F-II or the GuHong?

[RopedBBQ]

Which cube is better without lube? Im thinking about buying one, but it sounds like the guhong is only good if you use lube. But then others say the guhong is the best thing ever.

 

[James Ludlow]

Which cube is better without lube? Im thinking about buying one, but it sounds like the guhong is only good if you use lube. But then others say the guhong is the best thing ever.

My FII came prelubed.
My GuHong was crap before lubing, but is now insanely quick with just 2drops of Maru.

 

[RopedBBQ]

Which cube is better without lube? Im thinking about buying one, but it sounds like the guhong is only good if you use lube. But then others say the guhong is the best thing ever.

My FII came prelubed.
My GuHong was crap before lubing, but is now insanely quick with just 2drops of Maru.

So you're saying it might be worth the extra few dollars to get a guhong with lube?
Also, where'd you buy the F-II prelubed?

 

[James Ludlow]

Which cube is better without lube? Im thinking about buying one, but it sounds like the guhong is only good if you use lube. But then others say the guhong is the best thing ever.

My FII came prelubed.
My GuHong was crap before lubing, but is now insanely quick with just 2drops of Maru.

So you're saying it might be worth the extra few dollars to get a guhong with lube?
Also, where'd you buy the F-II prelubed?

My FII came from popbuying a while back. I assumed they all came like this?

I'd say get both and find out which you like best. If I had to make a choice though - I'd probably say get the FII.

 

[RopedBBQ]

Which cube is better without lube? Im thinking about buying one, but it sounds like the guhong is only good if you use lube. But then others say the guhong is the best thing ever.

My FII came prelubed.
My GuHong was crap before lubing, but is now insanely quick with just 2drops of Maru.

So you're saying it might be worth the extra few dollars to get a guhong with lube?
Also, where'd you buy the F-II prelubed?

My FII came from popbuying a while back. I assumed they all came like this?

I'd say get both and find out which you like best. If I had to make a choice though - I'd probably say get the FII.

Alright. Im tight on money though, so Im only going to get one... I guess the F-II it is... Also, can you tell me if this is a diy F-II or a clone... Or just an F. http://www.lightake.com/detail.do/sku.3x3x3_SE_DIY_Magic_Cube_2n_Gen_White-29961

 

[Whyusosrs?]

That is a diy fii

 

[WastedMeerkat]

Yeah that's a DIY kit. That won't come prelubed.

 

[RopedBBQ]

well for 3 extra dollars, I can get lube. Thanks guys.... Im going to get the F-II

 

[Toquinha1977]

Yeah that's a DIY kit. That won't come prelubed.

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?p=402398
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17946&page=48

According to another thread, the Type F-II never came as a DIY, and this product is actually a clone of the TYpe F-I. I came really close to buying this one myself. It's also suggested that it's actually not Sheng-En, but made by GuoJia.

 

[RopedBBQ]

Yeah that's a DIY kit. That won't come prelubed.

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?p=402398
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17946&page=48

According to another thread, the Type F-II never came as a DIY, and this product is actually a clone of the TYpe F-I. I came really close to buying this one myself. It's also suggested that it's actually not Sheng-En, but made by GuoJia.

OH SNAP. Thanks for letting me know, that could've ended badly

 

[FatBoyXPC]

There is no question if that's an FII or not, it simply is not. Look at the edge pieces, they are completely different. I recommend buying a preassembled one, it comes prelubed, and is great out of the box. I haven't used white, but my black FII was great to me, and still is. Even when it "got slow" on me, it was still faster / better than my mini A, new type A, type B, storebought, etc. I cleaned it and lubed with shock fluid and it's almost new again! I love this cube.

 

[Akuma]

The Sheng-En F-II Second Edition comes pre-lubed, pre-assembled and ready to use right out of the box.
I purchased it here.

However, the F-II to me is a tad disappointing. It is sometimes so smooth it's slippery, the sticekrs are absolutely abysmal and the caps need to be glued beacase they fall off all the time. It is a decent cube though a tad overpriced concidering the fixing the cube needs.

 

[RopedBBQ]

No matter what its gotta be better than my Yuga-II. Cube is badddd.... Locks up alot

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Yes the caps fall off a lot, and the stickers blow, but it's only $7.38. That's almost 2.5 bucks cheaper than a storebought from Wal Mart. I wouldn't personally do anything about the caps until you clean / lube it for the first time, though some might tell you that's a mistake. I dropped my cube quite a handful of times and it really gets annoying picking up all the caps. The reason I tell you to wait is because you don't want to put too much glue that when it seeps out of the crack it glues another cubie to it. I just disassembled it when I was going to clean / lube it, then tapped each edge and corner piece on the table to see if the cap would walk itself out, and if so I popped it out, put some super glue on it, popped it back in. I now have a cube that only has center caps that come out (which is good for tensioning purposes).

Is there a reason you are set on it being a DIY kit instead of preassembled (even if it has screws where you can set the tension yourself)?

 

[ChrisBird]

The Sheng-En F-II Second Edition comes pre-lubed, pre-assembled and ready to use right out of the box.
I purchased it here.

However, the F-II to me is a tad disappointing. It is sometimes so smooth it's slippery, the sticekrs are absolutely abysmal and the caps need to be glued beacase they fall off all the time. It is a decent cube though a tad overpriced concidering the fixing the cube needs.

So gluing caps is a lot of fixing?
Stickers are a problem when you have cubesmith?
It's bad because you can't handle the smoothness?
~$7 is a "tad overpriced"?

I want to know what cubes are less than $7, take no work, have amazing stickers, and are perfectly set to your preference right out of the box.

Tell me now.

~Chris

 

[RopedBBQ]

Actually, I dont even have the cube and I agree with chris. I was already planning on getting a new sticker set from cubesmith. And I love cubes that are uber smooth...

And I know what center caps are like.... mine fall off during solves for no reason, not jsut when I drop the cube

 

[Akuma]

So gluing caps is a lot of fixing?
Stickers are a problem when you have cubesmith?
It's bad because you can't handle the smoothness?
~$7 is a "tad overpriced"?

I want to know what cubes are less than $7, take no work, have amazing stickers, and are perfectly set to your preference right out of the box.

Tell me now.

~Chris

YJ 3x3
C4U 3x3 (D.I.Y but still)
Guo Jia 3x3 52mm
Hayian 3x3
QJ 6.7cm 4x4x4
Should I go on?

 

[FatBoyXPC]

There has been a lot of negativity here on the forums directed at the YJ 3x3, but I think that's mainly due to it being a knock off, but I have no idea if it's a "good" cube to use by any means.

Can you really count the Cube4You cube since you have to pay shipping from C4Y? They aren't $7 or less on Lightake.

The Guo Jia 3x3's can't cut corners very well, definitely not as good as the FII.

Where did you find the Haiyan for $7? Free shipping too?

The QJ 6.7cm 4x4x4 is not $7 or less on Lightake either, and chances are the site you are buying it from you'll have to pay shipping.

 

[Metroidam11]

Why choose?

 

[WastedMeerkat]

The Sheng-En F-II Second Edition comes pre-lubed, pre-assembled and ready to use right out of the box.
I purchased it here.

However, the F-II to me is a tad disappointing. It is sometimes so smooth it's slippery, the sticekrs are absolutely abysmal and the caps need to be glued beacase they fall off all the time. It is a decent cube though a tad overpriced concidering the fixing the cube needs.

I've never had those problems with the FII. I mean, the stickers came off as soon as they started fading to white, anyway. My caps only fell off a few times and after I put my Cubesmith tiles on the caps just stayed on from then on. Not sure what I did...