to prefer?

@manecobeirao Жыл бұрын

Muito bom, excelente explicação e demonstração. Paranéns ! < Brazil >

@Snypler Жыл бұрын

Pilot V7 RT is my favorite

@uwukotoa Жыл бұрын

i want to use my rollerball pens because i do often have a death grip, but i'm a student and carrying them around always causes them to leak all over my hand

@evidentress1 Жыл бұрын

I started using Uniball Vision Elite and Pilot Precise V5 & V7 back in 1999. I remember wanting a rollerball when they became a big deal in the mid-‘70s, but alas I’d be stuck using my bright green Clic Bic during middle school. 😂💚 #penaholic

@alexs07774 Жыл бұрын

Uni ball vision elite is my favorite, only pen I can use anymore

@MaximoToro 3 ай бұрын

Can you put India Ink in a refillable rollerball pen? Or technical pen drawing ink?

@SanjanaBhanu Жыл бұрын

Pilot V5 is my staple 🤍

@dtaggartofRTD Жыл бұрын

If I need a ball pen it's going to be a rollerball. Retro51 is fantastic. Most of the time I use fountain pens for ergonomic reasons. They're the only pen type that doesn't need to be persuaded.

@sheikhmdhabibullah7198 9 ай бұрын

I always use roller ball for smooth & fast & stylish handwriting.... I feel good to use this types of pen's water based liquid ink...My Opinion is to every brand of Pen...Try make various types of RollerBall pen....

@chandarpalghorela5379 Жыл бұрын

Jetpens please make a video on best exam tips

@bittersweetreclaimedlands6883 Жыл бұрын

If you have bad handwriting, try fiber tip. They have more friction and you have time to control your direction.

@casekocsk 5 ай бұрын

I also used Pilot Precise during my school life... Unfortunately it bleeds through my paper and I didn't have much money to buy higher quality paper/book. So in the end I stick to ballpoint pen.

@juancarlossanchezveana1812 9 ай бұрын

Amazing

@casekocsk 5 ай бұрын

So the pen that your friend's mom use to sketch is the Pilot Precise V5?

@cziegle3794 Жыл бұрын

Yay top 420 and top 25 likes and comments. Love this channel. Happy Tuesday.

@kaplon7658 Жыл бұрын

Can you make one about the cons?

@JasonON Жыл бұрын

I prefer a nice gel pen, like the G2. Live he feel of te writing after a long duration and the bold colors are a plus. Not that a rollerballs isn't good it's just not great.

@abiudgarcia5609 Жыл бұрын

Antoniaaa! Love you!

@Scottlp2 Жыл бұрын

Used uniball micro from 400 years ago (till they messed it up), been seeking .5mm or smaller rollerball replacement Will try out a number, perhaps the vision elite. If you have a favorite in this category, let me know. Thanks.

@dzevadbayraktar322 9 ай бұрын

Mitsubishi Uniball Vision also comes in ultra micro 0.38

@KlodianHysi 7 ай бұрын

What brand is the pen at 2:03 ?

@Sprunk0 Жыл бұрын

I've had bad experiences all around with the PILOT Precise V5. Rough feel, flexible tip, frequent ink dry-outs, and ink flying out when flipping (which I do often). Consider something else if you want fine tip.

@dzevadbayraktar322 9 ай бұрын

Never issue used them for decades; they are cheap so get another one maybe that one you dropped or did something to the tip