In reply to tangerineskickass.

They both have a small amount of feathering/spread especially with wider nibs/juicy pens, but a non-fountain pen person likely wouldn't know or realize. Amazon Basics show the faintest amount of ghosting with wider nibs/juicy pens, but if you're actively using both sides, you probably wouldn't notice either. Oxfords are slightly denser and don't ghost at all. The Oxfords are slightly better in my opinion, but if you don't like the Amazon Basics with your fountain pen, the Oxfords aren't going to knock you over.

General they both have a small amount of toothiness, but they're index cards and not Tomoe River paper. The smoothest of the group are Exacompta (by far) and then perhaps the Stockroom Plus.

You'll notice for the increased thickness and smoothness the Exacompta are coming a lot closer in price per square foot of writing space to some of the higher end notebooks. https://boffosocko.com/2025/12/26/a-comparison-of-a5-sized-notebooks-with-4-x-6-inch-index-cards-on-a-cost-per-square-foot-basis/