I bought a Cross Ion pen after reading some recommendations and I am very impressed with it. To be honest, I have never really paid attention to pens in the past - I have just used whatever was lying around - but now I am convinced that I could be doing with a supply of decent pens around.

Ideally what I would like is a pen (or set of pens) that is more of a standard shape than the Cross Ion, a bit cheaper, that writes exactly the same. I am left-handed and the fact that the ink from the Ion writes clear, smoothly and dries quickly is critical. Actually I would buy a few more Cross Ions but I know that, while my Ion is great for casual notes, its form factor would bother me when I was writing more extensively.

Thx,
David