Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769) vs Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24 is ₹3,100 dearer.
Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769) vs Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24
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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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.
Full details →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.
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.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal | Ghost-Grid Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 36x24 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,899 | ₹4,999 |
| Weight | 330 g | 4.2 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Binding | Sewn, so it opens flat | not published |
| Cleaning | not published | Wipe daily. Ink left for weeks bonds and ghosts sooner |
| Drying time | Coated smooth paper means fountain ink dries slower on it than on absorbent paper -- around 10 seconds | not published |
| Fountain pen behaviour | No bleed-through, no feathering, minimal ghosting. This is the specification that separates it from most notebooks at this price | not published |
| Ghosting | not published | Faint permanent shadow left by dry erase ink. It is a surface property, not a cleaning failure |
| Magnetic | not published | Yes, which melamine boards are not |
| Marker note | not published | Permanent marker can be removed by writing over it with dry erase and wiping immediately |
| Mounting | not published | Wall brackets included |
| Pages | 96 sheets, 192 pages | not published |
| Paper weight | 90 GSM Clairefontaine | not published |
| Ruling | 5 mm dot grid | not published |
| Surface | not published | Painted steel |
| Surface types | not published | 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 |
| Why 90 GSM matters | Below about 80 GSM, wet ink soaks through and the reverse of every page becomes unusable. Above it, both sides work | 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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