Ampad Computation Book, 4x4 Quad Ruled, 76 Sheets, 11-3/4" x 9-1/4"

I have been using these Ampad Computation Notebooks for the last several years as an all-purpose notebook - meeting notes, to-do lists, recording ideas, etc. Basically using it as a bullet journal. The paper quality is excellent, it has sturdy covers, pages are numbered (which makes it easy to index the contents), and being wire-bound it opens flat. As others have noted, this was essentially a perfect combination of features.For several months, this product was substituted for a laughably poor version with flimsy covers, blindingly white paper, and poor assembly. For those of us who have become dependent on these notebooks, this was a real blow. I even wrote the company and complained. They were nice enough to send me one of the old style notebooks from some secret stash, and noted that they were working through production hiccups.When it came time to get a new notebook, I took a chance and ordered one here on Amazon. I'm pleased to report that this product is basically back to normal - the only differences are that it is now made in Malaysia (not the USA), and the cover is a somewhat off-putting shade of red, rather than the more dignified brown color shown in the description. I'm used to it now, and mainly just happy to have a steady supply available again.

I'd like to write one of those reviews about Hephaestus forging this notebook from the blood of the Gods or something, but that's not really true.This is really a very straightforward product. It's a nice color to stare at, the lines are generally not too dark to see what I'm doing, the pages are numbered, and the just-bigger-than-letter size works well with gluing in the occasional printout.I discovered fancier paper and journaling somewhat recently and have taken a few cues from that in how I set mine up. In particular, I put an index on pages 2-5. That, page numbers, and doing most of my note-taking in a bound book, as opposed to on pads with separable sheets, means I can find my notes way more easily.A downside to bound notebooks is I can't hole punch a page and put it in there. I've had to change my work habits a little: an entire spec doesn't go in there the way I'd sometimes added them to the binders I was using. But if I have a page or two that I refer to a lot, I'll glue that in. I'm paid to be an engineer, not to hand-copy lots of minutiae. As a side benefit, the bulk stays a little more under control. My One True Binder was getting pretty bulky.I've been starting my meeting notes at the beginning and my projects about halfway through, with a tab. That keeps my projects (relatively) contiguous.The paper is durable enough that tabbing pages works fine and that I can bang it around my desk and sometimes my work bag without really thinking about it for the three months or so it takes me to use all the pages. As a side benefit, I've come to realize that information about a project from three months ago is maybe not all that useful anymore or has changed. When I fill a notebook, I recopy whatever still matters. Honestly, it's not all that much and builds in a nice nudge to check on any projects that are simmering in the background. Also, it makes recopying things an active choice, so I have less clutter, whereas with my One True Binder, purging things was the choice, and I tended to have a lot of crap I didn't really need anymore.

love that it opens flat. thick quad-ruled sheets. the lines don't get in the way of seeing what you're actually writing. ivory sheets reduce eye fatigue. repurchased many times despite the cost

In my first semester in my robotics program, my lab books were still in the mail. My instructor had some that he was selling for $20, so I bought one, and it was this book. I really like how thick the pages are, they don't bleed, although I have a few pens that will bleed through them occasionally. They're a good size and the grid layout is quite handy for keeping my lab book clean.The first book was a yellowish paper with blue lines, and I really liked those colors. But ever since then, the ones that I have personally ordered have white pages with the blue lines. I certainly don't prefer it to the yellowish, but it works just fine. The pages feel the same to me, just in a different color. The ones that I have ordered however have had a cheaper cover. I have a few that have the corners just falling apart from being in my bag, where the first one looks pristine.This is still my favorite book to buy for lab books. They're not too cheap, but compared to other ones that I have used, per page they're still cheaper, and I think that they have the best pages. I wish they'd go back to the old color, but it isn't a huge deal breaker for me. But I really do wish that they would have a more durable cover on them.

Quilt design , measurements & computations & notes. Numbered pages & generous size of grid brilliant- colouring very gentle visually.

I have used several of these notebooks in the past and have really enjoyed them. However, when I ordered one in February 2023, I was surprised to get a product that is far inferior to what had been supplied previously. The old versions of this notebook had durable covers, with buff ivory paper that felt substantial in your hand. The new books have thinner, white paper that is not as pleasant to look at or to write on.Unfortunately, the Amazon page has not changed and still shows the previous product. The price has gone up steadily over the past couple of years which is frustrating. However, when you combine increased price with an inferior product, this ends up being a horrible purchase. The product that they are making now should not be allowed to be sold from the same page as the previous one. I would consider this current situation to be borderline false advertising.

Bright red cover instead of brownish one as shown. Look cheaper in real.