TOPS Engineer's Computation Pad, 200 Sheets (35502), 8.5 x 11 inches, 3 Hole Punch

5-star Quality. Thicker paper. Clear lines. Cheap Add-on price.

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P. Kien

April 26, 2017

Size: 100 SheetsVerified Purchase

Engineering student here. I just received the pad and although I had some reservation, I am here to write a good review of this product.

I have been buying Soaring Springs engineering papers and decided to switch for the first time. Soaring Springs papers were good but I switched because the lines weren't showing through very well. The materials were softer so if you write with a 0.7mm pencil like me, it is hard to erase.

Before buying TOPS, I was hesitant about the less than 5-star review from other users. I was concerned about the random dots showing up on unused papers and the paper quality. After receiving and writing on them for a few hours, I can testify the following:

-Paper quality is significantly thicker and smoother than Soaring Springs. I could erase easily.
-Papers came with a backpad, unlike Soaring Springs which came in as filler papers only with no pad. You can take TOPS entire pad with you to a meeting and never worry about them coming loose or you running out of paper.
-Grid lines appear clearly, a huge plus compared to Soaring Springs.
-Add-ons price on Amazon is unbeatable.

So there you have it. TOPS has earned a new customer. I highly recommend you giving TOPS at add-on price a try next time you buy $25 worth of stuff on Amazon.

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Mac

Tops Engineering Paper

September 11, 2013

Size: 200 SheetsVerified Purchase

I have not had the experience with the Tops paper as many of the reviewers have had. I am a third year engineering student and I have burned through thousands of pages of engineering paper of pretty much every brand there is and tops is my favorite.

Tops Pros:
Thickness- Its very thick compared to the other brands it "takes lead" well high friction minimal force required a 0.7mm lead and this paper are my favorite combination.
Line Clarity- The lines show through the front side of the paper so much better than any other brand I love it.
Margin Accuracy- The margins, lines, heading bars, are always identical throughout the sheets and look great they are the best dimensionally in my opinion as well.

Tops Cons:
The only problem I have with Tops is that the recycled material has tiny blemishes that look like "dots" made by a pencil maybe 2 or 3 of those on a sheet but after the paper starts to fill up with information you forget they are there...

Some notes about other brands- Ampad is absolute garbage they are the thinnest of all of them and the margins/header is always screwed up and varies throughout the pack, and the line visibility is weak. National is ok too thin for my taste I find that it rips easy especially under large amounts of erasing. My second choice for this paper is Roaring spring, you can't see the lines through the paper very well but this stuff gets the job done and can be had for the least amount of money in most cases.

Give this stuff a shot, I did and it's my new favorite.

26 people found this helpful

Great Paper, Haven't Had Any Issues

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An Average Guy

January 6, 2016

Size: 100 SheetsVerified Purchase

For me, this is THE paper to use. I do not use college-rule or wide-rule paper anymore.
In my line of work, I do a lot of data analysis (things like physics, calculus, rudimentary chemistry, and IT work, including light programming). My handwriting is also notoriously lacking in readability.

This paper allows me to get all of my formulas and pertinent information on the page in a beautiful, easy to read and easy to follow way. I don't know any engineers or programmers who do not use this as their main source of paper. If you do anything where you need to have well laid-out processes or if you do a lot of math and calculations, this paper is for you. As an added bonus, it will probably make your handwriting look better.

I prefer TOPS brand to others (National, I'm looking at you). I go through about 600 sheets of this every 3 months or so. I purchase them in 100-sheet pads, and I recommend that you do the same. I've tried 200-page pads from TOPS and other brands, and I've never really been impressed, because there always seems to be something a little lacking with them compared to their 100-page counterparts. From what I've seen of the TOPS paper, it has better line visibility and for whatever reason, makes for a better writing surface than competitors.

You should know that this stuff is thin. In comparison to some standard printer paper, the engineering paper feels like it's only half as thick. This is not a problem for me, but just be aware. I've never had this paper tear or rip on me, though I can sometimes see the pressure marks from the previous page from where I pressed the pen in pretty hard. This does not in any way impact my writing or the appearance of the page when I'm done. Some reviewers have mentioned page-quality issues, like weird green-print defects, and problems with the sticky binding, but I have never had an issue with those things. Maybe I've just been lucky.

Lastly, $6 may seem expensive for 100 sheets. Probably because $6 is expensive for 100 sheets. However, once you've used this paper you probably won't ever go back to the old stuff. In my opinion, we should just replace the line paper in college-ruled and wide-ruled notebooks with this stuff.

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April 27, 2015

Size: 100 SheetsVerified Purchase

I have been using Tops 35500 pads for years. I recently bought 3 packs because the Ampad pads I was using were so bad. Well... Tops is now worse. The last sheet of the pad was not even cut correctly and sticks out of the pad. I write with fountain pens and the ink bleeds through the paper with slightest touch and bleeds like tissue paper.
If you compare the green tinted inked lines on the new pads with the original it is patently obvious that the newer pads are very low quality. The lines are blurry and faded. Gone is the crips forest green border that used to mark the pads. I think it is telling that Tops removed their logo from the bottom right corner of the pad - almost like they are ashamed to admit they made them.

5 people found this helpful

Good quality engineering paper. Homework was required to be on engineering paper only used one side because the other side has lines.

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