How much does your cube affect 4x4x4 times?

[Zarxrax]

I hear that the cube you use can have a huge impact on 5x5x5 solves, with a bad cube increasing your times by minutes in some cases.

But how important is it to 4x4x4? Since there are less pieces, I doubt there would be such a HUGE difference in times, but I'm sure there is still some amount of difference.

I think it would be interesting if people could post their AVG of 5 times for various kinds of 4x4x4 cubes.

 

[V-te]

I can tell you this. From Rubiks to Eastsheen, I dropped from 4 minutes, to 3.
From eastsheen to QJ, I dropped from 3 minutes, to 2:30.
From Qj to YJ, I dropped from 2:30 to 2:00.

So, yes the cube you use matters, but what also matters is how much lookahead, and how many good algorithms you have, and as always, how much you practice.

 

[masterofthebass]

your time drops are skewed because you have obviously improved in other ways during that time.

For me, the cube makes a HUGE difference in my times. Only on the best cubes can I average under 50, while with crappy cubes (regardless of brand) take me up to around 55.

 

[Zarxrax]

5 seconds doesn't really sound so HUGE
But when you are at that level, I guess it's a somewhat significant difference.

 

[dbax0999]

5 seconds is pretty big on a 50 second solve

 

[lilkdub503]

Dropped from 4-5 minutes with new Rubik's to sub-3 with tiled QJ. Now I use mini QJ because I have small hands. Haven't really improved with newer cubes in last three months, but retooled Rubik's are absolute sh*t.

 

[Thomas09]

I'm about 10 seconds faster with my QJ than my Eastsheen. I currently average 1: 48.

 

[syuhei222]

Mini QJ 43~45
QJ & Meffert 44~46
ES 45~47
Rubik's 50sec over !!

 

[miniGOINGS]

retooled Rubik's are absolute sh*t.

Yea, my friend just bought one...bad idea...

 

[maggot]

with rubik = 2+min very loose and lockup every turn
ES = 2min same lockup and no corner cut
tile QJ= 1:30 is too big for me
mini QJ and YJ about same me ~1:00

 

[Slowpoke22]

I think I'm about 5-10 sec faster on avg with mini QJ than with eastsheen.

 

[Jake Gouldon]

I think the actual cube you use doesn't matter too much (unless its a shi*ty retooled rubiks) until you get REALLY fast (sub-55). Nakajima averaged around 50s (I think) and he used an ES.