The Pilot FriXion Ball Erasable Gel Ink Pen has a good look and concept, but isn't right for everyone.

The new "thermo-sensitive gel ink formula" is easily erased with the rubber tail cap providing friction. The gel ink doesn't come out as easy as gel should, more like a regular ball point, and seems light or faded when you lay it down. As Pilot advertises though, there does not seem to be any damage to paperwork at all when it's erased, and because it's a rubber tip instead of a standard eraser, it doesn't seem to deplete at all.

The Pilot Precise Grip Rolling Ball is a fancier version of the Pilot Precse V5 Rolling Ball. If you can do without the grip and updated look, you can save money on the V5. Instead of .5 mm with the V5 or .7 mm with the V7, the Precise Grip comes in extra fine (.5 mm) and bold (1.0 mm).

The Pilot (P-700) Precise Gel Roller comes in fine (.7 mm) only. It comes in black, blue, red, purple and green with matching smoke design barrels with ribbed grip.

The Pilot (P-500) Precise Gel Roller comes in extra fine (.5 mm) only. It comes in black, blue, red, purple and green with matching smoke design barrels with ribbed grip.

The Pilot G2 Retractable Gel Ink Rolling Ball is a consistently smooth writing pen. The ink can come out a bit heavy at times, and the rubber grip can come loose when it gets hot. The tip is good, but if you drop it on the floor, the balance is likely to make it hit tip first and ruin the pen. Have some refills available if you're clumsy.

The Pilot Better Ball Point Pen is a very smooth, especially for a ball point. It comes in black, red, blue, green and purple with matching barrels for quick recognition.

The Pilot Better Retractable is a very smooth, especially for a ball point. It comes in red, blue and black with matching barrels for quick recognition.

This newly released 0.5mm plastic yet amazing pen has been one of the most successful pens since the uniball vision. Though bought for a cheap price, you get an anti friction tugsten carbide ball that would impress the owner of even a Taccia pen set.

The Hi-Tec-C is by far our favorite pen in terms of smooth writing. The ink is a special gel blend that drys quickly and won't smudge. This is the first pen we've found for the general consumer that writes like a mechanical pencil but with ink! With many pens, the smaller the point, the more difficult it becomes to write an even, smooth line. Not so with this one! Although we personally prefer the .40mm version, the smaller mm versions also write beautifully. The tips are fairly fragile - a heavy-handed writer will bend the tip quite easily.