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.
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.
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.