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Through most of my undergrad years, I took notes and did most other handwriting with a Parker Vector fountain pen. It's a cheapie -- runs about eight bucks plus cartridges, and taught me the hard way not to carry a fountain pen in the pocket of my jeans -- but all in all it was a decent pen for the money, so yesterday I picked up a new one for the spring semester.
The bookstore also had Pilot Varsity pens, which are also fountain pens, but they're disposable. Setting aside the innate revulsion I have to the idea of a disposable fountain pen, I picked one up for $2.80. It's solid plastic apart from the nib, i.e., any attempt to refill it would ruin the pen, and it's lighter in weight than the Parker despite being visibly thicker and a bit longer. Not great for someone who likes pens to have a bit of heft to them -- but oh my, how easily the nib slides across the page. Line weight is a little bit heavier than the Parker fine point, which may be awkward for people with narrow, scratchy handwriting (like myself), but if you're a pen enthusiast with big loopy handwriting, this one might be worth checking out.
The bookstore also had Pilot Varsity pens, which are also fountain pens, but they're disposable. Setting aside the innate revulsion I have to the idea of a disposable fountain pen, I picked one up for $2.80. It's solid plastic apart from the nib, i.e., any attempt to refill it would ruin the pen, and it's lighter in weight than the Parker despite being visibly thicker and a bit longer. Not great for someone who likes pens to have a bit of heft to them -- but oh my, how easily the nib slides across the page. Line weight is a little bit heavier than the Parker fine point, which may be awkward for people with narrow, scratchy handwriting (like myself), but if you're a pen enthusiast with big loopy handwriting, this one might be worth checking out.