Dayan or Moyu? And some other questions

I appreciate your replys but which cube is cheaper? (My lucky pb is 1min 17 secs normal pb is 1 min 40 secs using unlubed rubiks brand) Btw,which cube should i get for my 1st speedcube? (Any brand welcome)
The most popular/best quality cubes from each brand are Dayan: Zhanchi and Moyu: WeiLong. My first speedcube was the Zhanchi and the transition from a Rubik's brand was awesome! I recommend the Zhanchi for any beginners because it is fast, yet controllable, and great to learn fingertricks on. It also allows the ability to go to faster cubes such as any Moyu cube, or the ShuangRen.
 
Sorry, I should have typed yongjun. That way i won't make mistakes. Btw whats the difference between weilong and chilong and sulong? (I hope they make talong or 大龙 next) (which means.big dragon)
 
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The most popular/best quality cubes from each brand are Dayan: Zhanchi and Moyu: WeiLong. My first speedcube was the Zhanchi and the transition from a Rubik's brand was awesome! I recommend the Zhanchi for any beginners because it is fast, yet controllable, and great to learn fingertricks on. It also allows the ability to go to faster cubes such as any Moyu cube, or the ShuangRen.

I don't understand, people have been saying for years that the ZhanChi is too uncontrollable. Because there's a faster cube, that makes it fine?
 
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So many great cubes to choose from that I can barely pick a favourite. IMO the original GuHong is just as good as the ZhanChi, WeiLong or any other popular cube.

No matter what 'good' 3x3 you pick these days it shouldn't hold you back.
 
Sorry, I should have typed yongjun. That way i won't make mistakes. Btw whats the difference between weilong and chilong and sulong? (I hope they make talong or 大龙 next) (which means.big dragon)

The Weilong is considered top-of-the-line as far as cubes go (along with the Zhanchi).

Moyu makes the Weilong, while its parent company YJ makes both the Chilong and Sulong.

YJ is the budget/introductory brand, and Moyu is its high-end brand.

Analogy:
YJ would be like Chevrolet or Honda
Moyu would be like Cadillac or Acura

So the Weilong is in a different class from the Sulong and Chilong (despite the apparent similarity in their names).

The differences between the Sulong and Chilong are that the Chilong is a revision of the Sulong, with torpedoes added (anti-popping) and tracks on the edge pieces.

I should mention that I own a stickerless YJ Yulong and I absolutely love it. The Yulong is an adaptation of the Chilong that allows for stickerless versions to be made. I really like the quality of the plastic, which is better (in my opinion) than the quality of the plastic in the stickerless Zhanchis that I own. The stickerless Yulong is a very good cube for the money. In this one case at least I think that this is a budget cube but despite that it's also a very solid choice.

I should also mention however that I'm not sure a stickered Yulong would be as good. The plastic on my stickerless is extremely glossy and smooth, and I'm not sure that a standard black Yulong would feel the same, even though cube color shouldn't result in any differences.
 
All the YJ cubes are great but i agree with Tina the Yulong is amazing. Feels like a Weilong

Another vote here (kinda redundant) in support of the Yulong. It does NOT feel like a cheap cube. I wish they made a mini version but the regular one is already a smidge smaller than your standard 57mm, so I think it clocks in at around 56mm.

If they made a 54mm of it, my small man hands would be in heaven.
 
Dayan or Moyu?

All the YJ cubes are great but i agree with Tina the Yulong is amazing. Feels like a Weilong

This. If money is an issue it's the best choice IMO.

how do i tension it properly?

A bit long winded but I take all the cubies out, then pull the centres away from the core and adjust till all tensions are equal. Then reassemble and adjust tensions by 1/4 turn at a time until you have the puzzle the way you want it.
 
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Sure. anyway,should I get stickerless or a stickered zhanchi? (I won't compete coz im too slow to join anyway)

If you can solve a 3x3 in less than 2 minutes then I encourage you to go to a competition. That being said, I prefer stickered cubes instead of stickerless mainly because of the competition thing but also because I don't like the colors on most stickerless cubes and you can't really change those like you can change stickers.
 
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If you can solve a 3x3 in less than 2 minutes then I encourage you to go to a competition. That being said, I prefer stickered cubes instead of stickerless mainly because of the competition thing but also because I don't like the colors on most stickerless cubes and you can't really change those like you can change stickers.



No problem! Yeah, your times will go up for a while but they will at some point start dropping.

The colors on a stickerless cube tend to look... off. So I agree with Tina on that note. The first time I ever saw a stickerless cube, I thought it looked as junky as hell and I assumed it was a cheap knockoff.

That being said, something I really like about a stickerless cube is the fact that you can't accidentally scratch or nick a sticker on it. You can put the cube in your pocket, keep some spare change or some keys in the same pocket, and you'll only scuff the plastic. There are no stickers to mar. If you put a cube in your pocket I don't recommend you put anything else in it, but there you have it.

I have found that I like the color of the plastic on a stickerless YJ/Moyu cube to that of the plastic on a Dayan. The white plastic is more opaque and shinier, at least in my opinion, and I think it looks better as a result.
 
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