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I am really impressed with my new Parker 100. This is truly a great pen.

 

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Short but sweet. A nice write up, though. Thanks for that.

 

 

Well, a picture is worth 1000 words. Thus I am sticking with this style of reviews.

 

 

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I also recently acquired a Parker 100. I agree it's a great pen. Mine has a medium nib and it writes VERY smoothly. I have to say I like it far better than my Sonnet F nib.

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It's a nice looking pen, but when you put an old P51 next to it - the P100 makes "POOF" and dissolve itself...

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nice write up, if you like it and it writes nice for you. thats all that matters. you.bunny01.gif

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It's a nice looking pen, but when you put an old P51 next to it - the P100 makes "POOF" and dissolve itself...

 

I have 1940 P51. It is a good writer but P100 is somewhat bigger which I prefer.

 

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I got the same pen and really agree with you. Smooth as my best pens for a limited price (80 something from Lewertowsky).

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I think they were only in production from 2004 through 2007.

 

True. Too bad its production was discontinued.

 

It was and is a pen that is not popular.

 

Then there was the little thing that was brought up, "why pay $100, or so, for a pen that looks like a P51 when you can have a genuine P51 for that much or less!"

YMMV

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I think they were only in production from 2004 through 2007.

 

True. Too bad its production was discontinued.

 

It was and is a pen that is not popular.

 

Then there was the little thing that was brought up, "why pay $100, or so, for a pen that looks like a P51 when you can have a genuine P51 for that much or less!"

 

Because you cannot have a P51 when you want a P100.

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Could we say that Parker 100 is the Paker 51 of the 2000's decade? For me is a nice pen, but I don't like to much the colors, the finishes, and the weight. The new one is heavier than 51.

 

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jniforat, I suggest that you keep buying P51's if you like them. My review of the P100 here: http://www.fountainp...howtopic=134956 isn't quite so appreciative of the pen. Possibly I am too used to the P51/61's to appreciate the pen properly, but my complaints extend beyond the weight and size issue to the design which I believe to be not as good as many other hooded pens.

 

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Could we say that Parker 100 is the Paker 51 of the 2000's decade? For me is a nice pen, but I don't like to much the colors, the finishes, and the weight. The new one is heavier than 51.

 

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Some people like the weight. I really like how solid and hefty mine feels, though I'm sure it's a terrible pen for those with small hands.

I'd also argue that a few of the finishes are very attractive indeed. The honey white model is absolutely beautiful looking. (Though that probably won't last if you're using a converter rather than cartridges as you'll stain the section eventually.)

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jniforat, I suggest that you keep buying P51's if you like them. My review of the P100 here: http://www.fountainp...howtopic=134956 isn't quite so appreciative of the pen. Possibly I am too used to the P51/61's to appreciate the pen properly, but my complaints extend beyond the weight and size issue to the design which I believe to be not as good as many other hooded pens.

 

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great review. after reading that, i think i'll stick with the 51 :)

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