Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769) 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 ₹1,600 dearer.
Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal (118769) vs Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer
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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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 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 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 | Rhodia Webnotebook A5 Dot Grid Journal | Simplehuman Dual Compartment Mesh Desk Organizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,899 | ₹3,499 |
| Weight | 330 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, so it opens flat | not published |
| Compartments | not published | Two, one deep and one shallow |
| Drying time | Coated smooth paper means fountain ink dries slower on it than on absorbent paper -- around 10 seconds | not published |
| Feet | not published | Non-slip |
| Footprint | not published | 25 x 18 cm |
| 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 |
| Material | not published | Powder-coated steel mesh |
| Pages | 96 sheets, 192 pages | not published |
| Paper weight | 90 GSM Clairefontaine | not published |
| Ruling | 5 mm dot grid | not published |
| Rust | not published | Powder coating chips at contact points and coastal humidity then rusts the steel |
| 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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