Levenger Circa == Best Notebooks Ever!!! How I take notes in my Engineering Classes!!!!
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- As a Engineering Student and Neurotic note-taker w/ an obsession for all things stationary… I find Levenger Circa Notebooks are the best notebooks EVER!!!!! If you care about organization then I suggest you give these a try because they are Awesome.
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Levenger Circa Smooth Sliver Notebook with Pockets :
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Levenger 300 Circa Full Page 1/4-Inch, Ruled Refill Sheets, LTR:
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Levenger Circa 1-2-3 Portable Punch:
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Levenger Circa Plastic 5 Tab Dividers:
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Levenger Circa Page Finder Tabs, Letter - Set of 4:
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Levenger Aluminum Circa Discs, 1 1/2-Inch:
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Aurora Circa Discs, 1"
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Levenger Website:
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I feel personally responsible for this video. I introduced Sara to Arc notebooks! Love them. I can’t believe I just ran into this video. What a small, nerdy world.
Omg how funny!!!! I remember Sara mentioned that a friend introduced her to the Arc Notebooks and then Sara introduced me 😂 small world!!
I know this is an old video but so much of what you said about notebooks and organization is exactly how I feel. I wish I’d known about the discbound system when I was in school! I just learned about it a month or so ago and I’m fully obsessed 😍
@@hagerman66 I do love the TUL paper (I haven't tried Levenger paper) but I also really like the Levenger discs. Since TUL doesn't even make aluminum discs, it definitely seems like both companies have a place in my life =]
@@pointeplusplus Tul actually does make aluminum discs. So do several other lesser known brands on Amazon, and also many Etsy stores sell them now.
@@calisongbird While TUL does make metallic-color discs, they are not aluminum. They are made of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) which is a type of plastic. I've tried some other brands of metal discs, but Levenger are still my favorite.
I didn't need it and I still don't need it. But because of you I need it somehow. Darn you
ared18t I'm sorry 🤦🏻♀️
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You are so hilarious! I shared your same struggles when I was in college and it drove me crazy! I’m going to start using this system for my work notes because I’ve been feeling so unorganized. Loved this video!
Glamour Catherine I hope you love the notebook as much as I do ☺️
Thank you for this review. And I trust an engineer's thoughts on whether something works or not!
Thank you for this video.... I have been wanting to purchase a Levenger notebook for a year now but don’t want to spend that much. From your review I know that investing in their punch will be my best option since I normally create my own inserts.
Teneille Adams Im happy that you found this helpful and I hope you love your notebook as much as I do ❤️
Office supplies are my favorite too. I graduated from college several years ago; I used to have to make custom notebooks each semester. This disc bound system would have been so much fun. 💕 Thanks for the video!
I can't stop laughing. I used to be the same way in school and I'm still that way at work! God forbid if my personal notes have one error in them. It drives me crazy! I thought I was the only one! So happy I came across this video. And, yes, Levenger is the best!
It always nice to hear that you aren’t alone in your insanities lol it makes me happy know that you enjoyed the video ♥️
I am also going into the STEM field! I’m starting college fall of 2018 and you have changed my life. BLESS
Angelina H Awesome choice on STEM!!! Many blessings to you and best of luck in college!!! I'm glad I could help :D
I loveeeeeeeeeee your set up, your hand writing and style are goals!!!!
Thanks very much for this thorough review. I'm in awe of your organizational skills!
Devon Taylor Thank you ❤️
I love office supplies too! I have a couple of the Arc notes books (one letter and A5 size) in the leather. I like them, but find them heavy. I'm starting grad school in Jan. and wanted something lighter, but the Arc plastic is too flimsy. I just ordered a couple of Levenger foldovers and can't wait to get them. Thanks to your video, I'll have to go invest in the Levenger hole punch. This is the first video that compares the hole size. Thanks again.
Nichole H I'm happy the video was able to help and thank you for watching :D
Glad it helped 😍
Your video was the sole reason why I ended up getting a Levenger! :) I ended up getting the same Smooth Silver notebook as yours and its just so beautiful. I'm waiting on the aluminum discs to arrive in the mail. I love school supplies just like you and your enthusiasm towards your notebooks make me feel happy. Thank you for your video.
holliesterr I'm so happy that this video was able to help you and that you love the notebook!!! Thank you so much for watching.... it makes me happy to know there are people out there with the same obsessions as me :D
I got my aluminum discs in today! It was a little difficult taking on and off the disks on the cover but it turned out okay. :) The metal discs makes the notebook complete, don't you think? I think I'm addicted and I want more of these now.
holliesterr lol I know the feeling 😂
@@holliesterr It's actually called the "Sliver" notebook (not "Silver"). 😉
I am glad I found this video because we are so similar (likes and dislikes)! I wish I knew about disc systems 6 years ago when I started grad school. Now, I only have 2 courses left plus the dissertation and want to finally find a system that works for me. I've been on the fence and overthinking this decision (I've been looking at Arc and Levenger). I want to get this system because I am left-handed and hate when spiral wires get in the way; I like the idea of taking out a page to write notes then sticking it back in. I've been using a binder, but like you said, holes tear and they are bulky; plus it drives me crazy when the holes punched in paper cut off text. Great video - very helpful!
Melissa T Hello Melissa, Im glad you found this video helpful and I wish you the best of luck with finishing grad school :D
That was awesome. Thanks so much Evelyn! Going to change my study habits next semester and gonna take almost all of your advice.
Taylor Braney I happy to help and thank you for watching :) Best of luck next semester :)
New subscriber and I love note books too. Anything paper from note books to journals I believe every human needs a paper trail or a story they leave behind for their loved ones whom are yet to be born. Just the thought of it is amazing and maybe they will see what life was like cause lord knows in 30 years life will be very much different god forbid the termination of PAPER. Although it would be good for our trees but everything maybe in 30 years will hopefully come from recyclables instead of live trees. Just a nutty long term thought.
Life now is going pro technology from our vehicles from the Audi 8 to robots sitting in our kitchen reading recipes or taking videos or photos to Hoover boards which requires no foot steps to our robot vacuums wow.
I randomly found this video when i searched discbound notebook. I was so surprised to see that you go to USF!! Way to go!!
Omgg I'm the exact same, so OCD when it comes to notetaking, I've spent so much time trying to find the perfect notebook and I ended up stumbling across the levenger one but I wasn't 100% sure how good it was. Now I know! This is such a good review too, you covered everything people actually want to know
Alex thank you for watching and Im glad I was able to help :D
Is it ocd or ocpd thoo?
@@ILoveeArabic It's neither. OCD is an actual anxiety disorder that you have to be medically diagnosed with.
lol i have the same neurosis too. i literally would not finish my revision just because something is freakin crooked somewhere
fourth magnet in from the left on the gray file cabinet triggered MY ocd hahahaha seriously though I love these notebooks too!
Thank you for sharing this! Eye wasn’t aware of discbound notebooks until eye saw your video, went out and grabbed a TUL brand tho it’s just what eye needed. 💜✨
Oh my gosh!! Yessss!!! I’m so glad I found this video!!! I totally understand you! Did we just become best friends?! LOL
So glad that you enjoyed the video!
This was soooooooooo EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you so very very much for sharing. You have saved me much time and money! Sending you positive vibes! Thank you!
PS the Circa notebook cover you have here is actually called the "Sliver" notebook (not "silver") Also, the reason the pages turn more smoothly in the Levenger than the Arc probably has nothing to do with the brand. It's because you're using aluminum discs in the Levenger vs. plastic discs in the Arc. But aluminum discs are available everywhere now, in various colors and sizes, typically for a lot less $$ than Levenger's.
Great video and I empathize with your addiction! Xo!
Eleven Discs has an engineering planner insert you would love. It is engineering grid paper that is discbound. And yes love those Frixion Pens too because I am left handed! And with the Frixion pens and highlighters, I can erase the ink Smudge my hand leaves behind.😂
Great video, thanks!
Great work .
I am subscribed , impressed by how organized you are .
I am in South Africa and wish I had that while I was at school / university but I will still use it now .
Office Depot have the TUL disc bound notebooks, discs in different sizes, refill papers, pens and a pouch for your pens too. I have a large one to keep my son's school work at home and two junior size to customize as a personal planner.
I see you and Gauss have the same magnetic alignment! 🤣🤣🤣
I'm very glad I came across this video! I want to merge over from binder to disc bound notebooks for school. But, if they don't work with the frixion line that's a no-go for me. Great review! FYI, I use the big happy planner & frixion pens work/erase great on their pages.
Thanks so much for this video! I was just about to add the arc notebook to my christmas wishlist but i think i’ll look into the other brand! I like the idea of using the staples’ cover with the silver rings. Thanks for all the tips & details.
Your note taking skills are awesome. Good job with the 67!
phil cochran thanks Phil 🤗
omgggg Thank you so much for this video I'm just like you. I end up re writing the whole entire chapters after chapters.... hahaha.....ha....ha..... I saw the levenger and staples arc but I wasn't sure which one to buy or if I wanted to spend the "amount" FYI, there's erasable highlighers by frixon and also this double highlighter that has a "erasable" ink in the back. It erases pretty nicely!
why don't you just get levenger paper and put it in the arc one and see if that helps
Thats a great idea! I will try this.
Going back to school and I am exactly like you. I’m so obsessive with my organization. I CANT use notebooks. No way. And binders I hate binders. So for the last 6 or so years of my schooling I was using the five star hybrid notebook binder, problem is the 3 rings are flexible and flimsy. The pages don’t turns smoothly and I would rip the pages by turning the pages too fast. Disc bound sounds SO good but we mostly work off power points I don’t take freehand notes. So I’m still unsure. But I looove this. It’s so nice! I organize my binders the same exact way! But in my classes they didn’t let us keep the exams 😭
Have you tried Atoma notebooks? They are very affordable, have several cover finishes (from cardboard to leather and poly) and have several disk sizes so that you can increase notebook capacity. Ordered mine yesterday!
No I have not... thank you soo much for letting me know I will check them out :D !!!
We are so alike! I organize my notes the same way! We’re like twins 👯♀️ Engineering is hard, been there done that, so it’s ok to be particular about your notes, girl, I understand 😭
Levenger has a big sale going on right now until the end of June.
Btw, your lipstick color is gorg on your skin tone. Please drop the brand and name of the color so i can feel pretty too while I'm getting organized. 😊
Great video! I got an arc cover and 1 inch rings and planning to fill with levenger paper and dividers. I’m struggling with page flipping too with one inch discs. Do you think metal discs would help with the page flipping issue?
I really like this notebook and I'm going to buy one! This is going to be a life changer for me because I love binder but I didn't like that it's not portable. This notebook just has advantages from those two! Just one question for you, I was wondering if you needed to buy a notebook with 1 1/2 dics for each courses or did you use one notebook for all courses?
This video needs to be a drinking game. Take a shot every time she says notebook
I may have missed you saying it. Have you ever cut the spine off a textbook and rebound it into a discbound?
Jessica Graves No I have never, but I have thought of it lol
This was so helpful! I'm currently using arc system paper on happy planner rings. I had heard great things about levenger but didn't want to pay the extra. Now I need to.
Porscha Simmons I’m glad this was able to clear things up for you ☺️
This video also doubles as a tutorial for what to expect from college courses
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2:22 ...it’s ok. Life is erratic. Thanks for the video.
Do you think you could take the five star reinforced filler paper and punch that with the discbound paper puncher, and then use that paper in these notebooks?
I ask because I saw someone either on here, or another video about the discbound notebooks say to stick washi tape on a worn out discbound page, repunch the taped side and put it back in the book. I'm looking to try one of these notebooks, but I don't want to have to buy paper that costs so much and still need to invest in the expensive punch.
Tayohni I have never tried it before but I will attempt it and let you know how it turns out :) Thanks for watching :)
It Does work. I got the arc system a few days after I made my post and got some of the five star reinforced paper at the same time. The five star paper seems to actually hold up better over time than the paper that comes with arc's poly notebook.
Did you buy the arc hole punch or the lanvenger?
I got the heavy duty Arc one.
Hi I clicked the first link to order the black one, but Im not sure if it comes with the full page like your notebook or with the annotation margin on the left cause I read the description on amazon and it says it has the margin on left, I want to be sure if this is the exact same one you order. Another question is if I can buy the cover separately just like the disks?
Do the pages get frayed? I had a happy planner but the holes always start to bend after a while and it drives me crazy. I like being able to customize it and the Appeal of discbound but I want my pages to stay put at all times unless I move them
Hello 👋🏼 they are pretty resilient in my experience. As long as you have good quality paper it lasts and I would turn the pages often.
This could be late but how does your exam papers also get hole punched like that?
I'm such the same way
Thank you so much for this video. You have no idea how much your video helped me. I ordered my levenger notebook today and it arrives this Sunday. I can’t wait !! For the last six months I have been looking for a college notebook and finally I found it. You convinced me. I do have a question for you. Is it true that it is difficult to write on the back side of the notebook due to the discs interfering with your hand ?
Lina Lora I'm so glad that this video was able to help you and I wish you the best of luck with your studies :D As far as writing on the back side, I find it just the same as it would be with a plain spiral notebook, except with this one if it's really bothering you can take the page out write like if it was the front side and just plop it back in! So if anything this notebook makes easier! I hope I'm making sense and thank you for watching :)
EvelynMariel yes I understand and this is why I decided to purchase this notebook because of its functionality. If you don’t mind I have a couple of more questions. Which size of disc do you recommend if I decide on using four class subjects? I know it says that the 1 inch size disc can hold up to 150 sheets of paper. Do you think it is better if I use two notebooks so that I can divide my notebooks into two subjects or is this notebook strong enough to hold that amount of sheets (150-200 ) with out it being too heavy /bulky and the pages turning without a problem ?
Lina Lora, with the two inch black discs I can fit four classes. But they only have the two inch discs in the black plastic. I wish levenger would make the silver metal ones in that size :(
Helpful video. Do you take those notes in class like that or is that the cleaned up version you do later?
Adrienne Marini a cleaned up version I do later with the textbook. If I took notes in class it would be a disaster and I wouldn’t learn lol
I have a question, which discount notebook is the best in your opinion and why? Well I guess I meant brand, there's arc, levenger, tul, and planners
I know I’m late to the party, but I really think there are bargains to be found on the clearance isles of Joanne and Michael’s Craft Store’s, they often have plain notebooks of disc bound paper with laminated cardboard covers. Sometimes they also have planners that are discounted partway through the year. I utilize these in a lot of different ways.
I wish I would have came across this video a long time ago! Just so you know though, there are these things called happy planners by a company called me and my big ideas, and they have discs and covers that you can buy and no paper that you can buy to make your own notebooks, they also have a whole bunch for those discs so you can use any paper that you can find online and just punch it to send them to the notebook!
Candace Elder thanks you so much ❤️ I will look them up :)
Omg I am like the same
What engineering you are studying?
Jose Melendez I am studying Computer Engineering and Computer Science :)
How much the price of each notebook
Did you graduate?
Yes 🙃
Thank you for this video. I've been looking forever to find a system where I can easily add pages to my notes and review books. This seems to be the best option out there. As someone who is new to disc binding, I have few questions. I have a medical board exam review textbook which has an odd size of 8.27"X10.86" (I cut the spine of this textbook & now have unbound pages of this size). I'm planning to put this in a disc binder with interspersed regular 8.5"x11" white pages where I'm planning to add more notes of my own. Does the Levenger Circa 1-2-3 Portable Punch handle pages of unusual sizes like 8.27"X10.86" or do I have to buy the bigger & more expensive Levenger Circa Universal Desk Punch? Also, can the Levenger portable version puch holes through thin plastic sheets if I want to make my own disc bound covers?
Sudhir M I am very happy you found this video helpful :) I am not sure about the page size, I will have to measure and see... but as far as the thin plastic sheet... I have never tried to punch a hole in a plastic sheet but I have tried three pages at a time in the portable hole punch and I was able to do it. I just had to squeeze really hard! I think you would have to squeeze really hard for a thin plastic sheet but more than likely it is doable :)
Thank you very much! I found out that both the Levenger punches can handle that page size, but only the larger one might be able to punch holes through the thin plastic sheets. So, I guess I will invest in the larger one since I also have 100s of pages to punch & the larger one might make this process go faster. Thank you once again for an excellent review of the disc binding system.
Where do you store your pen when you use the poly notebook?
Adrienne Marini I keep my pen in a pencil case... I don’t really like keeping a pen in my notebook because I lose them every time 😐
I go to USF too (: ChE Major
I still cant find them in malaysia 😭😭
Anyone count how many times she said “notebook”
what course are you taking in college?
is it computer engineering?
The Dark Choices hello :) I’m taking computer engineering and computer science :)
There are erasable highlighters
The sound quality on the video goes in and out it’s driving me crazy
I also heard of the Happy Planner where you can just do it yourself and i was wondering if anyone knew what size is compared to like in a binder? like is the Medium rings comparable to a 1 1/2 inch binder?
Hello Leigh.... unfortunately I have never used those planners, so I can't answer your question :( But I will check these out :)
Omg skip video to minute 7. You’re welcome.
Lol why engineers hate Gauss's law
22 minutes, you've got to be kidding
dont watch this guys . total waste of time
tom111 I’m sorry you didn’t like the video. Any suggestions for my next video? Planning on posting soon.
@@evelynmariel6422 For me, the intro was too long, and you talk way too fast. I don't mean to be rude and I appreciate you making the video! It was just hard for me to understand what you were saying because you spoke too quickly.
@@christinaruiz4183 I agree about the talking too fast. Glad someone said that first.
too expensive for a notebook. sorry not convinced
Alwarda Fahd you can do it yourself, its cheaper
I’ve decided to go paperless. zero hassle, searchable, archivable, cheaper, and smarter
@@alwardafahd2887 at least it is until there’s a power outage and bad cell service…
u talk too much !!!! Time wastage