Does the color of the plastic really make a difference?

[Absolute ze woah]

Just wondering because I'm about to buy an A-V, F-II, and A-II from popbuying and just wanted to know if theres a noticeable difference between the black and white plastics. Or maybe you have some firsthand experience with difference colored cubes you want to share

 

[SuperNerd]

Yay! You're buying the cubes I recommended!

The color of plastic only makes a difference for recognition. You have to figure it out for yourself.

Also, I'm pretty sure that there have been other threads about this, so next time try to search.

 

[ianini]

For me it's the colour recognition and the contrast between the stickers and the plastic.

I prefer black over white plastic.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Most people will say that the difference from individual cube to individual cube outweigh the differences from plastic colour to plastic colour.

A noticable exception is the Type F cubes. The blue F-I is apparantly better than the others, and the white F-II is apparantly harder than the black F-II.

I would personally choose the colour of plastic you prefer the look of.

 

[Absolute ze woah]

Yay! You're buying the cubes I recommended!

The color of plastic only makes a difference for recognition. You have to figure it out for yourself.

Also, I'm pretty sure that there have been other threads about this, so next time try to search.

Oh, I forgot to search lol, I still haven't decided which one to go with though lol, the colors are all cool

 

[4Chan]

Noticable, but not significant.

The differences are negligible.
I have 5 different type C colours, and they all perform differently.

 

[Ranzha]

Yes and no.

I've tried both black and white miniC (mini type C) 333 cubes and by testing out a few algs like the T-permutation with eyes closed, I felt a slight difference, but not one that would severely alter an average or anything. That's why I bought the white one XD.

Plus, colour recognition on a differently coloured plastic seems to be different considering the contrast between sticker shade and plastic shade changes considerably from, say, a black cube and a white cube.

 

[qqwref]

This might just be the placebo effect due to liking white cubes more, but I find white cubes to be smoother.

Also, it's easier to see the boundaries of the pieces themselves on white cubes, so this might help with fixing/avoiding pops on certain puzzles.

 

[Hadley4000]

Color cubes(White, green, yellow) are smoother, and the plastic is softer, which is why I prefer the for OH. Granted, there isn't a huge difference, and hardly telling right away, but they tend to break in differently.

 

[stinkocheeze]

Most people will say that the difference from individual cube to individual cube outweigh the differences from plastic colour to plastic colour.

A noticable exception is the Type F cubes. The blue F-I is apparantly better than the others, and the white F-II is apparantly harder than the black F-II.

I would personally choose the colour of plastic you prefer the look of.

Blue type F is a KO. The centre caps are different, and it is not produced by sheng-en

 

[Dene]

I say "personal preference". More WRs have been done on black cubes though