Rocketbook Core Reusable Spiral Notebook, Executive Size 6x8.8, Gray - Dotted Pages, App-Connected, Erasable, Durable Cover, Ideal for School, Work, and Creative Projects

This thing is so seriously cool. I am about to start grad school and my biggest issue with undergrad was having an absurd number of notebooks that were a collection of personal, work, and school related notes. I'm the type of person who takes notes on the closest available thing, not thinking about organization in the moment. When I saw this, I was pretty dang excited but had questions about how writing on it would be and if it would actually fully clean. Well, folks, I am so pleased to report back that this is as close to a perfect product as you can get. It writes so smoothly, even better than my usual favorite pen on normal paper. The paper has the glossiness of almost receipt paper and, thus, you really do need to wait the 15 seconds or you'll have smudging. The same goes for erasing. I tried erasing immediately and it kind of smudged everywhere. But fear not! You can wipe it off and have a clean slate!The other thing is it has 7 icons for folders. At first I thought that was excessive but then I realized it was perfect for my five courses, work, and personal notes. They have thought this through so thoroughly. It's quite outstanding.The other thing I was a bit unsure of was the app. I've bought other app-based products and the product was good but the app was so horrible it made the product worthless. Not the case, here! The app is quick, intuitive, and well-designed. The company is also working on developing more features, like letter recognition, so you can search for things in your notes. I have no worries about the app preventing me from making the most of this product.The last thing I was unsure of was could I write without a desk. I just tried it and sure enough, this notebook comes in first! Now, I will say, writing with a desk is far better. But with my field of study, there are many a time when a desk is just not possible. It definitely is firm enough that I can write desk-free. I would say it's probably the equivalent of writing on a 200 page notebook desk free. A bit flimsy but nothing unbearable. It's far better than a standard 80 page notebook.So excited to start my doctorate with this thing! I will definitely be telling all my friends about this. If you're on the fence, get it. You won't be disappointed.

I wanted to rate the rocketbook 5 stars for how much I was enjoying it. Then I ran into a bit of an issue. I was reusing the first page fairly often, not that I foresaw this as being an issue, but then my pen started having trouble writing on the page as good as it would on a page I had not yet wrote on much. I started to think I was wearing out the pages and this began to worry me as to the longevity of the pad. Then about a week later, only after about a month of use, the pen ran out of ink. So I am not sure what the issue was really. A new pack of pens is fairly inexpensive and I plan on trying the new pens out on what I thought was a page I was somehow wearing out. It the new pen writes well, then I suppose it was something to do with the failing ink supply in the pen. If not, then I am back to my concern about how long this reusable pad will actually remain reusable.Outside of all that, the pad is pretty fantastic and the app they have to accompany the pad works flawlessly. It's versatile enough to allow you to automatically scan and forward your pages to wherever or whomever you need to with a simple mark at the bottom of the page. Mind you there is a short setup to identify where things will go depending on what you mark, but it's really straightforward and extremely simple to setup.Their app takes very little time to setup and introduce you to the functionality of the rocket pad. The frixion pen is smooth and provides a steady writing experience. Couple that with the ability to erase your "ink" marks and you have the best of a pen and pencil setup. It really is a good mix. The microfiber cloth they provide for wiping your sheets clean feels really good and appears to be of good quality. Between all the items you get in the box, nothing seems to be of bad quality and attention to detail looks dead on.Now the issues I mentioned originally are still of a nature where I am unsure if its the failing on my part or the pad or the pen. Until I purchase new pens, I am going to settle for it being the way I personally used the pad and the pen. Even if it isn't, this is still a very good product and I would recommend you purchase one as the use case seems to far exceed your initial considerations. It certainly exceed mine.