I was curious about this pen and the Basecamp Orange was on sale for like ten or fifteen bucks off. I write A LOT for work, all day pretty much, and have always used disposable pens. I should also mention that I am lefthanded so I am somewhat particular. I'll take it to work with me Monday for the final test to see if it smears when I write. Fresh pens/cartridges can smear at first but then be fine after a minute. This one has been okay for my quick tests at home. It is a little difficult to operate lefthanded, but that could just need some getting used to. Well, obviously I should have waited a few days to do this review because there are still questions that I would like answers to. Still, for now, I will say this is a nice pen. After a few days of using it I'll know if I will spend the money to get a colour I'd really like.