Mefferts or V-cube 5x5?

[Razorwolf]

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]

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

 

[Unknown.soul]

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]

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

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

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]

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]

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

 

[byu]

Get the V-Cube.

 

[FDK 1]

v-cube all the way

 

[Hadley4000]

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]

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]

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.

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]

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]

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

 

[rachmaninovian]

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

 

[jcuber]

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

 

[ShadenSmith]

V-cubes aren't adjustable.

Well, at least one of them is

 

[jcuber]

Erik's prototype, right?

 

[byu]

Erik's prototype, right?

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

 

[Razorwolf]

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)