Mefferts or V-cube 5x5?

Razorwolf · Apr 10, 2009

I am looking to buy a 5x5x5 cube. Should I get the mefferts one here

http://www.mefferts.com/products/details.php?lang=en&category=13&id=238

Or the V-cube one here?

http://www.v-cubes.com/pr_5.php

I'm leaning towards the Mefferts because it is cheaper, but I want something that is really good, will last a long time, and is especially resistant to locking up.

Thank you.

jcuber · Apr 10, 2009

V-cubes are better than mefferts. They last a long time but need a week or so of breaking in.

Unknown.soul · Apr 10, 2009

The Meffert's 5x5 is heavy and the center corners will twist (that happens on my V5, but not as much). The one feature that the Meffert's 5x5 has over the V-Cube is that it's adjustable. I recommend buying the V5.

Poley · Apr 10, 2009

Are all the Meffert's 5x5's adjustable, or just the one that says "DIY"?

EmersonHerrmann · Apr 10, 2009

Not many people (that I know of) have the Meffert's 5x5. I think basically everyone will tell you to get the V5 though

Edit: Poley, look at the post above yours.

Razorwolf · Apr 10, 2009

Yeah, but Meffert's sells two 5x5's other than the eastsheen. They are obviously different cubes (one called DIY and the other called original); only one says it is adjustable; the other does not mention DIY. Are they both adjustable? Is one better than the other?

http://www.mefferts.com/products/index.php?category_new=13&lang_new=en

Unknown.soul · Apr 10, 2009

They are the same cubes, both are adjustable. The difference is that the DIY version doesn't have the center caps glued on.

byu · Apr 10, 2009

Get the V-Cube.

FDK 1 · Apr 11, 2009

v-cube all the way

Hadley4000 · Apr 11, 2009

Well, I'd normally say V-Cube. However, if the Meffert's 5x5s and as good as their 4x4s then I'd go with Meffert's.

That being said, I haven't tried out the Meffert's 5x5, so from personal experience I'll have to say V.

idpapro · Apr 11, 2009

v-cubes wear out after time, they get too loose, but my mefferts 5x5 is perfect

i got a 2:30 avg with mefferts, but with my v-cube, i couldent get below 2:45

so all said, get mefferts.

PatrickJameson · Apr 11, 2009

I say get V-cubes.

Although mefferts is adjustable, it is very big and bulky. The design of the mefferts 4x4 has no correlation to the design of the mefferts 5x5. It has a similar design to the old rubik's 5x5.

idpapro said:
i got a 2:30 avg with mefferts, but with my v-cube, i couldent get below 2:45

Unfourtunately, that isn't a very good arguement. :/

The world record holder previously used Mefferts as his main cube but switched to V-cubes when they came out.

Inusagi · Apr 11, 2009

Unknown.soul said:
The Meffert's 5x5 is heavy and the center corners will twist (that happens on my V5, but not as much). The one feature that the Meffert's 5x5 has over the V-Cube is that it's adjustable. I recommend buying the V5.

V-cube is also adjustable

byu · Apr 11, 2009

No it isn't, at least I don't think it is

rachmaninovian · Apr 11, 2009

i like the feel of the mefferts 5x5...
but I can't turn fast on it...
so v-cube 5 ftw...

jcuber · Apr 11, 2009

V-cubes aren't adjustable. The heads on the rivots look like screws, but turning them does nothing.

ShadenSmith · Apr 11, 2009

jcuber said:
V-cubes aren't adjustable.

Well, at least one of them is

jcuber · Apr 11, 2009

Erik's prototype, right?

byu · Apr 11, 2009

jcuber said:
Erik's prototype, right?

No, it's the V-Cube 5 1/2

Razorwolf · Apr 12, 2009

What makes the V-cube better? Everyone seems to say that it is the best cube, but I have not yet been convinced that it is worth twice the price of the mefferts.
(After shipping, I could buy two Mefferts for the price on one V-cube)

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