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I really don't know why. I don't take that many notes. When I'm in meetings, I've been telling people I color code my notes. But honestly, I have just been switching pens at random.. I'm never going to use all this ink before they dry up, and it's going to be a pain to clean them all. Normally, I'll only have one or two inked at a time.
Thank you very much. The third one is a Penbbs 456, which has one of the coolest filling mechanisms in modern pens (IMO). It's a vacuum filler. There is a plunger under the cap at the end. You pull it out, and dip the nib in the ink. Then, you press the plunger down quickly. It creates a vacuum behind it. At the end of its stroke, the barrel widens out and the vacuum goes around to the nib to suck the ink up. It's not the only pen to do this, but it is one of the cheapest. It's beautiful, and a good writer, too. And they come in a ton more colors now than when I got mine. Pretty sure they are cheaper now, too.
The last one is the Visconti Van Gogh Starry Night. It's your standard cartridge converter type pen, made with some pretty resin swirled together. The colors are inspired by Starry Night, but they have a whole line of Van Gogh inspired pens if you're more of a Cafe Terrace fan. They aren't cheap though, usually around $280. And after having mine for a few years, I can tell you that it's overpriced. You're paying for the Visconti name. I'm not saying it's a bad pen, I just wouldn't pay full price for one.
Wow, such a detailed answer! Definitely the Van Gogh one is above my budget, but the Penbbs seems like something I could gift myself one day hahah. Thank you!