Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769) vs Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is ₹600 dearer.
Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769) vs Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover
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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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.
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 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.
Specifications, side by side
5 of 12 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal | Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,899 | ₹2,499 |
| Binding | Sewn, so it opens flat | Sewn, opens flat |
| Fountain pen behaviour | No bleed-through, no feathering, minimal ghosting. This is the specification that separates it from most notebooks at this price | 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 |
| Pages | 96 sheets, 192 pages | 240 |
| Paper weight | 90 GSM Clairefontaine | Around 70 GSM |
| Weight | 330 g | 400 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Comparison | not published | The Rhodia in this department is 90 GSM and does not bleed, at a lower price |
| Drying time | Coated smooth paper means fountain ink dries slower on it than on absorbent paper -- around 10 seconds | not published |
| Extras | not published | Elastic closure, ribbon marker, rear pocket |
| Ruling | 5 mm dot grid | not published |
| What it is good at | not published | Ballpoint and pencil, where 70 GSM is entirely sufficient |
| 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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