Pillowed V-Cube 6x6 and 8x8

Dene said:
For 5x5 there was other competition, and the V5 outstripped the others by far. Even still today the V5 is, at worst, the second best cube around. Personally I think an unmodded V5 is better than an unmodded dayan5x5. I never modded a V5 so I can't say anything on that, but I think a good V5 is just as good as a modded dayan5x5 (I just prefer the dayan for the smaller size).
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I don't recall Dayan ever making a 5x5 I you're thinking of the SS 5x5.
 
I still haven't heard any official claim by the other party though (Mefferts) so I think we should hear from them before claiming that they are cooperating with v-cubes and whether or not mefferts is getting anything outof this.

btw, when is someone gonna put a review on Youtube! I'm waiting to see how good it is compared to SS and whether it's worth the money!
 
rubiksczar said:
I still haven't heard any official claim by the other party though (Mefferts) so I think we should hear from them before claiming that they are cooperating with v-cubes and whether or not mefferts is getting anything outof this.
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First of all, it is mf8, not Meffert's. MF8's name recalls Meffert, but the two companies are distinct (Meffert may distribute some of mf8's products but that's how much this thing goes on). I doubt that Verdes would claim publicly that they worked together if this were false.

Roberto
 
mocenigo said:
First of all, it is mf8, not Meffert's. MF8's name recalls Meffert, but the two companies are distinct (Meffert may distribute some of mf8's products but that's how much this thing goes on). I doubt that Verdes would claim publicly that they worked together if this were false.

Roberto
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I agree and I never have seen Mf8 work with Meffert's to make a good twist puzzle.
 
Michael Womack said:
I don't recall Dayan ever making a 5x5 I you're thinking of the SS 5x5.
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Lol probably; it's all the same to me.

DAoliHVAR said:
i didn't understand what you meant in your last sentence,can you explain it a bit more?
anyhow,you said it yourself,most of em are at best,as good as their competitors,but coupled with their expensive price,why would you pay a lot more for the same thing?
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What I meant is that the designs for the cubes are very old designs (compared to stuff coming out this year), and yet they are still decent cubes. It just shows that competitor brands aren't really excelling past V-Cubes yet.

That is a fair point though; if you don't think the cube is better, it certainly doesn't make sense to pay more for it. At least, when I got all my V-Cubes those cubes were the best on the market at the time (and I believe that includes the V-4, although others would beg to differ).
 
I do own QJ products. QJ were described as cloned (or to some KO) copies of Mefferts products. But not MF8 products.

I also got a tracking number for thew V-Cube 8 order and it looks like I will recieve the V-Cube 8 of Friday January 17.

If it does come on the 17th, I could do a solve (my PB is 24 minutes on a shengshou 8x8) and describe (with no video as I'm really shy and withdrawn type of person)
in text on what I find with the V-Cube 8 here.
 
Dene said:
What I meant is that the designs for the cubes are very old designs (compared to stuff coming out this year), and yet they are still decent cubes. It just shows that competitor brands aren't really excelling past V-Cubes yet.

That is a fair point though; if you don't think the cube is better, it certainly doesn't make sense to pay more for it. At least, when I got all my V-Cubes those cubes were the best on the market at the time (and I believe that includes the V-4, although others would beg to differ).
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yeah i guess so,SS is a bit better than them,but for 5 versions it hasn't had that much progress.(with some things like the inner slice catching not being fixed at all)
the only reason most people preffer the SS is because you get something a bit better,for a cheaper price.i understand now.thanks for the good replies :)
 
After a UPS mess up on Friday 17/01 my white V-Cube arrived today 20/01. It turns very well and cuts corners as good as an 8x8 is ever expected to get and the centre layers do not click like the V-Cube 6. But it is prone to pops if you are hard on it. In nearly two years my Shengsou 8x8 has rarely popped despite over 250 solves.

Package comes with a bonus set of stickers.

Overall it is way batter than the V-Cube 6 but not as good as the V-Cube 7.

And not as good as the Shengshou 8x8.
 
I did a solve using the V-Cube 8 and I did have 4 pieces popping out at once.

I also emulated a 3x3x8 cuboid as well and also 3 pieces popped out at once.

So don't treat the V-Cube 8 too roughly and it will be just fine.
 
Just arrived today. Scrambled, then just started solving and BIG ASS POP. Just about finished fixing it, putting in the last piece and BIGGER ASSER POPPER. Don't have time to deal with this now >.<
 
I did 6 solves today with a V-Cube 8 with three proper 8x8 efforts and the other three were cuboid emulations (2x2x8, 2x4x4 and 2x2x4) and remembering to treat the V-Cube 8 not too roughly it did not pop. I guess now the V-Cube 8 is not meant for speed cubers but for the general public who might buy one in a toy or department store.

I still like the Shengshou 8x8 more and I now guess the Shengshou 8x8 is meant for speed cubing.
 
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