PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack vs HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm

What separates them

These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack is ₹1,100 dearer.

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PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack

₹1,499

Gel ink is darker and flows more freely than ballpoint, and the cost of that is drying time -- roughly two to three seconds, which is enough for a left-handed writer dragging their hand across the line to smudge every word.

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HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm

₹399

75 GSM is the Indian office default and it is the reason double-sided printing looks cheap -- text shows through from the reverse.

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Who the PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack is for

Buy it if: Right-handed writers who want darker, smoother lines than a ballpoint gives.

Avoid it if: Left-handed writers, who will smudge, and anyone writing on glossy or recycled paper.

Who the HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm is for

Buy it if: Anyone printing single-sided in volume where cost per sheet matters.

Avoid it if: Anyone printing double-sided documents that need to look professional -- use 80 GSM.

Specifications, side by side

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Specification	PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack	HP Everyday Copy & Print Paper A4 500 Sheets 75gsm
Price	₹1,499	₹399
Weight	12 g each	2.3 kg
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Archival	Not archival ink -- it fades with prolonged UV exposure	not published
Brightness	not published	About 96 on the CIE scale
Drying time	Roughly 2 to 3 seconds. A left-handed writer dragging a hand across the line will smudge it	not published
Duplex behaviour	not published	At 75 GSM text shows through on double-sided printing. 80 GSM is the threshold where it stops, and costs only slightly more
Humidity	not published	Paper absorbs moisture and curls. In monsoon, keep the ream sealed until use
Ink	Gel, which flows more freely and looks darker than ballpoint	not published
Jamming	not published	Cut cleanly and low-lint, which is what actually causes jams rather than weight
Refill economics	A refill costs roughly a third of a new pen	not published
Refillable	Yes, G2 refills fit, so the barrel is not disposable	not published
Sheets	not published	500, one ream
Skipping	Gel pens skip on glossy or recycled paper more than ballpoints do	not published
Tip	0.7 mm	not published
Why brightness matters	not published	Higher brightness raises apparent contrast, which is why the same printer looks sharper on brighter paper

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