Lamy Accent 4Pen Data Multi-Pen - Silver/Black L495-4

by Lamy

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002T3ZHO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,867 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #54 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Writing & Correction Supplies > Multifunction Writing Instruments
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Cover your bases with Lamy's advanced innovation. The 4Pen contains four different writing systems: a mechanical pencil, black ballpoint pen, orange highlighter, and a touch-screen stylus. Press the practical push mechanism and use the display window above the clip to facilitate your tip selection. Disengage by pressing the button again. Remove the button for an eraser tip. When you're traveling or otherwise on the go, Lamy will be ready. MANUFACTURERS WILL ONLY HONOR WARRANTIES ON PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. DON'T GET BURNED, BUY AUTHORIZED.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winner hands down, December 24, 2005

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K. Conover "kconover" (Carnegie, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lamy Accent 4Pen Data Multi-Pen - Silver/Black L495-4 (Office Product)

Several companies make pens like this, with four little penlets in the barrel. First I tried the Rotring version, which is usually only a bit cheaper. Faugh. The Rotrings last an average of 5 months, after which the clip wears out and falls off--this happened to me not once, not twice, but three times (OK, so I finally wised up). And the Rotring refills are of very poor quality compared to the Lamy, they skip a lot.

Takes a bit of getting used to the pen so you open the right penlet each time, but not a big problem. The four penlet sockets inside will each take any of the available penlets, so you can use the default (black ballpoint pen, orange pen [not really a "highligher" just a bright orange ballpoint], Palm stylus, and mechanical pencil; or you could replace the orange penlet with red, blue, or whatever.

Best pen I've had.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the Best 4x1 or 4 in 1 Multipen Available (Silver version), December 6, 2008

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Paul W. Jones "Paul W. Jones" (Poughkeepsie, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lamy Accent 4Pen Data Multi-Pen - Silver/Black L495-4 (Office Product)

First, a correction to one of the reviews. The Lamy 4pens are still in the Lamy product list, at:

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but as a hobby, I've collecte a lot of 3 and 4 function pens. It's a subjective judgement, everyone has their own criteria, and there are some able competitors, but this is certainly one of the best, if not the best. Many of the 4 (and so far all of the 5) function pens are made in Japan by a company that has various US names, Yafa/Platinum/etc., and they are well made pens, but this particular Lamy variant is better:

* More solid construction throughout (clip, cap, etc.)
* Better barrel material (particularly the silver variant, easy-to-hold)
* Better heft (here that's personal choice, it's not-too-light)
* Better retraction mechanism (metal button on the side)

The Lamy refills are also top-notch, not quite as fine lined as others, but they do not skip, and while you can buy Lamy and put them in other multipens, at least with this one, you start there. The stylus has a good point, not too dull, not sharp enough to scratch through PDA/phone screens or plastic overlays. The pencil is 0.7mm, a bit thicker than the typical 0.5mm, but less likely to break, still very fine.

This is an exceptional pen, avoids the pocket-protector syndrome of carrying multiple pens, avoids entirely the geek look (or more accurately, maybe you end up being the uber-geek, the true insider pen).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, May 21, 2007

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K. Kendrick (Austin, Tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lamy Accent 4Pen Data Multi-Pen - Silver/Black L495-4 (Office Product)

This is the 2nd one (first was stolen), so I've spent $160 on this pen because it is that good. I've had others and liked the Rotring(sp?) which was a good bang for the buck, but it is discontinued. Everything works and the ink is good quality. Nice heavy feel with good balance. Very durable as well - doesn't scratch or mar easily. If it were less than $25 bucks I'd buy all my employees one for Christmas like I did with the Rotring.