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Pros

The graphite itself is smooth and offers a visual difference from one grade to the next, comparable to tonal values of other graphite brands. This lead lasts longer than the hb due to the hardness, without a noticeable change in writing/sketching, oth...  Read More

These are fantastic with the associated mitsubishi pen and sharpener. If you are looking for the perfect lead to take school notes without having to sharpen every ten seconds, this is the one you want. This mech is the all around best design in genera...  Read More

It is durable, in that i have owned it for almost two years. No problems with breaking when sharpening, even using a budget lead holder in a name brand rotary action lead pointer.

The grip section is ever-so-slightly thinner than the fattest part of a staedtler 780's grip. It has a great balance of weight, hanging to the beak. Body holds lead firmly with zero slippage or wobble.



Cons

Mitsubishi lead holder feels so cheap, so disappointing. Minimal packaging genuinely makes me wonder if i got a genuine product or a knock-off. This is the classic pencil that is going to break at the steel-plastic transition.

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Highlights

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Quality


Simple and holds lead well - no complaints


These have worked great in all kinds of conditions on write-in-the-rain paper, and 2h is great for keeping smudging down even w...  Read More


It is only the pen with the one lead, the first time i ordered it got lost and had to be reordered.


Lead is very sturdy and break resistant.

Price


For roughly six bucks, this can't be beat.


So, i can save some money by getting these.


Some very good ones even being priced as low as 6 or 7 dollars.


Not a huge deal since you can load the pieces into a lead holder without issue, but it's not the desired condition.

Shipping


Not one complaint here and was surprised at fast shipping


I wish us retailers carried these, just to reduce shipping time, but they are worth the wait.


Writes well the item was recieved five days early.

Packaging/appearance


And unlike the 4b leads i recently ordered, all 6 of the leads in this container were perfectly intact when they arrived.

Competitiveness


The graphite itself is smooth and offers a visual difference from one grade to the next, comparable to tonal values of other gr...  Read More


I find it comparable to staedtler's technico in terms of both weight, comfort, and balance.


However, for the price it is an amazing deal, slightly better than the staedtler mars technico but cheaper.


The knurling on the grip section is more aggressive than several other brands i've tried.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, quality, smooth, plastic and good.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 542 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 25 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Lead is very sturdy and break resistant


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I do not need pencil to tell me the shade


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So i can save some money by getting these


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But beware buy the sharpener you will need it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One note is that they shipped in a bubble envelope and arrived broken twice


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not a huge deal since you can load the pieces into a lead holder without issue but its not the desired condition


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Now i have read a couple reviews on this mech that feels it fell short of what they were expecting


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    First off this mech only falls short if you were expecting it to actually draw for you

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