I recently picked up a True Writer Notewriter during a Levenger sale. Plus, I got a 20% "preferred e-list" discount

The case is smaller than I thought, which was a pleasant surprise to me. When closed it is slightly larger than a Moleskine Pocket Notebook.
The "Saddle" color looked like a dark brown on their website, but it is reddish brown. It reminds me of a leather football. The leather is their standard material, soft and nicely stitched.


It looks like it's about the right size for Pelikan M400 size pens.

_{From left, Pelikan M400, two Sailor Sapporo Minis, Pelikan M320.}

My decimo looks almost like a tight fit lengthwise.


The pen loop has elastic on either sides, allowing it to hold small pens like Pelikan M300 series to larger pens. I could shove Sapporo Mini's cap down in it but I am afraid I will stretch out the elastic.


I think they are using the same format/outside cover as their PDA case and Circa Zip Folio, probably a smart move for them.

I debated whether to get Pen Parapet or this, but I like the convenience of having 3x5 cards handy.

Over all I am very satisfied with the case, especially at the price I paid

I got a similar case, not Levenger, from ebay seller wkiffin (not affiliated) which I use constantly. It has the added bonus of outer slit pockets, to hold receipts etc. It actually cost a little less than the Levenger pricing on the link you provided, but I haven't checked pricing lately.

Donnie

Thanks for the review! I've been thinking about getting this, but with only one middle loop for each pen, I wasn't sure about whether the pens would shift and touch each other at the tops and bottoms. Do the loops keep the pens pretty still?

Donnie,

I just checked eBay and wkiffin has some nice cases at very reasonable prices, as you mentioned. His smallest folio-type case is for 12 pens right now, but I will check his items when I need another one. Thank you very much for the tip!

Loops are pretty snug and my pens don't move even if I tilt the case. However, I'm not sure if that would be the case with longer and heavier pens.

Donnie, I like the cases from that seller, but didn't find the 4-pen case. the 12-pen case looks like it holds big pens fine, but do you think the M300 would be too small?

Great. I have several small pens.

I have kept a Hero 329 in mine, and it doesn't roll around too much. The clip keeps it in place pretty well. I also Used to keep an M100 in it, same results. I think the M100 is probably about the same size as the M300, but I am not sure.

Donnie

He also has a non-eBay web site here. The prices tend to be a little higher than the eBay offerings, unless a few people bid up the eBay offerings. Heinz has been very good to deal with, though.

Donnie

Thanks for the excellent review, Taki. I'd asked about experiences with the Notewriter a while back, but there weren't any responses. My main question was about the "adjustable pen loops." Your photo captures the design perfectly, so I understand exactly how they accomplish it. I'll definitely have to look into picking up one of these beauties.

Don

Thanks for the review, Taki! I like how you described the leather color, like a football. The case looks perfect for you.

Don, I actually started writing this as a reply to your earlier thread, but decided to start a new thread because I thought there are too many photos. That's why I took the picture of the pen loop

Pep, thanks for your kind words