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I love how everyone is saying to not get a V Cube 5 because they're pissed at the company. Yeah, the v Cube company it a bit ridiculous with patent infringements at times, but their 5x5 beats all others on the market. Period.

The V Cube 5 is absolutely worth the price.
 
Vinny said:
I love how everyone is saying to not get a V Cube 5 because they're pissed at the company. Yeah, the v Cube company it a bit ridiculous with patent infringements at times, but their 5x5 beats all others on the market. Period.

The V Cube 5 is absolutely worth the price.
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Not according to thrawst's review on the shengshou
 
must people prefers a well broken in V-5 than a Shengshou 5x5 because the V-5 has been in the market for much time and a lot of people have experimented with it to the point of making it almost perfect, the Shengshou is new and nobody has broken in or has experimented a lot like with the V-5, so a fair comparison will be a well broken in V-5 against a well broken in SS 5x5, since the SS is new we will have to wait like at least a year (I think) to see someone with a well broken in SS. btw out of the box the SS is much better, so you can imagine how good this cube could be, if Dan or Meep buy one and broke it in like they do with the Vcube we all could see how good the cube is.
 
choza244 said:
must people prefers a well broken in V-5 than a Shengshou 5x5 because the V-5 has been in the market for much time and a lot of people have experimented with it to the point of making it almost perfect, the Shengshou is new and nobody has broken in or has experimented a lot like with the V-5, so a fair comparison will be a well broken in V-5 against a well broken in SS 5x5, since the SS is new we will have to wait like at least a year (I think) to see someone with a well broken in SS. btw out of the box the SS is much better, so you can imagine how good this cube could be, if Dan or Meep buy one and broke it in like they do with the Vcube we all could see how good the cube is.
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The problem with the Shengshou is that it locks up a fair amount when you get to a certain speed... That's why I switched from my Ghost Hand 5x5. the V Cube 5 doesn't lock up at all, and even if there were a way to break the Shengshou in, I doubt it would suddenly stop all of the lockups.

I barely even had to break in my V 5. I had it for a few days, and it was meh. Then I did the V5 mod, lubed it with Maru, and it was great. I haven't even really lubed it for about 2 months, and I'm pretty sure the Maru is dried out by now, so my cube is practically unlubed, yet so much better than my Ghost Hand and my friends' Shengshous that I've played with.
 
Vinny said:
The problem with the Shengshou is that it locks up a fair amount when you get to a certain speed... That's why I switched from my Ghost Hand 5x5. the V Cube 5 doesn't lock up at all, and even if there were a way to break the Shengshou in, I doubt it would suddenly stop all of the lockups.

I barely even had to break in my V 5. I had it for a few days, and it was meh. Then I did the V5 mod, lubed it with Maru, and it was great. I haven't even really lubed it for about 2 months, and I'm pretty sure the Maru is dried out by now, so my cube is practically unlubed, yet so much better than my Ghost Hand and my friends' Shengshous that I've played with.
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Well unfortunately all this doesn't matter right now... I'm sooo pissed. My parents won't let me buy a stackmat, or either of the cubes... Any ideas on how to convince them?
 
Do the screws in V-cube start to undo themselves after a long time? Meaning it starts to get way too loose and maybe even start to pop?
 
I have to say that I prefer a well broken in vcube... problem is, you have to do a lot of work to get it into a decent shape and much longer for it it perform well. If you don't have a 5x5, I would reccomend getting the SS only because the price of the vcube and it will probably be less frustrating to turn, and therefore, you'd be more inclined to pick it up and solve it... save your wrist and frustration if you are new to this puzzle =)
 
I've got both, a well broken V5 and a SS 5x5, and I must say that I prefer the SS 5x5. Don't get me wrong, the V5 is amazing, I did the MM&P mod on the corners. Sanded down any extra rough bits on the rest of the pieces, and Lubix'ed it. It's a great cube, but the SS 5x5 just feels so smooth and sexy. It's a teeny bit smaller than the V-Cube, and the corners and edges are rounded more. It fits better in my hand and I find M slice moves much easier to fingertrick, both individual and all 3 as a whole (Rouxduction FTW! lol).

If you've got the time and cash and really just want to have the name V-Cube in your collection then go ahead, but it's going to take some work before it becomes a nice, quality speedcube. I say go for the ShengShou 5x5. It's amazing out of the box, plus it's adjustable and can be made to fit your liking. I disassembled mine when it first arrived, cleaned out the factory lube and relubed it with Lubix (diff oil), but that was only because I enjoy disassembling and reassembling puzzles. It's a great quality speedcube right out of the box.
 
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