Best mini 3x3?

I bought a mini Zhanchi just to play around with. It's seriously the fastest cube I have, but unfortunately it's just too small for me to get comfortable with. Amazing turn speed though.
 
I use my Mini-Weilong as my main for 2h solving and it's amazing.It's smooth , fast , doesn't lock up and it's doesn't pop at all, even when you are trying to do it.
Worth buying
 
Tahrbo said:
I own a Weilong V1. I noticed that on each corner cubie, one of the three sides has a slightly raised panel. It seems to be a telltale sign, like how Dayan edge pieces each have a divot on their left side.

Does the Weilong V2 have the same raised panel on each corner cubie?

Specifically, does the stickerless mini Weilong 54.5mm, when you look at an entire face, look absolutely uniform, or is there a corner or two that stands out?
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I'm not sure what you mean about panel. None of my WeiLong's, including my mini, have raised panels on the corners unless I'm missing something.
 
TinaIsAwesome said:
I'm not sure what you mean about panel. None of my WeiLong's, including my mini, have raised panels on the corners unless I'm missing something.
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Now that I've taken a look at my crap pictures, it looks like what I'm talking about might be the seam between two pieces. Which would mean that you don't see it on your Weilongs because they're V2 and tri-axially symmetric so that stickerless variants could be made. You shouldn't be able to see an odd seam or two because the three pieces of a corner cubie all come together in the same way. The raised panels I'm seeing might only be visible on Weilong V1s. Which answers my original question, I think.



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Tahrbo said:
Now that I've taken a look at my crap pictures, it looks like what I'm talking about might be the seam between two pieces. Which would mean that you don't see it on your Weilongs because they're V2 and tri-axially symmetric so that stickerless variants could be made. You shouldn't be able to see an odd seam or two because the three pieces of a corner cubie all come together in the same way. The raised panels I'm seeing might only be visible on Weilong V1s. Which answers my original question, I think.
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Yeah, sorry about not answering your question. I realized I should have just pointed out that the V2 has a tri-corner design meaning all the sides are symmetric so no panels sticking out. From your pictures though I see what you mean. It's kind of weird to me though because I have six V1 WeiLongs and only one V2 (my mini) and none of them have raised panels so it kind of puzzled me.
 
TinaIsAwesome said:
Yeah, sorry about not answering your question. I realized I should have just pointed out that the V2 has a tri-corner design meaning all the sides are symmetric so no panels sticking out. From your pictures though I see what you mean. It's kind of weird to me though because I have six V1 WeiLongs and only one V2 (my mini) and none of them have raised panels so it kind of puzzled me.
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OK, that's REALLY interesting. You've got six V1s compared to my one, and only mine is the mutant.

I'm pretty sure I've got a Weilong, I just checked the innards. The edge pieces have the telltale "side flanges". The only other place I've seen those has been in my Zhanchis. I got my Weilong from Champion's Cube Store, and it came in a Weilong box.

The closeups I see of a Weilong online don't seem to show those panels either.

Now I really want to know what kind of a strange Weilong I've got.

What color are your six V1s?
 
Tahrbo said:
OK, that's REALLY interesting. You've got six V1s compared to my one, and only mine is the mutant.

I'm pretty sure I've got a Weilong, I just checked the innards. The edge pieces have the telltale "side flanges". The only other place I've seen those has been in my Zhanchis. I got my Weilong from Champion's Cube Store, and it came in a Weilong box.

The closeups I see of a Weilong online don't seem to show those panels either.

Now I really want to know what kind of a strange Weilong I've got.

What color are your six V1s?
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Your cube looks like a WeiLong to me but I can't be 100% sure without seeing the inside. I have a black, white, primary, transparent, silver , and gold WeiLong but I really want to get a purple one to match my purple HuanYing :) .
 
TinaIsAwesome said:
Your cube looks like a WeiLong to me but I can't be 100% sure without seeing the inside. I have a black, white, primary, transparent, silver , and gold WeiLong but I really want to get a purple one to match my purple HuanYing :) .
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Looks like I'm in for quite a surprise when I buy a mini Weilong.
 
Although it is quite small at 50mm, the mini Zhanchi nearly replaced my beloved Guhong V2 as my main 3x3. It is extremely smooth and never pops or has lock-up issues. I prefer the Mini Zhanchi over all the Fangshi cubes and YJ cubes, and I feel it is a fair bit better than the regular Zhanchi. It is a little bit small as a main if you have large hands though.
 
roboalex7 said:
Although it is quite small at 50mm, the mini Zhanchi nearly replaced my beloved Guhong V2 as my main 3x3. It is extremely smooth and never pops or has lock-up issues. I prefer the Mini Zhanchi over all the Fangshi cubes and YJ cubes, and I feel it is a fair bit better than the regular Zhanchi. It is a little bit small as a main if you have large hands though.
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I use a 55mm Zhanchi as my main but I do use the 50mm as my main oh cube. Both the 50mm and the 55mm Zhanchi cubes are excellent.
 
My mini Weilongs arrived last week.

I now own 3 mini Zhanchis and 4 mini Weilongs. After having farted around quite a bit with all of them, my favorite is the mini Weilong. I should mention however that there is a drastic difference in tension/looseness/quality between my mini Weilongs, while all of my mini Zhanchis feel pretty much the same. If I had to choose between my worst mini Weilong and any of my mini Zhanchis I'd definitely go with the Zhanchi. When choosing between my best Weilongs and the Zhanchis, I pick the Weilong.

My terribad mini Weilongs happen to be my stickerless ones, btw. It's odd, they're not well-crafted, especially compared to my stickerless Yulongs which are supposed to slot in below the Weilongs in quality. Some of the corners of my stickerless Weilongs are just waiting to break on me, due to poor fit and finish.
 
I actually dropped my stickerless mini-weilong and it sort of chipped a little, trying to smooth it out was a bad idea - it's like the whole piece started peeling.
 
Would anyone suggest a mini 55mm Dayan, or 54.6mm Fangshi as a main? I know some people here use it. I don't have small hands, but 2mm doesn't seem like that much of a difference, and I feel like a mini would be easier to turn.
 
ViolaBouquet said:
Would anyone suggest a mini 55mm Dayan, or 54.6mm Fangshi as a main? I know some people here use it. I don't have small hands, but 2mm doesn't seem like that much of a difference, and I feel like a mini would be easier to turn.
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Actually...2 mm DOES make a huge difference ...
i would go with the 54.6 mm shuangren
 
ViolaBouquet said:
Is it only better for those with smaller hands, or is a smaller cube something you can just get used to?
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Both?

My girlfriend loves using my 50mm zhanchi because she has teeny tiny hands. I got her a white one a couple weeks ago and we're just waiting to find the right sticker set for her.

For OH, my index finger reaches just fine on normal sized cubes, but my short little pinky can't always reach and very quickly gets worn out. So I use a 50mm zhanchi and it works great for me. While I could probably work up to a 55mm (or 54.6mm) cube, I don't see much reason to switch. It would take a lot of getting used to. Some people use their ring finger instead, though.

If someone can think of a good reason to purposefully use larger cubes for OH, it might help motivate me to "graduate" to my 54.6mm AoLong.

That all said, for 2-handed solving, a lot of people love the 55mm zhanchi because it (for whatever weird reason) feels smoother than a 57mm. The 54.6 fangshi also comes away with a different feel than it's full sized brethren. Something about changing the proportions to fit a slightly smaller cube to a normal sized core makes a noticable difference. I love my 54.6 weilong most of all, and much more than the full sized version. Choosing between any of these would probably be a matter of preference, of course.
 
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Chree said:
Both?



For OH, my index finger reaches just fine on normal sized cubes, but my short little pinky can't always reach and very quickly gets worn out. So I use a 50mm zhanchi and it works great for me. While I could probably work up to a 55mm (or 54.6mm) cube, I don't see much reason to switch. It would take a lot of getting used to. Some people use their ring finger instead, though.

If someone can think of a good reason to purposefully use larger cubes for OH, it might help motivate me to "graduate" to my 54.6mm AoLong..
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This happens to me too! I need mini cube though. I currently use 57mm ones.
 
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