uni Jetstream 4&1 Metal Edition, 0.5mm Ballpoint Pen (Black, Red, Blue, Green) and 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil, Ice Silver (MSXE52000A05.81)

The material is a lightweight plastic, not metal. It doesn’t have a nice, heavy weight that I’d like, but some people prefer featherweight so to each their own. As for the use of the pens, switching out different colors is very seamless and the inks write just as smoothly. Since it didn’t come with any instructions, I had to look up a few things like how to replace the pencil lead and how to dispense the pencil lead. After watching a video reviewing this pen, it showed that you have to depress the clip repeatedly in order for the pencil lead to come out. I have included a video in how to use for your reference. Enjoy!

They are almost exactly like the Pure Malt version, except these pens don't have the wood finger grips. This pen and it's campanion pens are unique. The internal pencil and eraser is what's make them unique. These pens are the ONLY pen you need to have. I won't pick up anything else to write with! BIC has made a four color ink pen for a long time. However, it looks like a toy and doesn't have a pencil built in. No self-respecting business person would get caught carrying the BIC pen. The uni Jetstream will be a pen anyone would be proud to carry and show off. One more point, it's called the "metal edition", only the finger grip is made of metal. The upper half is made of plastic! I think some of the users who gave the pen low marks are kind of "cry babies." Most didn't shop very well and paid way to much for the pen to begin with. If you paid more than $16 to $17 for the pen, you paid to much! I've purchased DOZENS of these pens AND the "sister" pen, the "Pure Malt" version for as little as $15 to $16 each! For THOSE prices the pens are a GREAT buy! They do EVERYTHING you'd expect a pen to do, has a pencil and eraser built in and it looks great in your pocket and in your hand! AND, if you leave the pen laying around, when you come back to use it again, it will be gone! See if that happens with a BIC pen or some other single feature pen! Those pens you can't give away! I give these pens to my clients, friends and certain acquaintances, along with my business card. At first they all say they've seen pens like it before, I quickly tell them, "No you haven't!" I show them the wood grip, on the Pure Malt version, the four ink colors, THEN the pencil and eraser. THEN, they admit they've never seen a pen like it before! Just like I told them to begin with! Different colors of the same pen are available from Japan's Amazon store. However, shop carefully. For some reason the shipping charges are outrageous. Sometimes 3 to 4 times the price of ONE pen. NOT a good deal. I've found some vendors charging shipping charges about equal to the price of one pen and the price of the pen is a $1 or $2 LESS than the prices I find from USA sources. So I buy 10 to 12 at a time from Japan. The shipping is typically the same if you buy one pen or 10 pens. When you average the total cost against the number of pens received, I end up paying the $15 to $16 per pen!

Smooth writing, it almost glides on the paper. Awesome feel on the paper and it never scratches the page as some fine point pens tend to do. Except maybe the green ink... that one for some reason does not feel like the others. Maybe a bad cartridge? The pencil is good too, but you will benefit from buying better-quality lead replacements, the originals tend to break. My only issue is comfort or lack thereof. It is too thick and it hurts the hand after a while. Practical, so I'll still use it, but uncomfortable. I used it constantly for 2 months taking notes in class. So, awesome for flipping to a different color to underline or make additional notes in a different color. Also, the metal part is only the bottom, the top is plastic. Either way, I get a lot of compliments (I have the green one). If only it were a little thinner.

I really like this pen. Four color pens in general seem to be pretty cheaply made, so I was searching to see if I could find a higher quality one, and found this. It says it is metal, but only part of the body is metal, but still that is more than most. However, even the plastic parts seems better built than the usual throwaway ones you find on these sort of things. And, in addition to the usual four colors of ink, this one has a pencil built in as well for even more convenience. Good product!

Satisfying clicking action. Smooth finish even though it appears to be a plastic top. Reloading the lead for the mechanical pencil was not difficult but was not intuitive. If you just pinch near the brass and pull with low constant force to separate the dull barrel from the shiny chamber it will go smoothly. Pens are a little scratchy at first but now that I've been using them for a month I actually enjoy them. Good colors, happy to have this to carry around or leave on the desk.

The metal is just some thin metal not good as I wanted this could break if you like twist it it is good tho but jut does not have a solid build

Like others, I missed the fact that only the grip is aluminum. Not a problem, just a little different from my expectation. Packaging is minimal, a clear poly sleeve with the Uni branding on it and a larger clear sleeve from Amazon. Fortunately the padded shipper protected the pen. I think the pen is great value for its quality and convenience. I wanted one pen for my daily carry that would be useful in any scenario: signing documents, taking notes, editing markup, and a pencil for that makes sense. This fulfills all those requirements, looks great, and feels good in the hand. Even the pencil feels stable when active with no discernible play in the tip. Ink flow is good, but not as smooth as my Ohto GS02. However, I have to note that the Jetstream is oil based and not a gel like the GS02. That makes the Jetstream better for general use since it can write more reliably on surfaces like tape.

Works.