Sometime around 2010 I discovered the Bic Atlantis pen, and have been using them exclusively since. I purchased my first pack of the new Bic Glide (supposedly nothing changed with them other than the name).
I have liked this pen because not only do I get little to no smudging, but I do not get the choppiness that i do with some other ballpoint pens.
I used to use a lot of felt tipped pens in my youth, but in 2003 I started to work for a research laboratory and there are quite strict rules about which pen you can and cannot use. Felt tip pens were out.
Curious what others use.
Right now I am using a Rotring 600 with 0.7 2B leads.
I’ve never tried HB before so I’ll have to buy some and give it a go.
Personally I am a big fan of 0.7. Anything smaller and I feel the sharp ends dig into paper too much and the lead breaks too easily.