There are several reasons why many people prefer gels over traditional ballpoints. One of the obvious reasons is that it makes your writing a lot thinner, neater and elegant. Apart from this, they’re versatile and a lot more practical in nature. This helps you to save a lot more space while writing in a notepad. Having said that, let’s also point out that not all gel pens are better than the ballpoints. Especially the ones with reputable manufacturers of a long tradition in the business. However, for the most part, a top-quality gel provides more benefits than most of the ballpoints.