STABILO SMARTball 2.0 - Ballopoint Pen

I knew Stabilo were good writing instruments, but always stuck with other brands of established pens. Thought I'd give the Stabilo Smartball, right hand, a try, as I got it half price in a well known stationers, I also got two refills too. Well three years later, I'm still using my right handed Stabilo Smartball pen. These pens are remarkable, in three ways, longevity of the ink, the comfort, and the ink flow. These are the most three important design elements in a pen for me. The look of the pen, I'm not worried about, the Smart ball is function over appearance. The cost is relevant to productivity. In other words, these pens write a long way, with maximum comfort. The stylus tip is an added bonus, but not something I use. I use my Stabilo Smart Ball everyday. For me they are so good to use I have two, one for work one for home.

Initially I was wary of the poor reviews and the price of this pen / stylus but eventually took the plunge and bought one; I'm so glad I did, it is amazing and makes multi-tasking so much quicker and easier. The pen has a quality feel to it and the writing quality of the pen end is as good as any Parker etc pen I've ever used. The slightly moulded barrel allows good grip without requiring too much pressure or exact hand positioning like some moulded pens. Turning the pen upside down to use the stylus end couldn't be easier and lets you flick from one task to another whether paper or screen based and means you no longer need a pocket or bag full of pens/stylus etc. The stylus end is activated by placing at least some part of your hand on the slightly indented part of the barrel and then using the end as though it is your finger; you can hold the pen in your fist and work it, it doesn't require you to be able to maintain a "normal" pen holding position. After a bit of practice, the use of the stylus is much more accurate for selecting small icons etc on screen than your finger and the variety of different hand positions you can use to hold the pen really helps avoid the sore hands that pro-longed finger pointing / pen use can provoke.

Wrong colour I ordered black blue not black and disgusting cactus green thank goodness it's still right handed and black ink or I couldn't use it for my math exam on Tuesday. It also came in no packaging, now no packing is better for the environment which is fine but if it had been as part of a gift it would have looked thoroughly disappointing and 2nd hand. Seems a decent enough pen at first glance, bit pricey but if it's comfortable and the stylus lasts it will be worth it.

These are wonderful pens, very nice - would absolutely be my second choice from the Paper Mate ink joy 2 in 1 stylus pink which is hard to impossible to get, and they break all the time well, lots of weak points sadly. But there is a weak point it seems in the Stabilo 2.0, and that is the middle - the stylus part is impressively sturdy and has yet to break on me and is also one of the better ones working. Usually the Stylus part break on all these kinds of pens I have tried, designed obsolescence as the Devil does, but on this pen it seems to be the middle they designed to break. Sadly. If they made a pink/red version ink, and fixed the breaking issue - this is a very nice top choice to buy by all the different ones I have tested out through the years. Use pen stylus all the time for my mobile.

Regards looks and conventional pen operation etc, this item is great. However, I have given up trying to use it on my Ipad screen as, for some reason, it's just not sensitive enough. Admittedly, I have a screen-protector in place but the supplied Microsoft stylus works fine with this protection in place. This product however seems OK for selecting items on the screen, although one has to press a bit more than the supplied stylus, BUT - I cannot get it to 'drag' items at all. It's this last failure that has reduced it's star-rating

STABILO SMARTball Right Handed Black Ink Ballpoint Pen with Touch Screen Function - Black/ Cyan Blue excellent product, i have spent lots of money on other stylus pens but i have to say this one is the very best i have ever had! dual purpouse very easy to hold for both uses! i have very bad athritus in my hands and as of now i will never have to worry about the grip on this item! excellent quality, very sturdy and very easy to hold, not a lot of pressure is needed to write or to type taxt messages on my touch screen phone, works well on ipod touch too, so its uses are endless when it comes to using my very athritic hands! well done stabilo,, excellent!

This pen is easy to grip and comfortable to hold. The writing is very smooth, however I lost it after a month so gutted. I just think it’s expencive for what it is

Good quality both the pen and the stylus I have tried several different stylus pens and always come back to these as they are the most comfortable and reliable pens with a robust rubber stylus. Best on the market that I have seen

Buen producto

Produit très pratique, stylo d'un côté et de l'autre stylet en caoutchouc. Conforme à la description, fonctionne parfaitement sur une tablette

使いやすい けど コスパがあまり良くない

Ich nutze den Kulli auf der Arbeit und Privat. Sehr angenehmes Schreiben, jeder der sich den Kulli leiht sagt "wow, toller Schreiber". Komplett Gummiert. Der Haltebügel ist mir noch bei keinem meiner 3 abgebrochen. Die Minie hielt auf der Arbeit ca 2 Jahre bei durchschnittlichen Schreiben jeden Tag (geschätzt ca. 1-2 A4 Seiten pro Tag). Mein Privater ist noch nicht leer. Wenn die Minie hinüber ist sollte man aber auch eine neue Hülle nehmen, da der Druckpunkt des Vorschubmechanismus mit der Zeit immer mehr ausleiert und der Druckpunkt weicher wird. Die Haptik ist dann nicht mehr soo schön. Ist aber wirklick Kritik auf hohem Niveau und bei dem Preis vertretbar. Die Minie an sich ist Top. Super Rolleigenschaften. Handys bedienen kann man damit auch, finde ich aber generell zu umständlich.

I really like the pen, feels great in the hand.