Within most families of Japanese pens there is usually a premium model. It might be called the “Premier” or “Executive” or “Prime” but the goal is always the same: a nicer version of a pen that you use every day.
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The Zebra Sarasa Grand is one of the best deals in the pen world. It’s a metal pen that uses Zebra’s excellent Sarasa gel link, and sells for under $10. It’s almost impossible to beat.
The Zebra Sarasa Dry X30 is a quick drying gel that is at the top end of the “X” family. Other pens in the family as the X1, X10, and X20.
The Zebra SNC-0.5 is a 0.7 mm refill that is included with the Zebra Blen 3C multi-pen.
The Zebra SNC-0.5 is a 0.5 mm refill that is included with the Zebra Blen 3C multi-pen.
The Zebra Blen 3C is a 3-color multi-pen version of the Zebra Blen, one of Unsharpen.com’s picks for best pens.
The Zebra Sarasa Dry X20 is, in many ways, the standard Zebra Sarasa gel pen. This is the most standard looking, and in many ways the best pen from the Zebra “X” line of quick-drying gel pens.
The Zebra Sarasa Dry X10 quick-drying gel pen is a US market, office superstore variant of the Sarasa Dry, one of the best gel pens sold today.
The Zebra Sarasa Dry X1 Gel Pen is the US market, office superstore version of the Sarasa Dry, one of the best gel pens sold today.
The Zebra Surari Ballpoint looks like a typical cheap office ballpoint. In actuality, it’s much more. Even so, it features a very simple plastic body and rubber grip. The clip and click mechanism are plastic as well.
The Surari costs about $1.65 per pen and is a Japanese import. It’s available with black, blue, and red ink. You can also get 0.5, 0.7, and 1.0mm tips sizes. There is a dark black body available, but the clear one is much more common.
The Zebra MYTee Grip is a mechanical pencil with a removable, customizable grip strip that wraps around the lower section of the pencil’s body.
The Zebra Sarasa Clip, sometimes referred to as the Zebra Sarasa Push Clip, is an affordable, plastic-bodied gel ink pen from Zebra. The Sarasa clip is from the Japanese Zebra Co. Ltd., as opposed the US-based subsidiary Zebra Pen Company.
The Zebra Z-Grip is a office pen that you might find at a Target, Walmart, Office Depot or similar store. It’s a ballpoint that is quite affordable but a surprisingly good writer. It’s a more affordable version of office pens like the Zebra Sarasa and Pilot G2, but a nicer writer than your standard Bic or PaperMate.
The Z-Grip is normally sold in big packets, where it’s a good deal – say 24 pens for $11 or 12 for $6.
The Zebra Z-Grip Flight is a low-viscosity ballpoint pen from Zebra’s Z-Grip line of pens. It is a cheap, office-focused pen that is typically sold in bulk. The most popular offerings are a 5-count blister pack or a 12-count box. It sells for about $1 per pen.
The Z-Grip is available in both a retractable and capped design. It is very similar to the standard Z-Grip but has a bolder design.
The DelGuard Type-ER, or DelGuard ER for short, is the quirky neighbor of the DelGuard mechanical pencil family. It has a high-end extendable eraser, a rubber grip like the DelGuard GR, and no clip.