Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24 vs Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769)

What separates them

These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24 is ₹3,100 dearer.

Ghost-Grid

Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24

₹4,999

Whiteboard surfaces come in three tiers and nobody explains them at the point of sale: melamine is cheapest and ghosts within months, painted steel ghosts over years, and porcelain enamel does not ghost at all and costs several times more.

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Rhodia

Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769)

₹1,899

90 GSM Clairefontaine paper is the entire reason to buy this over any other A5 notebook, and it is the specification neither this nor its main rival prints on the cover: at 90 GSM fountain and gel ink do not bleed through, so both sides of every page are usable.

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Who the Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24 is for

Buy it if: Anyone wanting a magnetic board that will last years rather than months.

Avoid it if: Anyone leaving writing up for weeks at a time -- that ghosts any painted surface.

Who the Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal is for

Buy it if: Anyone writing with a fountain pen or wet gel ink who wants to use both sides of the page.

Avoid it if: Anyone who only writes in ballpoint -- the paper premium buys nothing then.

Specifications, side by side

1 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24	Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal
Price	₹4,999	₹1,899
Weight	4.2 kg	330 g
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Binding	not published	Sewn, so it opens flat
Cleaning	Wipe daily. Ink left for weeks bonds and ghosts sooner	not published
Drying time	not published	Coated smooth paper means fountain ink dries slower on it than on absorbent paper -- around 10 seconds
Fountain pen behaviour	not published	No bleed-through, no feathering, minimal ghosting. This is the specification that separates it from most notebooks at this price
Ghosting	Faint permanent shadow left by dry erase ink. It is a surface property, not a cleaning failure	not published
Magnetic	Yes, which melamine boards are not	not published
Marker note	Permanent marker can be removed by writing over it with dry erase and wiping immediately	not published
Mounting	Wall brackets included	not published
Pages	not published	96 sheets, 192 pages
Paper weight	not published	90 GSM Clairefontaine
Ruling	not published	5 mm dot grid
Surface	Painted steel	not published
Surface types	Melamine is cheapest and ghosts within months. Painted steel is mid-range and ghosts over years. Porcelain enamel does not ghost and costs several times more	not published
Why 90 GSM matters	not published	Below about 80 GSM, wet ink soaks through and the reverse of every page becomes unusable. Above it, both sides work

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