koreancuber
Veteran
I got my Haiyan Haiyan cube yesterday and my Mini QJ 4x4 today. The Haiyan was from popbuying.com and the Mini QJ 4x4 from iSpinz's store. Here's the review:
Haiyan Haiyan cube
I really don't like this cube. I'm sorry, but I have to admit it. The cube locks up, and the corner cutting sucks. As soon as I assembled it, it popped. I then tightened it, and it still popped. When I tightened it more, it didn't pop, but it barely moved. The speed wasn't that great (compared to the Type A V, since it's my main speedcube). One cool thing was the pieces. They looked cool. I tried to lube it with Graphite Extreme Jig-a-loo, but it was a MESS. I diasembled it and lubed every piece. The cube moved worst and the plastic was messed up. Now I have a blob of plastic with colors on my desk. I might try another one (I'm going to clean or throw away mine) or just not get it at all. The core seems fast. (one flick and turns 4~5 times), so I might use it for a hybrid.
Score: 6/10
Mini QJ 4x4
I got it like twenty minutes ago. I opened it and it was stiff. I played around with it for 20 minutes and it got better. One downside was the oilish (?) lube in the cube. I'm not sure if iSpinz put it in or the manufacturer did, but it got on the outside of the cube and ruined the stickers (I think I can call it tiles) The stickers/tiles are very nice quality, and I will be using them until my Cubesmith order comes in. I disassembled it and washed it. The core is a ball core. (One question, what's the purpose of the screw in the core? I took the screw out, and it had no affect) I like this cube. I can almost solve it (except parity) in less than 3 minutes (stiff cube and I'm not used to it enough).
Well, that's all for now. Please comment below.
Score: 9/10 (after breaking in, will change)
PS: As I mentioned before, what does the screw do?
Haiyan Haiyan cube
I really don't like this cube. I'm sorry, but I have to admit it. The cube locks up, and the corner cutting sucks. As soon as I assembled it, it popped. I then tightened it, and it still popped. When I tightened it more, it didn't pop, but it barely moved. The speed wasn't that great (compared to the Type A V, since it's my main speedcube). One cool thing was the pieces. They looked cool. I tried to lube it with Graphite Extreme Jig-a-loo, but it was a MESS. I diasembled it and lubed every piece. The cube moved worst and the plastic was messed up. Now I have a blob of plastic with colors on my desk. I might try another one (I'm going to clean or throw away mine) or just not get it at all. The core seems fast. (one flick and turns 4~5 times), so I might use it for a hybrid.
Score: 6/10
Mini QJ 4x4
I got it like twenty minutes ago. I opened it and it was stiff. I played around with it for 20 minutes and it got better. One downside was the oilish (?) lube in the cube. I'm not sure if iSpinz put it in or the manufacturer did, but it got on the outside of the cube and ruined the stickers (I think I can call it tiles) The stickers/tiles are very nice quality, and I will be using them until my Cubesmith order comes in. I disassembled it and washed it. The core is a ball core. (One question, what's the purpose of the screw in the core? I took the screw out, and it had no affect) I like this cube. I can almost solve it (except parity) in less than 3 minutes (stiff cube and I'm not used to it enough).
Well, that's all for now. Please comment below.
Score: 9/10 (after breaking in, will change)
PS: As I mentioned before, what does the screw do?
