Uni Alpha-Gel Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm, Black (M5807GG1P.24)

The package was in good shape.....just as the seller described it...it was safely handled.......

Writes so well, fits comfortably in the hand, and looks so pretty!

I don’t love it as much as I do my alpha-gel switch with the kuru toga rotating lead but it is great for what it is. I love how squishy the gel is, it allows me to write for a while without my fingers getting sore. My only critique is that they’ve gotta start putting bigger erasers on these things!

Great pencil. I do a good bit of college level drafting. The pencil is comfortable, just make sure you have an external eraser.

As advertised

PROS-The grip is initially very comfortable to hold-The tip is solid with no mechanical play (however this is pro is mitigated due to the con)CONS-The grip is soft not only on the surface, but feels like it's soft almost to the core of the pencil. The result feels like using a gummy candy as a grip, while it may sound comfortable, you quickly realize the grip dampens the motion of your fingers as you write (i.e. you have to apply more pressure with your fingers any time you want to change direction during writing - which is a lot, unless you plan to use this pencil only to draw long lines). In the attached picture, I'm pressure the end of a plastic pen against the grip to show how much the grip deforms under light pressure.I would prefer if the grip layer wasn't so thick; a thinner grip layer would provide a soft interface between the fingers and the pencil, while providing enough structural stability to write quickly and neatly. The grip material would be perfect if they wanted to make a stress ball. The material feels like it would be rated Shore 00-20.

Very good ergonomic pencil!

I thought my pens and pencils were squishy before, but I was settling for less than the best. The glide on this pencil is sooo smooth. I do press down at a bit of an odd angle when I write so I break the graphite when I get too intense but this pencil takes it. Because my hand is so tense when I write, it gets sore after not too long. This keeps the edge of my middle finger bone well cushioned while writing. Love the slim pencils, much easier to write with than the wider barrel ones.