| Ink pen has become a rare sight nowadays. With | | | | are definitely superior over them when it comes to |
| modern writing equipments emerging day by day, | | | | the nature of writing. |
| people seldom think of troubling themselves with an | | | | The main advantage of the roller ball pens is the |
| ink writing tool. Ballpoint ones steadily replaced ink | | | | quality of low pressure writing. To write clearly, less |
| pens. But now, gel pens have replaced even ball pens. | | | | pressure needs to be applied. Hence less pressure is |
| Now even the gel pens have taken a step forward in | | | | needed to hold the pen and this gives a great |
| the form of roller ball pens. | | | | comfort to the fingers. This is so much comfortable |
| These are normal ones with specialized tips which | | | | to students who have to write many pages and for |
| facilitates easy and smooth writing. These roller ball | | | | long time during exams. |
| pens uses water based ink or gelled ink. The main | | | | These roller pens facilitate beautiful writing too. |
| advantage of these pens is the low pressure smooth | | | | These gel based inks have the option of being |
| writing. It also helps to avoid many of the | | | | available in a wide range of colors. This is due to the |
| disadvantages of ink pen and the conventional ball | | | | availability of wider choice of water soluble dyes and |
| pens. Ink pens need constant care and maintenance. | | | | pigments. The letters are usually more bold and |
| The ink cartridge has to be constantly filled even | | | | bright. The words are more clear too. It does not |
| everyday if the usage is more. It is not suitable to | | | | smudge on the paper and gives smooth writing on |
| write on some kinds of papers as it will lead to | | | | any kind of paper. |
| blotting and the writing will not be smooth too. The | | | | These roller pens comes with special extra features |
| smooth writing of the pen depends on the nature of | | | | which gives more comfortable writing. For example |
| the nib and any damage to the nib makes the pen | | | | the see through cover of the pen makes it easy to |
| loose its quality of writing. | | | | assess the level of ink in the cartridge. The only |
| Ball point pens on the other hand have their own | | | | disadvantage of these pens is that, it uses up more |
| advantages and disadvantages. Ball point pens have | | | | amount of ink than a conventional ball point pens. But |
| oil based viscous inks. These inks tends to smudge | | | | otherwise, these roller ball pens are definitely a good |
| with prolonged usage. Though these ball point pens | | | | choice for a good writing. |
| are clearly better than ink pens, the roller ball pens | | | | |