Four by four advice needed

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

So, I have a 4x4 but it sucks and always locks up. The outer layers are the worst part. But not only do I have a sucky cube I also am super bad at finding pairs. I'm also kind of bad at finding PLL parody. It'll look like it's solved, so I hit the timer button, but then I see the back, and that bit's not solved. I could really use some help with this, and I would also really appreciate recommendations for better 4x4 cube that are considerably cheap.

 

[Cubinginatree]

YJ MGC 4x4

The MGC 4x4 is a new magnetic 4x4 speed cube from YJ. This puzzle offers flagship performance at a fraction of a flagship price. It features smooth turning, and a medium magnetic feel.

www.thecubicle.com

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

How much is it?

 

[Thom S.]

How much is it?

You literally only need one click/tap to find out. The number is written in big and there is no scrolling and searching involved.

 

[ProStar]

You literally only need one click/tap to find out. The number is written in big and there is no scrolling and searching involved.

Yeah, and writing that post took more effort than finding out and telling him the price. It's $19.99.

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

Yeah, and writing that post took more effort than finding out and telling him the price. It's $19.99.

I know that I could've figured it out by clicking the link, but it was blocked because I am on my school computer right now.

 

[OldSwiss]

The YJ MCG is quite good and not too expensive. I would recommend this one too.

The rest will come with a lot of practicing. If you can't recognize the PLL, it's usually a parity case.
Sometimes I still fail in this case but it will get easier the more often you see the different patterns.
In the worst case you do the pll parity alg twice but this one is fast and if you are not really fast it won't make a big difference on the total time.

To make finding the pairs easier I would recommend you to use the Yau method. There you solve the white cross first, and if you do the 3-2-3 pairing after, you have to search the pairs ony in the upper layer

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

The YJ MCG is quite good and not too expensive. I would recommend this one too.

The rest will come with a lot of practicing. If you can't recognize the PLL, it's usually a parity case.
Sometimes I still fail in this case but it will get easier the more often you see the different patterns.
In the worst case you do the pll parity alg twice but this one is fast and if you are not really fast it won't make a big difference on the total time.

To make finding the pairs easier I would recommend you to use the Yau method. There you solve the white cross first, and if you do the 3-2-3 pairing after, you have to search the pairs ony in the upper layer

Thank you! This is all very good information. I appreciate it.

 

[Thom S.]

Yeah, and writing that post took more effort than finding out and telling him the price. It's $19.99.

Give a man a fish. vs Teach a man to fish.

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

Give a man a fish. vs Teach a man to fish.

Amen, brother