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I have loved Pilot’s Precise line of pens since I started using them in college. Pilot’s V5 Precise was the one pen that required no pressure to write, and could keep up with my incredibly fast (and small) note taking style. Up until I got my Parker Sonnet (my first “real” pen), the Pilot V5 Precise was my go-to writing tool.
I’m not alone in my love for the line; the popular pen review site The Pen Addict commented “if you care about your writing instruments at all, then at some point in your life you have used a Pilot Precise.”
When I told JetPens I was interested in reviewing refillable rollerballs, they offered to send me two Pilot Hi-Tecpoint pens — one V5 (extra fine tip) and one V7 (fine tip), and after spending some time with them I can safely say the two Pilots are on track to be my new favorite rollerball pens.
The Pilot Hi-Tecpoint use the same tip as the standard Precise V5/V7, but replace the Precise’s fixed ink supply with a body that accepts standard Pilot ink cartridges, the same ones used in Pilot’s fountain pen line. Even better, it also accepts Pilot’s converters, so you can use bottled fountain pen ink.
I am happy to report the Hi-Tecpoint V5 writes almost identically to the standard Precise V5, which is exactly what I wanted. Like its disposable cousin, the…
