The Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 4 is the best pen I’ve used among 10+ pens. The ink is very smooth, it’s highly customizable, and it’s narrow enough to fit comfortably in the hand. The Coleto 5 is too thick. The downside is that the ink in the individual cartridges runs out very quickly. This is mitigated because replacing ink cartridges in a pen feels exciting.
Is the Coleto just the multi-pen version of the Hi-Tec C? If I don’t need a bunch of colors (I can’t remember the last time I used anything other than black ink), a standard Hi-Tec C would work just as well, right?
3-year later follow-up: I bought a Hi-Tec C Coleto pen for my brother, who is in a profession where he has to write a lot, and color code forms, etc. He likes it a lot. Thanks for the recommendation.
The Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 4 is the best pen I’ve used among 10+ pens. The ink is very smooth, it’s highly customizable, and it’s narrow enough to fit comfortably in the hand. The Coleto 5 is too thick. The downside is that the ink in the individual cartridges runs out very quickly. This is mitigated because replacing ink cartridges in a pen feels exciting.
Is the Coleto just the multi-pen version of the Hi-Tec C? If I don’t need a bunch of colors (I can’t remember the last time I used anything other than black ink), a standard Hi-Tec C would work just as well, right?
Probably? The reason I like the coleto is primarily for the multiple colors. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s/the-zettelkasten-method-1#Use_of_Color describes the basic partitioning of content that I assign to colors, which I have found super useful so far.
3-year later follow-up: I bought a Hi-Tec C Coleto pen for my brother, who is in a profession where he has to write a lot, and color code forms, etc. He likes it a lot. Thanks for the recommendation.
Does the pen require custom ink cartridges or does it accept standard ones?
Custom—the ink cartridges need to be designed for the pen specifically.