Flex Vs Non-Flex

[Corona688]

Now though, IMO, the gel and hybred ink cartridges in a ball point are much better than a roller ball. They are 'softer' to write with....than both the old roller ball and much easier than the classic ball point.

Don't know what rollerballs you had, but they sound like bad rollerballs.

 

Gel refills share the same crucial flaw as ballpoints - hard starting and running out of ink early. Deal-breaker for me.