Pentel Forte Automatic Pencil .5mm Lead Blue Barrel

Pros: Lightweight, flexible, smudge-free, long lasting lead, softened eraser.
Cons: Ridged finger grips tend to hurt the fingers over time.

As I stated in two previous reviews of Pentel automatic mechanical pencils, I discovered Pentel pencils while I was on a quest to find the quintessential mechanical (automatic) fine lined mechanical pencil to draw with when in high school. It was at ...

Pros: Nice design, sturdy eraser, metal clip, writes smoothly, inexpensive.
Cons: No replacement lead provided, no rubber comfort grip.

Normally I’m not a pencil person, I don’t like dealing with broken points, smudged lead and inconsistent shadings on the paper. My sons however are pencil junkies, probably as addicted to them as I am to gel and rollerball pens. While all ...

Pros: Comfortable Never Breaks Extremely Durable Writes like a dream.
Cons: If used 1700+ days, eraser cap starts to get a little loose.

I have been using the same exact pentel forte pencil for over 5 years and I use it every single day. Although, the other day I lost my 5 year old beloved pentel forte, teal, worn down, pencil so I am here buying a new one... No other mechanical pencil should be in production other than this fine piece of equipment. I highly recommend getting this pencil. I would pay up to $50 for one of these pencils alone.

10/10