uni-ball KuruToga Mechanical Pencil Starter Set - Amazon $3.88; FS w/ Prime

Quote from xDigx : Can anyone comment on the quality of this mech pencil? I'm currently using a pentel graph 1000 for pro mech pencil.

i really liked it ... nib is always sharp...

Got this on the last deal and hate it.. Much better mechanical pencils out there. The turning mechanism is shoddy at best.

Quote from purple : has always been this price since it was posted.

Quote from Delgeezee : no, it was about $7+ for the few weeks

It was around 3.88 since
http://slickdeals.net/f/5760558-u...-88-amazon

Great looking mechanical pencil. Wish I had Prime. But not ready to retire my Pilot Dr. Grip 0.5 MM.

Quote from xDigx : Can anyone comment on the quality of this mech pencil? I'm currently using a pentel graph 1000 for pro mech pencil.

How do you use a mech pencil? Reason I ask is that these two pencils are on opposite ends of the spectrum. The Graph 1000 Pro is a professional quality pencil, even more than the metal Graphgear 1000 with fancier features.
The Kuru Toga is okay but it's not a drafting pencil. As far as sentence writing goes, it's probably a reasonable budget sidekick to the 1000 Pro. Many might even prefer it. Any kind of technical work, no.

Quality is okay. Not as good as the 1000 or even the Graphgear 500, but it's not a bad pencil. Love it or hate it kind of thing. Susceptible to pocket damage if that's a concern. Of course so is the 1000 Pro

agreed it's been the same price for roughly 90% of the past 6 months.
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Quote from xDigx : Can anyone comment on the quality of this mech pencil? I'm currently using a pentel graph 1000 for pro mech pencil.

I end up using the Kuru Toga a bit more than anything else... if you get one, make sure to hold on to the eraser cap, as it's a pain to advance the lead with the tiny eraser after you use it once or twice.

I'm not sure how well the 'rotate to sharp point' feature works, but it seems to be more consistent than any other .5 mm I have.

I use it mainly for calc 2 and physics problems, where subscripts are regularly occurring!

Every since I started using the Kura Toga I have noticed that my confidence has increased, my assignments do themselves, and my test grades are off the charts!

Quote from purple : has always been this price since it was posted.

Unfortunately, no. I'm going to call Amazon and get this difference refunded.

Meh, Zebra M-402 for me all the way.

Just got one yesterday from Staples for $5.99 because I need a five bucks thing to get over $75 to use coupon. Nice pencil. Now I don't want to use computer at all, all I want is write.

Quote from examante : I also dislike this pencil, but that's another story. It's not bad, it's just that it's over priced at regular price. $3.48, okay, but it has the durability of a $2 pencil. You're paying for the mechanism that supposedly keeps you from having to click the button (was that a problem that needed solving?) On top of that it only somewhat helps. Cursive it doesn't come out fast enough (EDIT: frequently enough), small print math it comes out too fast (EDIT: too often). It works okay on regular writing, but I have to ask, why is it not designed like a writing pencil with comfort and long session writing in mind? It's designed basically like a drafting pencil like most cheap pencils but I can't imagine anyone using it for this purpose. The problem is that the rotation of the lead makes it very scratchy, which results in jumping if you hold it lightly. Reason is the sharp edge is constantly turned towards the paper (EDIT: with each lift), which is nice for line width, but bad for line drawing.

I think the rotating lead mechanism is great and wish I had this pencil way back when I was in school. Notes would have been much easier to write since I wouldn't have to constantly rotate my pencil to get a sharper side. Makes my writing look more consistent. The auto-rotation is actually better for the lead since it wears down all the sides and prevents it from turning into a sharp chisel that's prone to breakage.

The problem with this pencil is that slight give every time you touch the lead to the paper. It's the slight vertical movement in the mechanism that allows the lead to rotate, but bothers me. It feels like the lead tip is disconnected from the pencil and has a "floaty" feel. Not really a problem when you're writing letters or sentences, but annoying when drawing molecules or drafting. Still a great pencil for writing, but I hardly use it anymore.

Quote from examante : On top of that it uses Uni lead, which I am not a fan of as it is scratchy and only makes the pencil feel worse on paper.

I'm not really a fan of Uni lead either, so I just changed it out. I like the Pentel Super-Hi-Polymer B and the Pentel Ain B leads. I've yet to try that new Uni nano diamond lead though.