Are the grid lines very dark? Do they make it hard to write in the notebook?
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They are darker than those in Clairefontaine or Rhodia quad rule notebooks, yet nowhere near so dark as to be problematic.
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The pages are not lined, but I don't know whether or not there is one that has lined pages. Something you should also think about is that the pages are on the small side. Hope this helps and that you can find something you'll like. :)
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Not very...light comes through, but you can't see anything other than a shadow. The paper is a bit thicker than the typical shōji screen.
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neon stand out, regular ones will write on there but hard to read and fade into the black board.
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Sometimes it bleeds through the page for me. Most of the time you can just see the outlines of the other page. I use both a papermate and uniball signo 207.
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It's for my wife the writer--speed doesn't matter. Cost does. Finding a backlit keyboard is expensive. Thanks for the help.
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Hi, thanks for your question. The Earthy colors do work well on dark paper, particularly our Chalk This Way chalkboard paper. Of course the colors are more muted than the Classic pack which are bright, bold colors. The depth of color also varies depending on the hue. For example, the mustard / peach / blue colors of course stand out a little more than the brick red, purple etc. This is purely the hues of those particular colors which are by default darker. We trust this assists. Regards, Will Chalk This Way
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I do a fair amount of XLS, PPT, Word, Access...as well as dev work (VisualStudio, JDeveloper, etc..) I have 2 of these side-by-side driven by an old ATI Radeon 4800 and they work great. Color/bright/consistency is good & love the thin(-ish) bezels.
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I have not noticed that the colors or graphics are inferior so they must be o.k. It has actually been a good computer for my needs, fast and responsive. I use it for autocad which is pretty graphics heavy and haven't had any problems.
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The top (where the laptop rests) is hard breathable rubber. I actually just tested writing on a piece of printer paper and a ballpoint pen - surprisingly it works, not ideal to compose a novel on, but to jot notes down it should work well. The backside is just hard plastic with two thin rubber strips (for traction on tables) also can be written on and fells like you're writing on.....plastic. Hope that was helpful :)
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I have two of these and do have a slight light bleed on the left hand side and bottom left corner. I used a screen saver with a black background and white letters, but this is not noticeable during normal use. Overall not bad, but I don't expect perfect.James
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These pens have the appearance of gouache when they dry (takes about 5 minutes to dry, but give it 10 minutes to set). They are not good for drawing fine lines, but they do have a nice even surface once they are dry which is great for filling in larger areas. They are not dark like manga, even the black dries gray. Unless you are inventing a new style of manga (which could be interesting), I would recommend sticking with Sakura's Micron pens. Micron does have brush tip pens for filling in larger areas. If you want to try manga on black paper and don't mind wider lines, these could look pretty cool. Enjoy your arting!
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It also prnts text, but in draft mode is a little light. You need to be sure and change the print quality on a document you intend others to see.
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I have two of these and do have a slight light bleed on the left hand side and bottom left corner. I used a screen saver with a black background and white letters, but this is not noticeable during normal use. Overall not bad, but I don't expect perfect. James
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It illuminates around the keys, but not through the letters. The lettering on the cover doesn't exactly match the placement of the letters on the keys, so my letters are covered up by the colored portion of the colors. I do want to find a new keyboard cover for that reason, but I find that between the light from the screen and what shows through around the keys, I have no problem typing in the pitch darkness.
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One side is waxy, the other isn't. You can write on both sides with permanent markers. I also used pencil and pen, but these don't show up as well on the darker colors.
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They are not hard to read at all... It's hard to compare computer font size with them when I don't have them right in front of me. I would say she should be able to read them easily. The bigger issue might be telling the difference in colors at times.