TWSBI ECO Black vs Lamy vista

Personally, I like the TWSBI eco for its large ink capacity and comfort. It has a good weight to it and there are beautiful colors! :)

Authentic Lamy Vista, Fine NIB, BLUE Lamy ink cartridge. Excels at classroom note taking; writes smoothly on lesser quality papers, like copier paper in the workplace, albeit with some feathering; is "toothy" on Fountain Pen friendly papers. Do not mistake this dragging-NIB feeling for "scratchiness". Used a 2 oz

It uses cartridges, but doesn’t come with a converter. The TWSBI Eco is a great pen that may be more than you are thinking of spending ($30) but is a really nice pen that could be a buy it once and done. It is only bottle fill, and that adds about $10 for ink, but the pen is great and hold a lot of ink. Depending on your use this can be a factor

. This fits the bill perfectly: Great price, very good looking, the transparent body gives them a very futuristic look, particularly with theLamy Safari Converter Z24 and they seem to work fine (I got two). Both flow smoothly on Clairefontaine paper, just a tad "scratchy" on regular paper - but it's still barely noticeable, I just realized how spoiled I've been with what I've had, particularly the unflappable Pelikans and a high end Waterman

Now writing with this pen is where I have my problems. I compared it to the Lamy Safari and Metropolitan Pilot which are both cheaper than the TWSBI ECO and both write several orders of magnitude smoother than the TWSBI ECO. This pen is incredibly scratchy and this was directly comparing to the other 2 pens with 2 different inks. Carbon Ink Black and Waterman Serenity Blue

For the most part, this is a really great pen. I got the Safari Vista (clear). It looks nice and it's a good everyday pen. I like the fact that it's not too fancy

UPDATE March 2019: After over a year of using this pen, I'm my review from 4 to 5 stars. Ink flow is very smooth, and even the slight feedback this extra-fine nib had while writing/sketching is pretty much smoothed out as well. This plastic body is built like a tank; threw it around in all my bags along with keys and phones and everything and there's not a single scratch on it. The massive ink reservoir is also really, really handy for travel and on the go, as I hardly ever have to refill, and the clear body makes it incredibly easy to see when the ink is getting low

The flow through the nib is very good, with the understanding that it takes a moment to get the ink flowing if you haven't used the pen in a while (just like every other fountain pen). I haven't had any skipping or flow issues to this point, so that's also an improvement from some of the other fountain pens that I have. Lamy certainly has put together a quality product here, even if it is plastic. The writing is as clear and firm as some pens I have that cost multiples more, so when it comes to the actual functioning of the nib and ink system, Lamy definitely didn't skimp

I really really enjoy writing with this pen. I got a Pilot Metropolitan last year so when I initially picked this one up, I was a little put off by how light it felt in comparison. but after a few weeks of using it I'm super happy with the weight difference - this one really glides across the page (in a Clairefontaine notebook) and it's really nice to be able to switch between a lighter pen and a weightier one. it is also of course very cool & useful to see how much ink is left in the pen

It just has this perfect weight distribution that it feels great to write with. I literally can't stop using it but compelled to stop and share this review with others.