Lamy AL-Star

“No matter how fancy the colors of AL Star is I am team Lamy Safari.”

“I have the Lamy Vista, Al Star and Safari. My favorite is by far the Vista. It just writes smoother than the other.”

“The Aquatic grip with the Ocean Blue body is a great match!”

“I do find I like the Al-Star as I think it ground you.”

“The plastic part breaks easily after 1 year of use.”

“I have several of both models and, for me, the writing experience is the same, despite the small differences in weight and girth.”

“bought a Safari and an AL Star - both are great.”

“I recently got a LAMY al star and I was also surprisingly disappointed considering how many people here jizz about it. It writes decently enough, but maybe I just needed to try a different ink.”

“the translucent+accent colour grip of the AL-Star has been the ugliest mainstream pen out there to me, sure saved me a lot of money in lack of temptation, given how much I actually love the shape of the pen”

“It is the perfect weight, I like the triangular grip, the ink flow is perfect.”

“The aquatic aluminum color is right up my alley, but the bright blue section and trim really spoil it.”

“I’m not crazy about the Lamy nib. It feels too stiff to me (I’ve heard it described as writing with a nail) and the barrel of the pen feels a bit cheap.”

“The Lamy Lx feels a little nicer than the AL Star and is a more complete pen that offers a good writing experience if you want to try more Lamy's.”

“I think the grip on the new aquatic will look great on the original Al Star Ocean Blue.”

“Safaris and Al-Stars both seem to suffer from the cap connection failing after a couple years, which means reaching into your pocket for a pen and pulling out just a cap”

“Safaris / Al-Stars have a problem where with heavy use the cap sometimes gets loose, but you can fix that. If you drop it the aluminum could dent.”

“I´m team Al-Star. The safaris are great but just love the aluminum colors and feeling.”

“The Lamy tends to dry out super fast compared to any other pen I have, which makes it frustrating to keep in my bag.”

“I also have a Metro and an AL-Star (which i got on sale for the same price as a safari) and I agree the writing experience of my Metro is better.”

“I agree with you that the AL-Stars are just more luxurious feelings.”

“Safaris, AL-Stars, Studios. All purchased at reputable pen stores. Gushing, hard starts, won't write, you name it”

“the Lamy Safari and AL-Star usually need a tiny bit of tweaking to get them a touch wetter and smoother, to where I like them.”

“The AL-Star will always be my favorite pen because the limited edition in Bronze was my first fountain pen.”

“It is really the Safari/AL-Star which are polarizing. Which is understandable because they are just plain ugly”