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I've been using these as replacements for the uni px30s for about 2 weeks now. I got one filled with black magic ink and another with white magic ink, both reversed nibs (the round side) and flared out pretty good. Used this way I think these are actually a bit better than the unis, and as far as I've found so far, the absolute best black/white pump marker/ink combo you can get.
The uni cap gets stuck all the time, you have to use a t shirt or something to get enough of a grip to take it off, I had to literally use pliers once just to get the cap off lol. The pixo fixed that problem, cap comes right off every time. That alone makes this marker superior imo. The mixing ball is basically just as loud as the uni, whatever, can get a magnet if you care. The nib still does fall out just as easily as the uni. I usually push the nib in all the way when I write to get more flow, I did a tag on a street sign and my last line went off the edge of the sign while it was pushed in, that was enough to make the nib go shooting into the street lol. Same thing with the uni though, is what it is.
One new problem I have had with this marker though that I never had with the unis, is that the nib will get lodged in the cap sometimes, so when you take the cap off the nib removed from the valve and stuck in the cap. This is probably just because I flare the nib though so it's a bit wider, might not happen if you just use the chisel side or don't flare it. You can just put the cap back on and sometimes it will grip into the valve enough to fix it, but one time I had to use tweezers to pull it out, the cap isn't big enough to get my fingers in there.
Another difference I noticed is that the nibs appear to be just a bit longer than the uni replacement nibs. I don't have a stock uni nib to compare, but the replacements I got (PCXR-8) are shorter than the stock pixo nibs. Also the valve for the pixo is deeper, meaning if you push the nib in to open the valve, there is a longer travel distance, it opens up more. With the stock pixo nib, this means that when it's pushed all the way in, the nib is basically entirely inside the valve, it just sticks out a tiny bit, less than 1/16 of an inch. So if you like to write with the nib pushed in, you basically have to hold the marker at a 90 degree angle from the surface, otherwise the plastic side of the marker will be scratching on the surface and might mess up your lines. The replacement uni nibs that I got (PCXR-8) are even shorter, so they will go absolutely flush with the plastic edge when pushed in. They'd probably go further if you used a small object to push it in.
TL;DR - this thing is just as awesome as a uni, but a bit improved upon. If I get any uni besides silver, I'm dumping the stock paint and refilling it with something else anyway, so you may as well get this empty marker that actually has a cap that doesn't get stuck. My only downside is that I wish the nib and cap were a bit longer, so I could write with the valve pushed in and more of the nib would still be sticking out, but as it is it still writes really slick. I love this marker and def recommend it over the uni.
Rating:  [4 of 5 Stars!]
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[5 of 5 Stars!]