OK, so the basic layout of the paper is good. The ruling arrangement is acceptable, and the lines are usefully placed.
But the paper *quality* is atrocious. I've seen newsprint of similar quality. The paper is so porous and fibrous that every ink pen makes a wider line than it normally would. You know how fountain pens will bleed through some cheap papers like nuts? Well, this paper is exhibit A, only fountain pens aren't the only poor performers on this paper.
The paper is so weak and easily torn that a very sharp mechanical pencil easily shreds it. Forget using that nice 0.3mm pencil with a harder lead. It digs in and tears the paper.
The texture of the paper is similar to newsprint or certain grades of tissue. It is as absorbent as many tissues (hence the ink problems).
The have never placed a drink on my pad or anything, yet the paper is all wrinkled up as if it was held under running water and allowed to dry.
No, this is NOT quality paper. It is NOT the best. If someone thinks this is good paper, they have obviously never used truly high quality paper. Heck, even a Mead Cambridge uses much higher grade paper. Never mind a Rhodia or Clairefontaine or even a Moleskine. TOPS Engineering Computation Pad, 3-Hole Punched, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 5 Squares per Inch, 200 Sheets, Green, (35502)
TOPS is the top of the line. Don't buy other paper; this is the best. It is the type taht has faint lines that go away when viewed as a single sheet, but are apparent in a binder full of TOPS engineering paper. Great Buy
I don't see how this pad of paper can cost 9 dollars, but it's not a ton of money to begin with so I wouldn't say it's a huge letdown.
The lines are a little darker than I'd like, but overall the product is very high in quality and utility.
I've been using Tops graph paper for years. It was especially beneficial in my math classes; diagramming formulas and matrices were a whole lot easier with the faint graph lines showing through the top. I also use this paper with computer programming and diagramming because of the faint graph display - makes my outlines nice and neat and readable.
Great paper for geeks. - National - Graph Paper - Mathematics - Data Pads'
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