The lamy Al-star I ordered off walmart is actually true to the real deal. I thought it might have been fake but it wasn't. The pen itself is a bit more particular on how you write compared to my Pilot Metropolitan. however it's a nice pen that writes smooth and has a nice feel to it. The Al-star comes with a blue ink cartridge like other Lamy pens. I got a graphite color. I'm not super sure if it's always going to be graphite or a random "anodized" metal color although I'm confident that it's always going to be graphite. The ink that comes with it is kind of like a blue purple ink which I'm not entirely a fan of but I can syringe a new ink color if I like. The look of the pen is very attractive and Lamy always goes for quality. This means that as long as long as you get an authentic product (not that you won't because this is real) you're sure to get Lamy approved quality. If you want more info look up some youtube videos as I did before purchasing. The grip section may not be desired if you dont use a three or four fingered grip. The grip section is transparent opposed to that of the safari. There's an ink window ro see how much ink you have left, the pen is made of a very quality material (maybe metal?) and has a very nice clip. (I noticed that there's no reviews for this pen so I wanted to add more attention to maybe get more fountain pens to be eligible for free pick up).
