I'm kind of a weird about this, having never been too concerned about troublesome inks. I go by color choice. If I like a color, I'm going to use it. To me, the more saturated the better. I don't mind the maintenance on the pen. I enjoy experimenting and variety too much to be concerned about the name brand. Hi, I'm Dave, and I'm an inkaholic!
That's my 2 cents,
Dave