Rapid Pro Mechanical Pencil, 0.5 mm, Silver

This pencil is built extremely well, and I would recommend it to anyone. If you do the math, this pencil will cost less over a period of 10 years than buying 24 packs of BIC Mechanical Pencil with Colorful Barrels, Fine Point (0.5 mm), 24 Pencils . Over 10 years, the average student will go through 10-20 BIC pencils a year(not counting time out of school). This means that over 10 years, it will cost you from $27-$55 to use BIC pencils, whereas the Rotring will cost you from $20-$40(as long as you don't lose it!), meanwhile the Rotring looks extremely nice and expensive. Now for the actual review- The Rotring Rapid PRO feels very well balanced in your hand. Many people I have talked to think that it would be very heavy, and hard to maneuver, but that is not the case. Rotring has done a great job of balancing the pencil by placing more weight towards the writing end, so that when you write, you are moving the lighter end. Personally, I like the heavier feel anyway. Compared to its siblings, the Rapid PRO is a great compromise. The Rotring 600 is a few dollars cheaper, but you will miss out on the retractable lead sleeve. I think that this feature is extremely important, for one reason -without it I might have already bent the tip in the first week of using it! I retract the tip every time I'm not writing with it to be safe. As far as looks go, I think that it looks awesome. The smoothed edges on the barrel look great. I thought that the chrome accents might look cheesy, but they really make the pencil look even more sleek. This pencil is not hard to hold at all, which is an aspect that other reviewers have discouraged. The knurled grip is very comfortable, and also slightly larger than that of the 600 or the much more expensive 800. If you are having trouble deciding whether to purchase this pencil, especially if you are a student, go ahead! Even if you do not use pencils very much, or if you prefer pens, I am sure you will love using this one.

Love the weight and feel of this in the hand. Due to the extended lead tube, I don't extend as much lead at a time and thereby don't break points as often (zero breaks so far, but only had it for a few days. I'm sure a break is coming some time). Would say that this is one of the best mechanical pencils I've used.

This is a great product with excellent characteristics. I chose this model over the Rotring 600 because of the retractable tip, and the wider, more defined grip. Don't be fooled, there is plenty of grippiness to it! The matte finish is high quality, with an equally high quality chrome finish. This pencil cringingly fell out of my shirt pocket when I bent over because I did not clip it in - it fell about half a metre but there was no damage or even visible scratches! I honestly don't have a better explanation. It fell - it hit the ground - and it's fine! As an architectural student, I use the 0.5mm model with 2B lead for sketches and quick notes, but the heft is no problem for extended writing - I just do everything on the laptop though. (Well, I actually use a Microsoft Surface ;) My only gripe with this is the price + shipping. It's a bit too expensive considering there are still plastic components used internally, but with the low Australian dollar and shipping rates, I paid about $50au for it. $30au would be much more reasonable... in a perfect world. I'll have this for a lifetime, if I don't lose it before! :P

I was a little bit skeptical about buying this pencil. Since I have started school I have bought about 6 or so to try. There are several reviews with there being a little bit of play in the tip due to it being retractable. If you take it by the tip with you fingers you can to a very small degree wiggle the tip. However I do not notice this while writing at all. There have been others that mention the eraser cap being loose and falling off. My eraser cap is very snug and will in no way fall off. The knurling texture is amazing. It reminds me of the Graph Gear 500 0.7mm only way better. This pencil has to me the perfect weight balance. I think it feels perfectly balanced. Given the tip has a safety system to prevent lead breakage by the implementation of a spring give system this pencil is extremely smooth writing. So far I have no complaints about this pencil.

I love how well it writes! The lead is secure enough it doesn’t break very easily. Love the feel of the grip. I think the price could come down a little bit. But it is great quality!

Compared to other Rotring Models it is on the lower end when it comes to feel. And build design. It feels almost plastic and easily breakable. Do not recommend if you’re going for the feel of Rotring 600 or up. The sharpness and flow of the lead mechanism feels slow and uneven at times when writing.

Excellent quality and craftsmanship. It has the perfect weight and balance for writing and drawing. The led doesn’t break like in many other products.

I bought this Rotring pencil when my old GraphGear 1000 broke in my hand while I was writing. (No, I don't press hard. Who knew that the all-metal GraphGear 1000 is a thin veneer of metal atop cheap plastic?) Anyway, back to this Rotring: I'm a big fan of fountain pens, and I don't typically use pencils or ball-points, but this Rotring pencil has a respectable weight to it. I like the retractable tip; this fine tip gives some flexibility to the lead to prevent breakage while writing, and the ability to retract it prevents the pencil from poking a hole in your shirt pocket.

Splendid purchase. The weight is balanced for a product that is all metal bodied. The knurled grip just makes the difference because there's no slipping or sliding down the body as one continues to write. The look is very smooth and sexy for a pencil. It does not roll away when laid down. The quality of the entire product is phenomenal. The size of the body is perfect as I have tried quite a few other metal bodied metallic mechanical pencils before taking the leap to purchase this. My old rotring tikky pencil is still intact after 9 years of constant use but because the grip is melting I decided on this models grip design and as mentioned before fantastic knurled grip and support area. It looks so sharp, slick and sexy that I am very happy with my purchase. As I have only got it today, I might review this review in a few years time or sooner if things go awry but don't expect to see me anytime soon if my last rotring is anything to go by. Definitely recommend this product.

El porta minas o lapicero tenias mis dudas en comprarlo por las reseñas que la parte del aro rojo es plástico y se podría trozar en 2, ahora que lo tengo en mano puedo decir 2 cosas el producto en mano es genial y no se siente nada frágil al usarlo. Lo uso principalmente para tomar notas. Tenia mis dudas porque no trae indicador de grado de dureza de la mina y por los comentarios o reseñas que había visto. Definitivamente es un gran producto, muy comodo para escritura, el grosor del agarre es intermedio entre un Pentel Graphgear 1000 y el Rotring 600, el pentel no lo siento tan comodo para escribir como este Rapid Pro, también tengo Staedtler, pero definitivamente me quedo con el Rotring por comodidad, además en mano se siente muy premium casi igual que el Rotring 800. Tal vez la comodidad sea algo relativo para cada persona, si eres de los que el grosor de un lápiz normal es comodo para escribir, entonces la marca rotring sera lo ideal, pero si te gusto algo mas grueso, un pentel o un staedtler sera la mejor opción. Por ultimo este Rapid Pro es pesado, tan pesado como un Rotring 800 o 600 esos 2 son los mas pesados que he tenido. Lo compre en 480 pesos, creo que es un excelente precio para compra.

Una bellissima matita meccanica da 0.5 mm. Non è in plastica e la sua qualità si sente anche nel peso ben calibrato. Colore acciaio cromato tra l'altro elegante. Io la uso con mine 2B cosi non ho bisogno di calcare sul foglio pentagrammato per scrivere musica. A volte uso anche matite meccaniche da 0.7 mm per evitare che si rompa la mina (in quanto la mina è più spessa della 0.5 mm) ma questa misura da 0.5 mm la trovo piu precisa e non si rompe xche la morbidezza della 2B non richiede una pressione maggiore per scrivere. Di solito le mine 0.5 mm che si spezzano mentre scrivi sono le HB. Costosa ma per me vale.

安定感のある書き心地で、とても満足しています。重みがあるので好みは分かれるかもしれませんが、長く使える一本です。

Viniendo de un portaminas técnico Staedtler 925-25 (el mejor portaminas que he tenido en los últimos 18 años) que murió debido a una punta doblada en una caída (y enderezada de manera precaria), buscaba un portaminas que tuviese lo mismo pero añadiendo más cosas: * Punta retráctil para que no moleste en los bolsillos de la camisa al moverlo de un lado para otro, y además para reducir el riesgo de tener una punta doblada si se produce una caída. Novedad. No sería importante si el nuevo portaminas fuese a vivir sin salir de la misma mesa, pero el mío tendrá que viajar :-) * Punta alargada para poder trazar lineas con exactitud, confortablemente con una regla mientras veo la trazada que estoy haciendo. Ya lo tenía el viejo. * Que tuviese un cierto peso y calidad de construcción. Ya lo tenía el viejo. * Que la zona de agarre fuese moleteada, nada de gomas que al cabo de los años se puedan degradar. El acabado de la zona de agarre en el metal hace que este portaminas dure todo lo que se le quiera echar. Ya lo tenía el viejo. * Opcionalmente que la sección del cuerpo no sea redonda para impedir que se ponga a rodar (a pesar de tener un clip, al viejo Staedtler había que dejarlo con cuidado en una mesa inclinada si no quería uno sorpresas). Novedad. (*) Que a ser posible indique la dureza de la mina que estoy usando, pero no lo vi esencial ya que no tengo tantos portaminas que acabe perdiendo la cuenta de qué mina está en qué portaminas. Lo tenía el viejo pero el nuevo no. Esta función la pierdo. En resumen, esta es una compra meditada y cumple mis expectativas de manera notable. Estuve sopesando varios Pentel, Staedtler, Rotring y otras marcas conocidas y en su surtido no tenían una o más de las características que buscaba, así que me quedo satisfecho con esta versión actualizada y mejorada del Rotring 600, que era lo que busqué en primer lugar antes de encontrar este Rotring Rapid Pro. La versión negra me parece atractiva también, pero pensando en los años por venir y la posibilidad de que el recubrimiento negro mate se desprenda por el uso o por los posibles golpes, me decidí por este plateado que no tiene ningún recubrimiento susceptible de desprenderse.