Something to (th)ink about (Berol Dry Wipe Pen Broad Tip)

Member Name: bruffyboy

Product:	Berol Dry Wipe Pen Broad Tip
Date:	30/03/09 (46 review reads)
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Advantages: reversible nibs

Disadvantages: nibs odd shape

As a teacher, board markers are the bane of my existence: they are always running out at the most annoying times. There are a surprisingly high amount of options when it comes to dry wipe pens, and Berol seems to be the pen of choice in my school.

The Drywipe pens are wedge tipped with a line width of 2mm/5mm. Personally, I find 2mm way too thin for students to read at the back of the room, so you find yourself tilting the pen to the thicker edge every time you want to use them. I prefer round tipped board pens which write thick whichever position they're in, so this is the first down-point of these ones.

The range of colours they come is in pretty average, yet I mostly use black. They have reversible nibs, although why you'd need that I don't know! They also boast having strong nibs, which I agree with - they've never broken in the 4 years I've been using them.

In terms of ink, they run out comparatively quickly to some other brands. This may be because they're a little shorter than many other types, but I'm not sure. Part of the problem is that you can't see how much ink is left, so you never know when they're going to run out.

The box of 4 that I have right here comes in a range of colours, including red. It just so happens that red is difficult for people with dyslexia to read, so this one always ends up unused for me.

Price-wise, they cost around £1.50 each, which is the same as the others.

All in all these are not the best pens, due to the impractical shape of the nib, and the fact that they often come with impractical colours throw into a box.

Summary: try a different range