cube4you A and D type diy comparison

Yep, but almost every cuber in the Philippines also call these UDIY's type D's because they have the similar screws (Whatever they are) inside them, and they are also as smooth. Well if someone there has tried one of these UDIYs and a real type D, is there a difference? I would really like to know, though I think a real type D is far smoother than this UDIY I have.
 
Bump, for people who still might find this information useful.
Mods, this thread might be worth a sticky.
 
I just wanted to ask a silly question... When you guys say "try get a type (a) core in a type (d)", do you mean just the core, or a type (a) core with type (a) centers and screws too? Because I've read somewhere that (d) screws won't fit in the (a) core... Am I wrong? And what A version are we talking about?
 
I have them both and they're both very good cubes. The D type is smoother at the beginning but the A type has a better core. If you'd break in the A type it'd just be an awesome cube.
 
watermelon said:
As Harris said, this is definitely the best cube I've ever tried. Its movement is very light and frictionless, yet the cube has a "crispy" feel to it at the same time. It cuts corners as well as any other DIY, and I cannot even force a pop if I try. Occasionally the cube locks up a bit because it is fairly loose (even at the tightest screw tension), but other than that, I can see no downsides. For some reason, this only seems to happen to the white cubes, but the black cubes barely ever lock up.

Also, I ordered two black and two white type D DIYs, and I ended up getting 4 different color schemes! The black cubes have pretty crazy schemes (one is white/orange, red/blue, green/yellow). One of the white cubes has the normal color scheme, and the other has the normal color scheme with white and yellow swapped. However, I should be receiving some replacement some stickers from Cubesmith shortly, so this isn't a problem.

Overall I rate this cube (type D) as the best DIY out of the four Chinese types. I'll try to make and upload a video later tonight.

My new white ES cubes might make an appearance in the video as well :).
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So which would you say is better, a black Type D, or a white Type D? I've also heard that the black D locks up less than the white D from a friend.
 
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I recently received my two type D's in the mail and I must say, they are excellent. Out of the box, my pink type D was noticeably faster then my white one. I don't know if this is because of lube or tension settings. I also noticed that both were already pre-lubed, for there was some sort of liquid on the pink pieces and a tad on my white center caps. The center caps were a bit hard to take off. My nails took a slight beating from them. :P Anyhow, they are very thick indeed and don't look like they'll be falling off anytime soon. As to popping.. my pink one did pop the first time I tried it, but that was it. I did a bunch of solves today with no popping whatsoever. & the white one seems extremely sturdy and has yet to pop. I had the correct sticker orientation on both of the cubes unlike some others. They have PET stickers, none of which are peeling yet. The orange is also a nice, lighter shade; when comparing to PVC stickers.

All in all, these cubes are great. I may even consider purchasing another one. Hope this helps. :)
 
I need to get some more old type A cores. Trying the new type A core inside D's is ... well, it's OK, but not quite as good as the original combo thought up by martijn_cube.

But there's no way to get those old type cores other than ordering a bunch of old type A cubes! Or is there?:confused:
 
Did these Type D's come assembled? I just received mine today, and right of the package they feel....terrible. Will some lube automatically make them amazing? Or will I have to adjust spring tension?
 
HelloiamChow said:
Did these Type D's come assembled? I just received mine today, and right of the package they feel....terrible. Will some lube automatically make them amazing? Or will I have to adjust spring tension?
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Yes, Type D DIYs come assembled. Yes, right out of the package they don't feel so good. You should switch the core to a Type A Core (old Type A recommend) because the Type D core stinks. The Type A core will make the DIY cube SO much better. I would recommend playing with the cube (breaking in) for at least a couple of hours before lubricating it. Adjusting the spring tension... just adjust it to what you like...
 
MTGjumper said:
Wait, so if you use a Type A core, you need the Type A springs and screws too?

I was gonna buy a white Type A, and white Type D and a "new nylon yellow core". Does that sound wise?
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No just use the yellow core of the Type A. You don't need the centers, springs, or screws. Just the core.

The "New Nylon Core" is the new Type A core. People said the old one is better, but only by a tiny bit. So that's your choice whether the buy the new core or take out the core from an old Type A DIY cube.
 
Do both of these (here and here) have the old core?

What is a Type D core in a Type A cube like (because I would be taking the core out of the A to put in the D cube, and would have those left over)?

Another quick question: is it difficult getting used to white stickers on a white cube? I prefer the appearance of white cubes, but don't want my time to suffer :P
 
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