[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

[TheAwesomeAlex]

what is the best 4x4 that is less than 15 dollars

 

[asportking]

what is the best 4x4 that is less than 15 dollars

Shengshou v3

 

[cedric]

Is the shengshou 4x4 a lot better than the eastsheen 4x4? Is there a lot of difference?

 

[cubernya]

Big difference. Get the ShengShou over the EastSheen any day

 

[asportking]

Is the shengshou 4x4 a lot better than the eastsheen 4x4? Is there a lot of difference?

Even the Shengshou VI is better than the eastsheen. Definitely go with the Shengshou VIII.

 

[cedric]

Even the Shengshou VI is better than the eastsheen. Definitely go with the Shengshou VIII.

Thanks, my mother bought an eastsheen a few years ago for me but I will ask her if I can get a Shengshou. Or is there a (easy) way to mod the eastsheen?

 

[Naillig]

Nup, I don't think so. You're better off with a SS 4x4 VIII, main difference that it has over the Eastsheen is that it has the ability to corner cut.

 

[TheAwesomeAlex]

Thanks for the advice! I'll buy a Shengshou 4x4

 

[luisda2994]

I have a Wittwo 2x2 and it's a crap, even when a lubed it with lubix. Searched for any tutorial, but there's nothing, Can anyone show me how to correctly lube it?

 

[asportking]

I have a Wittwo 2x2 and it's a crap, even when a lubed it with lubix. Searched for any tutorial, but there's nothing, Can anyone show me how to correctly lube it?

Disassemble it, and put a tiny bit of lube between the core and the center pieces (if you pull the center piece a little, you can see the screw right next to the core, that's where you should lube it. Look on lubixcube's website for a video if that's helpful) Also, if the cube is still bad, you can try tightening it a little. Sometimes the screws scrape against the inside of the pieces, and tightening it will help.

 

[Robocopter87]

So me and a friend are going to get the Magical Bundle from icubemart, it has Type F, Lingao, Ghost Hand, and Cubetwist.

Anybody have any ideas on which ones are generally good and which ones are generally fail?

Thanks

 

[Robocopter87]

Oh, and for clarification, we are getting it but I am interested in how we should divide them between each other. Or if there is any point in buying it at all if they all usually are of bad quality.

 

[asportking]

Personally, I could never tell much difference between magics. But I've tried all of them except the Type F, and none of them really were "bad quality."

 

[Robocopter87]

Kay Thanks

 

[luisda2994]

Which is the most popular method for 2x2?

 

[thackernerd]

Which is the most popular method for 2x2?

Probably Ortega, it can be sub 4 and I think you only have to memorize 7(?) algorithms.

 

[collinbxyz]

Which is the most popular method for 2x2?

Like thackernerd said, ortega is good if you want to be fairly good without many algs. If you know 2 look oll and pll you only need to learn 3 easy algs. Ive sube 3.5 with it before.

The fastest is EG with a LOT more algs. So yea, I suggest ortega than maybe CLL.

 

[Abdulink]

Price is no concern, I want a cube that hardly ever locks up, is ultra fast and smooth, doesn't feel like loosy, and has a strong feel to it...

 

[AndersB]

Sounds like a Dayan Zhanchi to me...

 

[Cheese11]

Sounds like a Dayan Zhanchi to me...

More like a Guhong.