Plus, mechanical pencils come in a variety of styles and ... Testers also liked the handsome, matte finish of the black rOtring 600 (other colors are available, including the silver, shown above ...

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I thought I was using the pencil wrong, but other mechanical pencils—whether they had the classic push top or a button on the side—were just as miserable to use. I gave up and went back to ...