Rocketbook Core Reusable Spiral Notebook, Letter Size 8.5x11, Black - Dotted Pages, App-Connected, Erasable, Durable Cover, Ideal for School, Work, and Creative Projects

I wasn't sure what to expect from this product because the idea seemed too good to be true. I read tons of reviews before purchasing and while they were generally positive, there were some that had me worried. I took note of the reviewers who stated that the pen included didn't work very well and they had to buy another Pilot Frixion pen. To be one the safe side, I also ordered a two pack of the 07 Pilot Frixion ball pens. I'm glad I did, but not for the reasons you think. I'll get to those later... My detailed review is below, but for those of you looking for a quick overview, here's the bottom line: The Rocketbook notebook exceeded my expectations. I'd even classify it as amazing!! The pages are coated with a synthetic polyester blend which provides a fluid writing experience and the ability to scan the page and send to almost any destination is one of it's best features. I highly recommend it to everyone from students to writers to business professionals and everyone in between. For a more in-depth review, here are my thoughts... First, the RocketBook Notebook. I love it! In fact, it's NOT too good to be true! It's just as advertised. I'm one of those people who buys a ton of notebooks/journals but then is afraid to write in them. They're so pretty, I don't want to mess them up! Yet, I still buy them. I also buy lots of pens and markers. It's an addiction... I journal regularly and have done so since 2003. I have several notebooks full. I love the feeling of pen on paper! My favorite pen for journaling is the Pilot G-2 with 1.0 thickness. I love the smoothness of the ink and I never have a problem with smearing despite being left-handed. I wish they made the G-2 pens with 1.0 thickness in multiple colors, but sadly, the 1.0 thickness only comes in blue and black. (I hope someone from Pilot is reading this!) I've considered going electronic with my journaling but I think handwriting tells part of the story. When I go back and read past journal entries, my handwriting provides additional insight into my feelings at the time. I can often tell what mood I was in when an entry was written just by flipping through the pages. The same can't be said for journaling on a computer and that's what makes the Rocketbook so perfect! The Rocketbook allows the pen and paper feeling (only better) with the added security of knowing my thoughts won't be lost if I misplace my journals. As others have stated, it doesn't feel exactly like pen on paper. Personally, I think it feels better! The pages are slick, the ink is smooth, and the writing is fluid. The pen included with the Rocketbook Notebook is a .05 clicky pen and I didn't like it. I admit that I didn't give it much of a chance. When I opened the package, the first thing I did was use the pen to test out the first page. I only wrote a couple of words. Disappointed, I put the notebook and pen aside. Was this another purchase I'd never use? A couple of days later, I decided to try again. The only difference was that I used the pens I purchased separately, the Pilot Frixion Ball pens. The Rocketbook requires Pilot Frixion pens. Instead of the 05 clicky style pen that's included, the Frixion Ball pens I purchased are 07 and have caps. I don't own or use any other pens with caps (or erasers) so I don't have to worry about using the wrong pen. When I want to write in my Rocketbook all I have to do is grab the pen with the cap and start writing. I didn't think I'd like the 07 since I prefer 1.0, but I have no problem with the Frixion 07 in my Rocketbook. It feels great! Now that I'm used to the feel of the Rocketbook, I'll have to give the 05 another try. I've been using my Rocketbook for a couple of weeks with no problems. The ink takes 15 seconds to dry, but that doesn't seem to be an issue for me. Fifteen seconds isn't long and once it's dry, it's set! I used the cloth to wipe away the ink several times on the same page over the past several days and have yet to experience ghosting. The Help section of the app states that notes should be erased frequently (with the cloth). Notes left longer than a couple of weeks may result in staining or ghosting. Today I used the cloth to wipe away notes that I'd written on a page several days ago and I had no problems with ghosting or wiping away the ink. The 05 clicky pen that's included has an eraser. So does the Frixion Ball pen with/cap. The eraser on the Frixion Ball pen is on the end of the pen, not on the cap, so to erase you have to take the cap off. The eraser should be used sparingly. According to the app, abrasion from erasing may damage the coating on the pages. The last time I used an erasable pen was back in junior high school. Do you remember the PaperMate pens that supposedly erased, but didn't? After using the eraser you could still see the ink. For those of you who like to erase, the Pilot Frixion erases just like a pencil. The eraser is a nice bonus, but it's not a necessity for me, especially when I can use the cloth to erase. I love the Rocketbook Notebook and I look forward to using it for all my writing needs.

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.

If I could give it 4.5 stars I would be happy. Love the idea and the actual functioning of it. It'll be easier to just have my things on my phone, tablet, and computer. I send them to my Google Drive and it works like a charm. This book is literal magic. It's easy to write on: doesn't necessarily FEEL like paper (but then again it isn't, so why feel that way?) but the Frixion pens write really well on it regardless. Be careful and allow a few extra seconds for the ink to dry so that it won't smudge. I set it up so that immediately after I scan it, it will show up into my drive. The reason for 4/4.5 stars instead of 5 is that many colors of Frixion brand pens do not show up well or at all. If you typically write your notes in black, blue, or red ink this is not a problem. I fell in love with the Frixion pens a few years ago and since then have exclusively bought Frixion brand. They are trusty; they write smoothly and erase well every time as long as the eraser is clean. I have the gel pens, the click pens, the markers, the pastel highlighters, and one regular yellow highlighter in this brand (i have a problem lmao) but I am a student and I use my pens all day long. They don't bleed through regular paper or anything. When a friend showed me this book I had to have it (what can I say, I am an office supply slut) and bought it immediately. I'm going to attach my test pictures so that you can know which things work best with the Everlast Rocketbook. I've included a color key at the bottom and highlighted which colors show up mostly true to color so that you can buy ones that are more likely to look nice once scanned. The pens stay put really well, the black marker fades easily, but overall the colors will show up. Pens: All of the pens showed up once scanned. Some looked more like black than their actual color (1, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25) Markers: All of the markers showed up once scanned. Some looked discolored (35, 36, 37) Pastel Highlighters: So disappointed! They are beautiful colors but the only one that showed up was the yellow (41). I uploaded the scan and also took a picture of the page itself to show the difference in colors. Hope this was helpful!! Overall, I love love love this product and will keep using it and recommending it to others (along with the Frixion pens!!)

This is a wonderful tool to keep with you at all times at work and at home you can say goodbye to the endless piles of sticky notes everywhere when you're at work all over your computer and also you don't have to worry about losing or forgetting your grocery list that you work so hard all week on putting together this will do both things and is the easiest simplest nest thing to use that I now see myself reaching for constantly I don't look for paper I don't look for anything notebooks I don't have a planner this is what I use constantly and I've not replaced the notebook I spray it off with light water I used the correct pins and it looks brand new to this day and I've had it for a couple of years now. Plus the best part it is not expensive at all not for what it does and that is the other greatest point about this product I highly recommend young old stay-at-home moms working mom's stay at home dad's working dad's college kids teenagers elementary kids teachers you name it anybody could absolutely utilize this product and absolutely fall in love with how but she keeps you organized and it's just handy and simple I cannot say enough good things about this product. And yes I have gifted quite a few of these two other people in my life and they are now as equally obsessed.

I love love love this notebook. I feel great that I can use it to journal, to take notes, and for anything really. Once I'm done, I can scan it. The scanning couldn't be any easier. It's easier than taking a picture. I just point the phone camera at the page and it automatically scans. Multiple pages, no problem. It is super easy to scan. The scans are perfect. I never have to adjust them. I have it save everything into my onedrive, but there are so many options of where to save your files. The best part is that I get to erase the pages. The ink deletes so easily. The ink won't erase unless you wipe it down with a damp cloth. Otherwise the ink won't erase off the page. What I love about it is that I can use it over and over again. It's like a whiteboard, but as a notebook is the best way I can describe it. I never have to worry about wasting paper and having so many notebooks to use. If I want to find anything, it is so simple because the digital files are custom named so I can easily find the file by the name I give it and I never have to search through different notebooks for what I'm looking for. It's printable as well if I ever need it on paper. What I love is that I like to write and use paper. I hated in the past is that I can't always find the notes I've taken easily. Not anymore, it's super east to find things now with the digital files. I don't have to worry about storing the notebooks since they are digital. I never have to worry about running out of paper or wasting paper. This has been a life changer for me. I love it so much. I also like to journal and I never want other people to find my journals and read them since they are private. This way, I can journal and erase it after I scan it. The files can stay private with a password of I choose. I can now journal without worrying about anyone possibly stumbling on my journal. So many amazing ways to use it. The erasable ink pens work so well. When I'm writing and I make a mistake or want to change a word, I can easily erase the ink and it's gone. Like if I was using a pencil, except I am using ink. I bought the color pack penz so my notes are colored and fun. The notebook is high quality. I highly recommend this product.

Let me start off by saying: I found out about this product while watching a video on Facebook. A guy said it was worth the buy and I thought “this is too good to be true, let me research.” After a few hours doing research, I thought I would give it a try. As a full time college student, I easily spend $50-100 a semester on school supplies that I eventually lose. That being said, the reviews seemed great for the Rocketbook products so I ordered 2 notebooks (one grid/one ruled), flash cards and the Frixion colorful pens & highlighters. My review on the core notebooks: 5 ⭐️ Each book came with a black pen and cleaning cloth. Initially, the pages feel a little weird. It’s not paper, feels like plastic. Writing on them takes an adjustment, but the Frixion pens work amazing. It takes about 15-20 seconds for the ink to fry on the paper which is fine. To clean it, I sprayed some water on the page and used their cleaning cloth. It doesn’t get sparkling white like the original paper, but as you can see in the photos—you can’t tell the difference unless you really look hard. The pages dry really quick once you wipe them too. I absolutely love these books. It’s so easy to take notes and upload them to the Rocketbook app and view them later. It also allows for me to only use 1 notebook for all my classes. Given that I can upload my notes—it makes it so much easier to study. Personally, I have a habit of losing the notes I take in class so having them uploaded to the app makes it easy and convenient to look at them when I need them. ***HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO STUDENTS OF ALL KINDS**** Review for the Frixion pens: 5 ⭐️ The multicolored pen pack is amazing. My only complaint is that the pink pen stains the pages a little, thus erasing it is a little more difficult. However, once you completely clean the page, the little pink stain goes away too. I believe the pink pen is probably more concentrated, thus making it harder to completely erase like the others. But other than that, the pens are great. Review on the Index Cards: 5⭐️ The index cards are awesome. One side is ruled and the other grid. They work just like the core paper does. Easy clean up too. I highly recommend these for anyone who likes to make flash cards. Overall review: 5+⭐️ Rocketbook has really changed my academic life. I’m thankful for that Facebook video showing me this product. I’m definitely going to continue to buy their products. I highly recommend this brand and the Pilot Frixion pens. It’s well worth your money!

I decided to try this out as a stopgap method of taking notes prior to diving in to a tablet/sylus combo. I attend a lot of meetings, get random taskers, etc and also am the type to jot down random stuff (often taking notes in a meeting when no one else is touching a pen), so I thought a reusable and scanable notebook was a decent way to experiment with "is digitally archiving my notes a useful endeavor?" On the whole, the Everlast is OK. Good, not great, but not terrible either. I view it as a beta model and if they could tweak things a bit more, it could be great. Pros: it basically works as advertised- the Frixion pens write well on the slick paper. it does not have the feel of normal paper, but I actually sort of prefer the smooth feel of the glossy surface + the gel ink; It scans and uploads to the destination of your choice for archival purposes; it cleans "fairly" well (but also see cons) Cons: the Frixion ink takes a few seconds longer than usual to dry especially on the slick paper. This is no secret and they tell you that, but you really have to experience it to see if you can live with that. Left-handed users would likely not be able to use it unless they used the complete "hooked over" style to mimic a right-hander. I am a righty and can write quickly and often fill a page, flip to the next, and the ink is not dry enough and it will smudge- ranging from "a little messy" to "text was lost."; the scanning generally works well but can be frustrating at times- in the same spot with the same technique, I will occasionally have one page blurry (my hands aren't that shaky, especially since I brace my arm while scanning) or one page totally washed out, even in the same position and light source. Also based on your lighting, the colors can be difficult to distinguish when scanned. I experimented with the multi-color pack and even with good lighting, purple was not much different from black when scanned. Colored-coded notes could lose meaning when scanned; the pages do clean well with a moist microfiber cloth, but do not expect to do this quickly and easily if the notebook is full. If you clean and scan after 4-5 pages, you're good to go, but if you have 30+ pages filled and you're wiping it down, you're going to find yourself going back with another dry cloth or paper towel to get extra moisture. Added to the frustration- the slick pages will adhere to each other when moist and you'll occasionally miss that and will come back to them later with caked-up smudges. Bonus Con: the Frixion ink does not last very long. I got a pen with the notebook and then ordered a multi-color pack along with it. The stock pen lasted 4 weeks with pretty low volume (lots of meetings, but often one sentence notes per; not a student composing papers or using it for a journal with lots of prose). This could add up quickly. Extra Bonus Con: (limited to certain users) my office system does not allow access to file share services like Google Drive, OneDrive, or DropBox, so I cannot readily back up my notes and access them at work. I can send to Outlook.com and then access that way, but it is less organized than a simple folder on OneDrive. This only affects some users, but if your work systems are similar, one of the key functions of the app is somewhat crippled. All in all- I have used this daily for 3 months and like it, but am probably going to switch back to pen and traditional paper or take the plunge and do all-digital notes with a tablet. I will definitely keep the Everlast in use as a way to take phone messages and replace the post-its that pile up for to-dos that pop up during the day, but as a main method of primary note-taking, I do not think it is ready for prime time. I think a key element required to get it up to speed would be to work on the paper+ink combo to find a way to set/dry faster but retain the ability to wipe clean.

First things first, the Rocketbook is like no other notebook out there. It combines the best of both worlds: the joy of scribbling on paper and the convenience of going digital. With its reusable pages, I can jot down my lecture notes, doodle my heart out, and then simply wipe it clean with a damp cloth. No more wasting paper or money on countless notebooks! But here's where it gets even better. The Rocketbook comes with a nifty smartphone app that takes your note-taking experience to a whole new level. Just snap a picture of your handwritten notes using the app, and boom! It magically saves them to your favorite cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox. Say goodbye to losing your precious notes or struggling to find them buried in stacks of paper. One feature that blew my mind is the smart page detection. The app recognizes the pages of your Rocketbook automatically, ensuring that your scanned notes are perfectly aligned and organized. No more flipping through pages or dealing with messy files. And let's talk about organization, my friends. The Rocketbook app lets you assign different symbols or icons to specific destinations like email or cloud storage. So now, with just a simple mark on your page, you can send your notes exactly where they need to go. It's like having a personal assistant organizing your stuff! Now, let's address some concerns. Yes, the Rocketbook has a limited page count, but honestly, it's a small trade-off for all the benefits it offers. Plus, erasing ink can sometimes be tricky depending on the type you use, but hey, a little ghosting won't stop me from enjoying this fantastic notebook. This is a game-changer. It's perfect for taking class notes, brainstorming ideas, or sketching out those brilliant doodles during boring lectures. And let's not forget professionals and creatives who crave that tactile writing experience while still needing the convenience of going digital. In conclusion, if you're tired of traditional notebooks and want to level up your note-taking game, the Rocketbook is the way to go. It's different, it's better, and it's a total lifesaver for students like you and me. Don't miss out on this gem! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐