Online College

[shrey]

Hi all!

The ink I have used in the writing sample is Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue in a cartridge.

Appearance + Design
5/5
Lovely. Comes in loads of different designs and colours. Wide variety of nibs, from fine to 0.8mm stubs. Also come as a cartridge filled rollerball. This is my daughter's pen.

It’s a fairly thin pen. The grip is contoured similar to a Lamy Safari but a lot less pronounced. It's almost like it encourages you to use the right grip, whereas the Lamy forces you.

It can short or long international cartridges and a convertor!

Quality
5/5
It’s well made. Tough. Suitable for kids, as an alternative to the Lamy Safari. I paid for it, but €8 seems to ring a bell.

Nib
5/5
This one has a medium steel nib, that just says 'ONLINE Germany' imprinted on it. The flow is 'just right', not wet and not dry.

The nib can produce some line variation.

It is easily removable and you can purchase additional nib units of different nib widths.

Value
5/5
It’s a well made, attractive pen. It writes well.

[mehandiratta]

How is the balance of pen while writing ... Can I request you to please share one more close up pic

[shrey]

Close up of the nib, grip and cap.

 

It's a light pen. Sorry, I haven't taken any measurements.

 

I find it balanced with or without being posted, but I tend to write without it being posted.

Edited July 30, 2015 by shrey

[basterma]

I have one I picked up in a 1€ store in Cologne. It is a nice writer and a good student pen. I like the transparent section, which helps see how clean the nib is when flushing the pen.

[Barry Gabay]

I have had three of these Online pens, exactly like yours in design, but with different exterior patterns. After using each one a while, I gave each to my students who liked using fountain pens. One was broken within a year. Another is still in use 4 or 5 years later. Have lost touch with third student. They are truly great student-quality fountain pens. If I recall, it accepts either standard or long international cartridge. Very, very smooth steel nib.

[Arkanabar]

I somehow got the impression that these had a soft rubber cover on the section. That does not appear to be the case, which enhances their appeal greatly.