NoboNeon Whiteboard Pens, 2mm Bullet Tip Markers, Pack Of 4, Dry Wipe/Erase, Low Odour, Assorted Colours, 1903892

Work well on these boards ..good price and arrived as promised.

These markers tend to squeak and streak when writing with them, and one of them doesn't work at all. I'd suggest looking elsewhere.

Good and reliable service

DO NOT BUY!!! They are useless - the ink doesnt come out of pen and when it finally does it is so weak. Would never buy again!!!

I have used these pens in a training environment now for two whole days. Initially I liked the look of them, but in use I found the tips to be a little too fine to make impact and the flow of ink was a trifle sporadic at times. In use, you press the tip against the board twice to stimulate the flow of ink, but after a while I thought that the ink had run out; which it hadn't as you can determine how much ink is left through viewing it through the translucent window.I am afraid that whilst I will continue to use these items until they run out, more to underline and highlight my presentations, I do not feel that they are anywhere near as good as those produced by Staedtler. In summary:+ The tip is too thin+ The ink flow is sporadic, requiring you to continually "charge" the tip by pressing it+ The colour and density is pretty weakAs a final comment, the Staedtler pens which I prefer in any event come with a pack of 6 for £6.73 compared to this item at £7.32. May I therefore suggest that if you want more colours, lower price, far superior quality and a constant flow of ink, look elsewhere. (2nd September 2015)

This is the second pack of marker pens I’ve reviewed – I use whiteboard markers quite a lot in my line of work. I used to just go for the cheapest ones available, mainly because I always assumed that one make of marker pen was much like any other – so long as it writes on the board it’s fine. I’ve recently discovered, however, that not all pens are created equal.One of the most important things about whiteboard pens is that you should be able to write on the whiteboard with them. Call me old-fashioned, but I’m assuming that this is one of the reasons why most people buy them. So I was slightly disappointed to find that these pens from Quartet are a little tricky to get to grips with.I reviewed some other pens recently which you had to pump (by pushing down on the nib a couple of times) in order to get the ink to flow. They were quite stiff and the nib didn’t start retracting into the pen when you pressed onto the board with them. I’m probably guilty of pressing a little too hard, as the nibs on the Quartet markers retracted a bit too easily. Maybe that’s what they’re supposed to do to keep the ink flowing, but it makes for an uncomfortable writing experience until you get used to it.There are instructions on the pens about how to use them, but unless you have 20/20 vision or a magnifying glass, reading them can be difficult. And if you don’t read them you might have an issue getting the pens to actually work, so hopefully the following information will be useful. When new, the nibs are dry, so you have to push down on them for 5–10 seconds, then check to see if the ink has soaked into the nib. If not, hold down again for a little longer. Also, when reusing them later, you need to shake them.This pack contains four neon colours (pink, yellow, blue and green), but to be honest the green and blue look identical to the standard green and blue I always use. Most pens will give you a nib thickness somewhere on the pack so that you can choose the right pen for your project. This pack has a small image of the pen nib – which is actual size, but it doesn’t explain this terribly well.For the average user these pens will be fine, but the retracting nib issue may be a problem for those who press down hard when writing.

This is a very sweet, shiny set of marker pens, more suitable for home use with on-fridge “to do” lists than for meeting rooms or classrooms.The fact the nibs are rather fine, coupled with the bright colours (especially the yellow and pink), mean that in sunny conditions, what you write might be quite difficult to read to somebody who’s further from the board. For professional writing (businessmen, teachers etc.), these pens might work rather nicely for highlighting or decorating key points, but if you’re writing long lists, you’ll want an old-fashioned black or blue marker to do the bulk of it- these are just an accessory.For home use though, they’re great. We’ve got a cheap magnetic whiteboard stuck to our fridge for use with our kids, and these pens were a big hit there- the eldest wanted to do plenty of drawing with them. Initially she wanted to draw on the rest of the fridge too, but luckily that could be cleaned off…I don’t have an overhead projector to test them with, but from my memory of using them before, these pens would be an ideal way to highlight and grab attention on an OHP.It initially took a lot of encouragement to get the ink to the nib ends of the pens, once I’d first received them. Simply shaking them wasn’t enough- I had to leave them stood vertically, nib ends down, for a couple of hours before the ink gradually worked its way in the right direction and I was then able to write with them. So bear in mind if you get these, you’ll want to leave them stood vertically to make sure you can write with them when you need them. Unfortunately, the stylised angled lids of the pens don’t allow you to just stand them up on their own, so you’ll need to stick them in a pen holder or something.So while the product description pitches these pens as being ideal for flipcharts and other business situations, I think they’re really neat, but better suited to home use than to any big professional presentation you need to do.