I love this channel! It’s so peaceful to watch and it’s informative too! Great review! You should do a review on the Sailor 1911s demonstrator please!!
I love the quality of Laban pens infact most Taiwanese pens are made well. Thanks gor the review. I own a Laban in their solar collection the venus. It's reasonably priced and a fine writer.
Thank you for this great video ! As always, it's nice and peaceful, and I really like the aesthetics. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago, and of course I subscribed immediately, as I'm a writing guy myself, totally fond of fountain pens. I had heard of Laban a few years ago, and I've been willing to try out a Mento ever since. But I've never had the chance to get my hands on one. I don't think that this brand is distributed in France (where I live), but I'm always pleased to see that the fountain pen industry is still alive, and that it's even growing !
If I had my way, all pens would be cartridge/converter pens. I own a bunch of piston fill pens of one kind or another, but I own them despite the fact that they have pistons, not because of it. To me, a piston is just a fancy, oversize converter that you can't just throw away and replace if it breaks. I usually use more than a milliliter of ink every day, but I have absolutely no need as much ink as a piston filler holds, and it's really just a nuisance because I like to change inks often. Such pens are also far more bothersome to clean than a cartridge/converter. "Expecting" a piston filler at that price is, to me, just backwards. I have pens that cost several thousand dollars that are cartridge/converter pens, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Other than TWSBI pens, most of which are cheap enough to throw away if something important breaks, I own only three expensive pens with pistons, and one horribly expensive pen that's an eyedropper. One of my very favorite daily writers, the Homo Sapiens Bronze Age, has a piston, though it's actually a vac filler. I can't tell you how much I wish it were a cartridge/converter filler. I really don't like paying more than a hundred dollars for a steel nib pen, though I do have one that cost a hundred and fifty, and another that cost five hundred dollars. But the expensive one does have a sizable amount of gold inlay, though the main reason I bought it was nostalgia. Well, I don't wish all pens were cartridge/converters. I do have a handful of lever fillers that I love, and a couple of Duofold Button Fillers that are among my favorite pens. By and large, though, I greatly prefer cartridge/converter pens over any piston fill system. The Labon? It's one of those pens I'd have to see and handle before deciding, but probably not. A steel nib at that price would have to be a very special pen.
I prefer a cartridge/converter filling system. I own some piston fillers but for other reasons. I also have had good experiences with Opus 88 eyedropper fillers. I can't think of any pens where I've had a converter rattle, even when using a shimmer ink where you need to roll or shake the pen to mix in the shimmer before writing. I have a Laban 325 and it doesn't rattle. I really don't mind a steel nib on some of my more expensive pens. Sometimes I just prefer a stiffer nib but that's just a matter of personal taste.
I don't understand the appeal of pistons. I think it would be better if they came up with cartridges with screw tops that you can fill with your own ink. That way you can prefill a bunch and have them ready if you run out of ink.
I won't buy TWSBI pens because they are made in China, not Taiwan. But I'd be willing to try other "real" Taiwanese brands so long as that's where they are actually manufactured.
I own a couple of Opus 88 pens. The Jazz is one of my workhorse pens that I keep inked up. It's pretty much my ideal pen in terms of weight, measurements, ink capacity, and ease of cleaning. I only wish it wouldn't take 3.5 turns to cap and uncap every time. Laban has been on my wishlist for about three years. I'm narrowing down my choices for my first pen from them.
Quite a nice pen and looks quite well built. However, the converter rattle would bother me. I don't like it in other pens as well. Usually, these pen makers use the same schmidt made converters and rebrand it. I wonder how much it would cost to produce a customized converter. Its just a piece of plastic. Thanks for the video, An.
I like it very much, especially the white one, but i would prefer them with piston or eye-droppper.
I love this channel! It’s so peaceful to watch and it’s informative too! Great review! You should do a review on the Sailor 1911s demonstrator please!!
I love the quality of Laban pens infact most Taiwanese pens are made well. Thanks gor the review. I own a Laban in their solar collection the venus. It's reasonably priced and a fine writer.
Thank you for this great video ! As always, it's nice and peaceful, and I really like the aesthetics. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago, and of course I subscribed immediately, as I'm a writing guy myself, totally fond of fountain pens. I had heard of Laban a few years ago, and I've been willing to try out a Mento ever since. But I've never had the chance to get my hands on one. I don't think that this brand is distributed in France (where I live), but I'm always pleased to see that the fountain pen industry is still alive, and that it's even growing !
Oh wow! Thought it's an European brand at first glance... Loved the ivory colours!
I thought Laban was Italian to be honest. The pen and packaging presentation is impressive. I will check the pen out.
I have a 325 and I love the pen!
If I had my way, all pens would be cartridge/converter pens. I own a bunch of piston fill pens of one kind or another, but I own them despite the fact that they have pistons, not because of it. To me, a piston is just a fancy, oversize converter that you can't just throw away and replace if it breaks. I usually use more than a milliliter of ink every day, but I have absolutely no need as much ink as a piston filler holds, and it's really just a nuisance because I like to change inks often. Such pens are also far more bothersome to clean than a cartridge/converter.
"Expecting" a piston filler at that price is, to me, just backwards. I have pens that cost several thousand dollars that are cartridge/converter pens, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Other than TWSBI pens, most of which are cheap enough to throw away if something important breaks, I own only three expensive pens with pistons, and one horribly expensive pen that's an eyedropper. One of my very favorite daily writers, the Homo Sapiens Bronze Age, has a piston, though it's actually a vac filler. I can't tell you how much I wish it were a cartridge/converter filler.
I really don't like paying more than a hundred dollars for a steel nib pen, though I do have one that cost a hundred and fifty, and another that cost five hundred dollars. But the expensive one does have a sizable amount of gold inlay, though the main reason I bought it was nostalgia.
Well, I don't wish all pens were cartridge/converters. I do have a handful of lever fillers that I love, and a couple of Duofold Button Fillers that are among my favorite pens. By and large, though, I greatly prefer cartridge/converter pens over any piston fill system.
The Labon? It's one of those pens I'd have to see and handle before deciding, but probably not. A steel nib at that price would have to be a very special pen.
I prefer a cartridge/converter filling system. I own some piston fillers but for other reasons. I also have had good experiences with Opus 88 eyedropper fillers. I can't think of any pens where I've had a converter rattle, even when using a shimmer ink where you need to roll or shake the pen to mix in the shimmer before writing. I have a Laban 325 and it doesn't rattle.
I really don't mind a steel nib on some of my more expensive pens. Sometimes I just prefer a stiffer nib but that's just a matter of personal taste.
I don't understand the appeal of pistons. I think it would be better if they came up with cartridges with screw tops that you can fill with your own ink. That way you can prefill a bunch and have them ready if you run out of ink.
Thanks for the intro to a new brand love the content
Pretty pen.
I have their 325 in Ocean, it’s really a great writer.
I won't buy TWSBI pens because they are made in China, not Taiwan. But I'd be willing to try other "real" Taiwanese brands so long as that's where they are actually manufactured.
Thanks for the good review. And I have to say, the Laban 325 REALLY looks like another Taiwanese pen...the Opus Jazz.
I own a couple of Opus 88 pens. The Jazz is one of my workhorse pens that I keep inked up. It's pretty much my ideal pen in terms of weight, measurements, ink capacity, and ease of cleaning. I only wish it wouldn't take 3.5 turns to cap and uncap every time. Laban has been on my wishlist for about three years. I'm narrowing down my choices for my first pen from them.
Impressed with Laban 325, but i fear it's too heavy. What do you think? Is it good for journaling for someone who doesn't post the cap?
Love the colour, wish it wasn't C/C
Quite a nice pen and looks quite well built. However, the converter rattle would bother me. I don't like it in other pens as well. Usually, these pen makers use the same schmidt made converters and rebrand it. I wonder how much it would cost to produce a customized converter. Its just a piece of plastic. Thanks for the video, An.
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