Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover vs Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer is ₹1,000 dearer.
Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover vs Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer
Moleskine
Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover
₹2,499
Around 70 GSM is the number behind Moleskine's most persistent complaint, and it is a specification rather than a defect: at that weight fountain and wet gel ink bleed through, so the reverse of a written page is generally unusable.
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Simplehuman
Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer
₹3,499
A weighted base is the small detail that separates a good desk organiser from an annoying one -- without it, pulling a pen out drags the whole thing across the desk.
Full details →Who the Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is for
Buy it if: Ballpoint and pencil writers who want the build quality and the extras.
Avoid it if: Fountain pen users -- buy the 90 GSM Rhodia instead, which also costs less.
Who the Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting a simple two-compartment organiser that stays put.
Avoid it if: Anyone wanting many small compartments for detailed sorting.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover | Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,499 | ₹3,499 |
| Weight | 400 g | 700 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Base | not published | Weighted, so it does not slide when items are pulled out |
| Binding | Sewn, opens flat | not published |
| Comparison | The Rhodia in this department is 90 GSM and does not bleed, at a lower price | not published |
| Compartments | not published | Two, one deep and one shallow |
| Extras | Elastic closure, ribbon marker, rear pocket | not published |
| Feet | not published | Non-slip |
| Footprint | not published | 25 x 18 cm |
| Fountain pen behaviour | Bleeds and ghosts. The reverse of a page written on with fountain pen is generally unusable. This is the most common complaint about Moleskine and it is a paper weight issue, not a defect | not published |
| Material | not published | Powder-coated steel mesh |
| Pages | 240 | not published |
| Paper weight | Around 70 GSM | not published |
| Rust | not published | Powder coating chips at contact points and coastal humidity then rusts the steel |
| What it is good at | Ballpoint and pencil, where 70 GSM is entirely sufficient | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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