Mintra Office Steno Book - (Pastel Colors, 4 Pads/Pack, Graph Ruled) - 6inx9in, 70 Sheets, Notebook for writing notes in school, university, college, work, office

Exactly what I needed for my project.

It's justcwriting paper and it's just good enough. Being left handed, I have to use the pads of writing paper that is attached at the top. Otherwise, the spiral that holds the pages together gets in the way. It's not easy being left handed.

I needed some new steno notebooks, so I found these. They were better than my old traditional ones because, instead of pale green pages, the pages are white & easier to see. I'm happy with this purchase.

I really like the portability of the quad paper - makes it easy to make sketches or address lists when on the run. I do wish that the smaller quad paper were made available, though. The large squares on such small paper make it difficult to accurately sketch without using a scale that is difficult to keep firmly in mind. My main problem with these pads, though, is that the covers are very flimsy. This would be okay if it were just one side of the tablet. But neither the front or the back has a good stiff cover to provide a firm backing so that using the steno pad is easy to accomplish. Having to write or sketch on a tablet that keeps buckling under the pencil is counterproductive. I don't think I should have to use a clipboard for stability when I thought I was buying a self-contained tablet that would fulfill my needs.

I love these notebooks. Cute colors, college ruled, and great quality

You’re getting exactly what the picture looks like. Good size and great colors.

Very nice steno books. Withstanding daily abuse quite nicely.

SHORT FORM: Just received these today after a bit of a wait (Covid and all) and I must say I'm rather pleased. Would order again :D, but there are things you should know (see below). This isn't my IDEAL 6x9" grid rule notebook, but as far as I can tell, my ideal pad of this type doesn't yet exist.THE REST OF THE STORY: OVERVIEW: as advertised, four 6"x9" notepads came shrink-wrapped with 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green, 1 black cover, all with 70 sheets (140 pages) of 1/4" grid paper (grid both sides) NO damage despite the evidence that the shipping envelope (plastic bubbled) had seem some abuse. PAPER: Paper is white with greenish-blue grid lines covering 5.5" x 8.5" of the 6x9" pages (nicely bordered in un-printed white); pages are NOT perforated, but there is room at the top to slice off without touching the grid lines. Paper is thin, but have a nice, smooth finish that takes ink and pencil well and erases cleanly with a good quality white eraser. I'd call it a high quality thin paper. COVERS: Front covers are a bit on the thin side, but not more flimsy than most of this size, with solid color on the front, white on the back. The back cover is a bit thicker and made of gray un-printed cardboard, and while not beefy like the back cover of a Cambridge 43852 Writing Pad, they're not the worst I've seen either. (I guess I should note that the front covers of these pads are actually thicker and firmer than those on my beloved Cambridge pads). That said, if I was going to write or draw without a table using these pads (I usually don't), I WOULD keep my steno-sized clipboard handy (since most 6x9 pads have weak back-covers, I consider these small clipboards essential). These pads are not designed to be used without a supporting surface. SPIRAL COIL: The coil is what I'd call typical for a reasonably priced spiral pad; not the beefiest I've seen, nor wimpier than most. INK TEST: I tested the paper with water based fountain pen ink from Levenger, Staedtler double ended fiber tip markers, a Zebra F-301 FP fountain pen, Levenger ball point ink, a Zebra F-301 BP ball pen and Crayola Super Tip markers. The paper took all of these very well, with no bleed through or spreading of the ink on the front surface with the exception that the Levenger fountain pen ink bled through just slightly where the ink flowed most heavily (the stop of the first stroke). I'm very satisfied, as these are the pens I use most. I don't see any reason not to use any/all of these inks with confidence. PENCIL TEST: Also tested using the .7mm pencil (#2HB lead) of a Bic 4-Color 3+1 Pen/Pencil and white eraser. Writing was crisp and erasure was clean with no damage to paper. SUMMARY: My IDEAL pad of this type would feature thicker paper (I just like the feel), a sturdy back like the Cambridge 43852, and either a super-beefy spiral coil with perfs or Circa binding (for removable / movable pages), but to my knowledge such a 6"x9" in grid rule pad does not yet exist (I did suggest it to Levenger), so until they do exist, these pads from Mintra will suite me just fine ... but do keep a small clipboard handy if you're working in the field. ;)