Cubes for Noobs

[da25centz]

So I have an interesting predicament:

I currently own an Alpha-V and a storebought, which is well broken in and lubed. For the holidays, I need to give cubes to two of my friends. I have several options for cubes right now:

-Dayan GuHong
-Dayan Liungyun
-ShengEn F-II
-GhostHand II
-My Alpha-V
-My storebought (needs new stickers)

I plan on buying 2 cubes, 1 for each of my friends, and then I will have 2 left over for myself. I want to know which ones you think would be best for beginners, and also which ones I should get for myself. Thanks!

 

[cubefan4848]

I think you should put Dayan Lingyun on your list

 

[ianography]

I think you should put Dayan Lingyun on your list

yeah i love the lingyun its the best

 

[da25centz]

I think you should put Dayan Lingyun on your list

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[Rpotts]

Id say any of those cubes would be great for a beginner, but i think the guhong, f2 or ghost hand would be best to give. They feel better than the a5, and definitely better than the rubiks.

 

[DavidEBowyerJr]

I say the guhong. Love the way it feels.

 

[qqwref]

When I was a beginner the only cubes we had were Rubik's storeboughts and DIYs, and we LIKED it!

No, but seriously, any DIY is more than fine for a beginner. A good cube is not at all necessary until you are nearing 20 seconds.

 

[TheMachanga]

Instead of giving them amazing cubes when they just learned how to solve, I would by the amazing cubes for myself, and give them a simple Diy, like and A-I or a broken in store-bought.

 

[da25centz]

here is my plan as of the moment:

Friend #1:re-stickered storebought

Friend #2: Whatever I like the least out of the following
-my alpha-v
-f-II
-GuHong/lingyun (to be decided)

unless someone has something amazing to say about the gh2, im going to take it off the list

 

[splinteh]

If you're going to get a Dayan, make sure you lube it properly. Otherwise, I find it's worse than a storebought sometimes

 

[da25centz]

If you're going to get a Dayan, make sure you lube it properly. Otherwise, I find it's worse than a storebought sometimes

what do you recommend lubing them with?

 

[xkevx]

A piece of advice to you, try not to get the LingYun, mine pops like theres no tml is i overturn abit(i haf test all the tension and yet it still pops)

While, GuHong is a great cube, but not yet perfect one for me~
but i still would like to recommend you GuHong~

GhostHandII is a lightcube, i like it alot too~

and storeboughts juz ignore them, you need to do alot of breakin in to make it a good cube....

 

[hahahaha]

i broke my rubik's in and it's pretty nice but only if i could change the screws... oh well alpha 6 not bad at all lol

 

[HaraldS]

da25centz:
If your best time is 20 seconds you wouldn't really need a good cube either.

 

[RyanReese09]

what do you recommend lubing them with?

Lubix lube.