Customer Reviews

National Brand Computation Notebook, 4 X 4 Quad, Brown, Green Paper, 11.75 x 9.25 Inches, 75 Sheets (43648)

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The manufacturer's description of the notebook is accurate. In addition, the cover protects the interior quite nicely and the paper weight is heavy. A cloth spine binds the notebook together and appears to be fairly tough.

I purchased two of these notebooks initially to test their usefulness as a note taking medium at the Naval Test Pilot School. After one week of class and homework, I have used the first 50 pages. The paper is truly a joy to write on. The quad rule lines are perfect for writing notes, drawing graphs and charts, and using equations. I have found that my handwriting has improved noticeably as I try to use not only the horizontal lines but the vertical lines to aid letter and word spacing.

The cloth spine binds the pages closely together, making the last inch of the left page unusable in the first 30 pages. Since the right side of the notebook has more pages and is heavier, it tended to lay flat while the left pages curved away from the table to meet the binding. This problem may be visualized by trying to read the beginning of a large paperback book that is laying with the right side flat on a surface. I was able to compensate for this issue somewhat by creasing the left page as close to the spine as possible, but still wound up with the last inch of the paper without a solid surface under it. This problem will likely diminish as I near the center of the notebook and then switch to the right side as I get near the end.

Despite the issue with the unusable space, I really enjoy using these notebooks. After seeing how fast I am going through my first one I purchased 4 more, and intend to keep using them throughout my year at the school.

I started using these back in the late '90's (*gasp*) when I was an undergraduate. I have at least 20 of them on my shelf - each from a different class - and I still refer to them from time to time. They have held up exceedingly well.

Now that I'm doing my grad work, I'm glad to see they're still available. I just bought a dozen of them, to use for school and for other projects. They are perfect for engineering, math or science notes and projects. The pages are larger than 8.5x11, so you can easily staple or glue handouts into them. The front and back cover are sturdy and tough, and the binding is strong but flexible. The 1/4" grid spacing is great for drawing schematics or charts or graphs or whatever you need to do. Good quality paper too.

I have a few Ampad computation books too, which I bought when I couldn't find these, and they (the Ampads) are inferior. The paper is rough and pulpy, and the spine _much_ too stiff -- it won't lie flat on the table. One of the nice things about the Nationals (used to be called Avery, but still #43648) is that you can "crack" the spine and the book will lay flat.

If you're an engineering student, this is the book you want to buy.

I use these notebooks for my lab work and I think they are great. I wanted several things without pay too much and this has it.
* The green color is easy on the eyes
* the pages are already numbered
* the size allows you to paste a full 8 1/2 x 11 printout into it when necessary
* the binding holds through lots of abuse and lays open
* enough pages to last but not be heavy (part of why I prefer a soft cover)
* paper is thick enough that writing doesn't show through to the other side
* at $7 a piece, this also happened to be the cheapest notebook that came close to what I wanted.

If I were to wish for one thing different, it would be 5x5 squares per inch instead of 4x4 but that is seriously difficult to find and not everyone's preference.

This thing is an incredible notebook for lab use. The binding is very strong and I have no fear of losing pages no matter how much I abuse this. Considering how inexpensive this is anyway may as well NOT save a buck by buying some cheap notebook. The grid paper is also very convenient (worth mentioning since not all notebooks use grid paper).

Amazon could make it a little clearer that the binding on this notebook is *not* sewn but glued.

I've used at least six of these notebooks over a few years as an engineer and as a lab notebook in college (in my opinion, they're too expensive for class notes). These notebooks last a good long time, and the margins are convenient for notes and cross-references to other pages (the pages are numbered). They are ideal for research notes, drawings, diagrams, for taping graphs to to the pages, and for writing reference tables that you might want to flip back to again and again and again. I've seen many scientists and engineers also using these books since they'll last long enough to reference. Good notebook, lasts a long time.

I like those notebooks for my lab work.

They are big and a letter size paper can fit into it

It is also numbered which is good for indexing

I recommend buying this nice notebook

This is a very handy notebook for retaining technical notes. We have used these at work for decades. They allow engineers and technicians a good way to pass down knowledge to later generations of technical workers. The grid is easy to use for writing and for drawings.

I had to get a design notebook for a class i am in at university, and my teacher recommended this one. I've been using it for a month now and I like it. the grid is faint enough not to get in the way of writing, there's plenty of border space to add notes to after the page is filled, the cover is surprisingly strong, pages are numbered, ect... I haven't really found anything bad about this book. It might be a little expensive but it is quality.

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