Is the QJ speedstack Timer worth buying?

[kooixh]

title if you don't know what is it it is a speedstack made by QJ
http://www.popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.search-27659
because it is cheap so i am considering getting 1.

 

[Muesli]

No. Buy a proper one.

 

[Tyrannous]

No. Buy a proper one.

i think nearly everyone is in agreement that they arent worth buying due to inaccuracies in the timing mainly lol

 

[foxdi]

but has anyone bought this actual timer and try it before ?

 

[Stefan]

No. Buy a proper one.

Why?

i think nearly everyone is in agreement that they arent worth buying due to inaccuracies in the timing mainly lol

What inaccuracies?

 

[Muesli]

No. Buy a proper one.

Why?

You can't use it in competition, it doesn't have a data-port or a save function and it is a knock off, in design and function. You can also get the fancier official item with a bag for only $10 more from the official website, so it really isn't that much cheaper to buy the KO from Popbuying.

 

[Deleted member 2864]

see, now I'm confused. RyanRex told me that QJ timers weren't accurate, and then I see pictures/videos of it and it shows they are accurate.

Apparently they only measure to the nearest .16 second, but the pictures on popbuying clearly show a 1.30. Last time I checked, 1.30 is not a multiple of .16.

As for the dataport/save function... don't we have computer timers to save? I don't see what's so hard to time yourself and then enter your time into CCT.

 

[Stefan]

You can't use it in competition

Does that matter to anyone but competition organizers?

doesn't have a data-port

I rarely use that.

or a save function

I never use that.

You can also get the fancier official item with a bag for only $10 more from the official website

No I can't. Though I'd love to be proven wrong. Show me?

it really isn't that much cheaper to buy the KO from Popbuying.

No it really is.

 

[Muesli]

You can't use it in competition

Does that matter to anyone but competition organizers?

Anybody can organise a competition.

doesn't have a data-port

I rarely use that.

I do, and so do plenty of other people.

or a save function

I never use that.

I do, and so do plenty of other people.

You can also get the fancier official item with a bag for only $10 more from the official website

No I can't. Though I'd love to be proven wrong. Show me?

Click Me

it really isn't that much cheaper to buy the KO from Popbuying.

No it really is.

For the extra features, the brand name and the bag I think $10 more is perfectly acceptable.

 

[Zarxrax]

Just because you use all of those features doesn't mean that everyone will. If the QJ timer meets HIS needs, then I see absolutely nothing wrong with it.
And you failed to include the price of shipping into that speedstacks timer, which would probably be AT LEAST another 10 bucks, meaning the speedstacks timer costs more than 3 times the qj timer.

 

[Stefan]

You can also get the fancier official item with a bag for only $10 more from the official website

No I can't. Though I'd love to be proven wrong. Show me?

Click Me

You're forgetting shipping costs, possibly taxes, that shipping outside of US/Canada/UK requires special inquiry, and that they might very well tell me to buy from their official German site which is incredibly expensive.

You wanna try that again?

 

[Muesli]

You can also get the fancier official item with a bag for only $10 more from the official website

No I can't. Though I'd love to be proven wrong. Show me?

Click Me

You're forgetting shipping costs, possibly taxes, that shipping outside of US/Canada/UK requires special inquiry, and that they might very well tell me to buy from their official German site which is incredibly expensive.

You wanna try that again?

All things considered, it is fake. If you want to risk buying an unproven product, with less features than the official version and quite possibly inferior quality, be my guest. I'm pretty sure the OP doesn't live in Germany, and so could possibly get an official timer for much cheaper than the speedstacks.de shop. I don't know, and neither do you.

 

[Kaiyuan Chen]

I have one,but I like SPEED STACKS's timer.
PS:I'm from China

 

[Deleted member 2864]

I have one,but I like SPEED STACKS's timer.
PS:I'm from China

Hmm... Do you know if the QJ timer's accurate or not?

I heard that it only measures your times to the nearest .16 second.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

or a save function

I never use that.

I do, and so do plenty of other people.

Nah.

 

[Stefan]

If you want to risk buying an unproven product

At least it's not proven to be flawed like the speedstacks one (uneven distribution of centiseconds, skipping a second, stopping by hovering rather than touching... just the things I know about).

quite possibly inferior quality

You mean like let's say Type F is inferior quality compared to Rubik's? Or QJ 4x4x4 compared to Rubik's 4x4x4? Or LanLan 2x2x2 compared to Rubik's 2x2x2? Yeah...

I'm pretty sure the OP doesn't live in Germany, and so could possibly get an official timer for much cheaper than the speedstacks.de shop. I don't know, and neither do you.

Yeah, he's from Malaysia, which apparently doesn't even have a distributor. But you were talking to me anyway. Also... shipping isn't free even in the US, and I don't know about taxes there.

 

[Tyrannous]

No. Buy a proper one.

Why?

i think nearly everyone is in agreement that they arent worth buying due to inaccuracies in the timing mainly lol

What inaccuracies?

That apparantly it only measures in times which are multiples of 0.16 instead of 0.001 of a second

 

[Stefan]

That apparantly it only measures in times which are multiples of 0.16 instead of 0.001 of a second

1. The photos and video suggest that's wrong.
2. Stackmat doesn't measure 0.001, what are you talking about?

What does it take for you people to stop spreading lies?

 

[Deleted member 2864]

That apparantly it only measures in times which are multiples of 0.16 instead of 0.001 of a second

I'm seriously wondering whether speedstacks is paying you people for claiming this.

Yeah. Most people say that it measures to the nearest .16, but Stephen showed me this pic. I'm thinking that this isn't a bad timer now.

Last time I checked, 1.30 isn't a multiple of .16.

 

[Tyrannous]

Yeah ive also seen this photo, but im just going by what most other people say, never actually tested it myself, which is why i said apparantly, dont hold me to it that it actually does have this uncertainty, if it didnt i would buy one, but would rather not risk it with what ppl say..

Will try to find other post which said it..
EDIT: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?p=309680
How did that rumour get about anyway?