A nice budget fountain pen that’s good for general office work. The 03Fine has the same line width as a Pilot G2 07 gel pen on copy paper. The attached photo is on Rhodia paper so the Platinum fine is thinner ( Noodler Black ink)

The feel is rather plastic like but for an $11 pen it writes smoothly for a fine. Takes effort to click it closed and open. This may smooth out in time. I purchased it with the $11 piston converter. For 22 dollars it’s cheaper than a mid priced pen.

I went back to using a fountain pen after a very long break and I was looking for something economical and good quality, and this certainly fits the bill. Thus far it has written wonderfully smooth and there have been no issues. I can certainly recommend.

It’s an ok pen. So plastic.

As advertised, exactly whay i expected

Receiving this pen as a gift was unexpected and delightful. I chose the red, medium point. The instruction about fountain pens was extremely well done and very helpful. Questions were many and the answers given were appropriate, accurate, and understandable. So, when I went home and tried the new pen I was already very happy with it. But now, 2 weeks later, this pen is in my hand daily. The writing experience is amazing. I have learned for the first time when folks mean when they say "smooth writing" ... it's as though this nib doesn't touch the paper but the ink flows out of it from above the paper. I wish I could thank the makers in person. This (M) nib is a dream! My question now is "Should I be ecstatic and enjoy this or, or, well, or shall I buy one with (F) nib and hope for the same experience....ya, I'll think about this for a few days more.

What a nib!

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Sophisticated Preppy with a metal clip. Writes better than many more expensive pens. I upgraded my 0.5mm Prefounte with a converter; but,it's definitely not necessary. The Platinum cartridges seem durable and easily refillable. The converter is about same price as pen,IIRC. I like the Graphite Bleu pen because it is much less translucent than the other colors. With a 7-pack of every color Preppy plus a few Prefountes you would never need to buy another fountain pen. 'Want' is another subject. GPC is the BEST!

I have several Platinum pens. This is my third Prefounte. The other two were medium nibs which wrote a little wet for my preference. This is a fine point and it's just right. My preference is a snap on cap vs **** on and this brand is the only one I know of with a snap on cap that doesn't dry out.

I like the Preppy, and use them at work. This, however, is a Great Leap Forward. It is smooth [medium nib] and flows on all of the paper on which I have used it. I made mine into an eyedropper, as I do with all of the Platinums.

Excellent experience!

The vast majority of my pens are TWSBIs, with very smooth nibs, which I love. I knew the Platinum nibs are less smooth than TWSBIs, and it's a very cheap pen, so I wasn't expecting much. Boy, was I surprised. I was looking for an EDC pen to take out of the house with me that fit several criteria. 1. Cheap (so as to be easily replaceable if lost or stolen 2. Not a limited or special addition (for the same reason) 3. Quick capping and uncapping 4.Reliable 5. Has a good seal 6. Has a functional clip 7. Is durable 8. Doesn't stand out 9. Can be posted 10. Is comfortable to use 11. Is reasonably smooth The Platinum Prefounte checked every single one of those boxes, and knocked it out of the park for most of them It definitely doesn't have the smoothest nib of any pens I have, but it also feels smoother to me than a Lamy Safari (both pens with medium nibs). The graphite blue color is understated and looks black in most light, which is exactly what I wanted. I was afraid I would dislike the grip section because it is smooth and tapers down without something to keep fingers from sliding towards the nib. But I discovered I liked it and that, while it does taper downward, it is long enough and not slippery, so it hasn't caused problems for me. I bought a converter for mine because I didn't want to mess around with eyedroppering a pen that wasn't specifically designed to be eyedroppered, or carrying one around with me, and that was the right call for me. A couple of other great things I really like about the pen compared to other entry-level models are that it isn't backweighted at all when posted, there is not a cutout ink window like on the Lamy entry-level models (I love ink windows, but not cutouts), it's not heavy, and it doesn't have a heavily contoured grip. Overall, I'm very impressed and plan to buy more.

Smooth nib out of the box, writes wonderfully, and looks as classy as a hunk of plastic can.

Very nice looking, solidly built pens with surprisingly good nibs. And the 'Slip & Seal Mechanism' is a real bonus. This is such a nice pen, I now have 3 of them. Keep that grail pen safe at home and carry a Prefounte for everyday use!

It's a simple but beautiful pen that writes very well. The cap snaps on nicely and posts with little effort. Very nice.

I must say that I'm enjoying the experience of writing with this pen. The ink flows smoothly. It's well-balanced and light so it glides smoothly on the page without too much effort. Great for long writes as it does not tire my hand. I definitely recommend it as an EDC and great experience for any people just starting out with fountain pens. Will definitely buy again! :0)

I was surprised how well it writes. I bought for use in the lab to label microscope slides and take notes using Platinum carbon black ink. Its inexpensive so if I messed up its not a problem. The fine pint is smooth, fairly wet and writes more like a medium. There is never a hard start. It is very light. It feels a bit cheep and it is at 10 bucks: What do you want? It works and is more reliable in laying the ink down without skipping than by Mount Blanc pen that worth more than 20x the cost of this pen. (for that matter my Duragraph is more reliable too) The materials may be inexpensive, but works so that makes it of high value. I will be getting at least one more for red ink. I rated it at high quality because the performance/dollar spent is really high.

I got this pen to eye dropper. Perhaps I didn't use enough silicone grease. Or more likely I twisted the section and screwed up the seal at first it was delightfully smooth with Diamine Sapphire blue. Then after I twisted the cap it started to leak. Added more grease but it didn't help. Eventually I cleaned it out and used the cartridge. Now it skips a lot. There is still plenty of ink in the cartridge but I have to squeeze the cartridge and/or dip the nib on water. So much for the reliable writing I've heard about.

Sometimes a Preppy is too informal in a business setting, but these Prefounte pens are a little more suited for the office environment. The same great nib and well-sealing cap makes these perfect to keep on the desk or in the pocket and you aren't looked down on when you pull one out in a meeting. I keep a Carbon Black ink cartridge in it to make my documents water-resistant and indelible.

I bought this for my husband who has Pilot Metropolitans but keeps running out of ink. He loves the snap cap, and also the eyedropper converted huge ink volume. Great pen! I love that Goulet Pens carries the tools to convert it.

I love my new pens! They are so smooth and write every time!Happy Holidays all you wonderful people!!

I purchased 4 Platinium Prefounte Fountain pens with medium nib. I also purchased o-rings and silicone grease so I could turn them eyedroppers. I did not expect much since the price was $10 per pen. However, the fountain pens turned out to very smooth, quite beautiful and very nice to write with. They write much better than some of my $50+ pens. I use them constantly and have I plan to buy fine nibs too. I have an impression that they have a better ink flow with Pilot ink than for example with Pelikan one. There are some differences in the thickness of the line between the pens although all are medium 0.5mm but that is not a problem for me.

Great pen, writes nicely. Still an everyday pen but an upgrade from Platinum Preppy (which I have scattered throughout house.)

I wanted to get a couple of inexpensive pens that I could fill with brown and gray ink fit my urban and desert sketching. These are great�smooth feel, easy to convert to fill the entire barrel with ink with the addition of silicone grease (which I already had) and some Platinum Preppy o-rings. I'm very happy, and just might buy a couple more.

Surprisingly good. I inked it with platinum carbon black, a smooth wet flow. And a decent looking for the price.

This is my second fountain pen. My first was a Pilot Metropolitan. I prefer the Platinum Prefounte much more for its fine nib and clean fast drying ink. Personally I'm not fond of the stock blue ink that comes with this pen, I'm eager for it to run out so I can start using the black carts I purchased.

The Prefounte is a Preppy is a nicer body. My Preppys are very reliable and always ready to write. The Prefounte is a very hard starter and basically never ready to write. I even flushed it with a little ammonia to remove any residue from the manufacturing process. If it worked reliably, I'd probably give it 5. But, 2 stars is charitable since it provides a miserable writing experience because of its hard starts.

This is my second Prefount - I loved the first one so much I needed a second. The nib is VERY smooth - a wonderful writer and with the Slip & Seal Mechanism that works beautifully, I was sold. A big step up in writing experience from the Preppy in my opinion and nib-wise, nearly equal to Platinum's gold nibs. *disclaimer* I only use high quality inks and high end paper - YMMV based on those variables. Absolutely excellent value and a great pen for any level enthusiast from beginner to experienced (which I consider myself) - I'm not ruling out adding more of these to my daily workhorses!

Writes very smooth but putting in the cartridge was a bit leaky...

I love this pen- I always have a small sealed container of water near my writing spaces because all of my other pens don't start when decapitated [?] so I need a liquid assist. NOT so with this pen so I have two at different drawing tables. They are extraordinary and can't be beat for the price. if there are other brands with the same cap equipment for ''not drying out'' ,I would like to know