Opinions of the new Rubik's Big Cubes.

[masterofthebass]

I just recieved my studio Big Cubes in the mail today, and I made this to see everyone's opinions of the cubes. So, if you've gotten to play with, or own, the re-tooled big cubes, post up your opinions. Here's mine:

4x4
Great outer edges. I took an avg of just 3x3s and it was 24 seconds (6 behind my normal times). The slices weren't too great initially, but after an average they seemed to get better. First average was 1:30, mainly because of a couple of super 1:40s. It seems mainly the same, but I haven't had the oppurtunity to really break in a new 4x4 (I got my first one from a friend, so it was somewhat used). All in all, I like it.

5x5x5
I haven't done much with this, not even solved once. The outer edges still seem stiff, but are much better than they used to be. I can force a double trigger to on most of the edges and I'll give an update after the rest of my classes. The inner slices are still great though.

 

[Rama]

The new ones, what kind of logo do they have? I have the newest model from Rubik Studio(It will also be sold as the normal Rubik's), if it has this logo: http://www.cube4you.com/99_Rubiks-3x3-with-new-logo.html then you have the newest model. I like it, it got very loose in two day, but now it's too loose

 

[masterofthebass]

Hmm... the 4x4 has the new logo, but the 5x5 doesn't. I'm pretty sure they're the new versions though.

 

[Jack]

Does this mean that if I buy a rubik's big cube from any store it will be one of those? I tried out my old rubik's 5x5, and I thought it would be much better than my eastsheen if it was a bit looser and did not pop, so I want to try out one of these.

 

[ExoCorsair]

Got the new 4x4x4, don't like it yet.

It's lighter than I expected and the outer layers click and sometimes lock; not completely smooth. The inner layers don't move well, but that can be fixed with lube.

 

[Harris Chan]

The 5x5 (new one, with the logo just like the new 3x3 thesedays) is stiff for me (it's not loose like Rama's showed to me at WC). I guess it's just bad luck, like sometimes a bad 3x3 cube.

 

[Pedro]

I got a Studio 5x5x5 at Worlds...it has that logo Rama showed, so I guess it's the new one...it's much better than my old one...in a few days it was already better than my some-months-old 5x5x5...I already broke my pb like 3 or 4 times with it, and am averaging lower

 

[hdskull]

Where can I buy one of these 4x4x4 or 5x5x5's ? I don't want to order it online because of expensive shipping. Walmart ??

 

[aznblur]

http://www.cube4you.com/242_Rubiks-Studio-5x5x5-cube.html

So is that one the new one?

 

[Radu]

i thought... studio cubes are different from rubik's cubes (rubiks.com)

why do they have same logo? studio cubes used to have other logos

btw...they are quite expensive...

 

[masterofthebass]

Studio cubes are basically the same as regular cubes. I think you get good cubes more often, like being lucky 100% of the time with regular cubes. I konw a person who bought a new 5x5 from a local toy shop and it was great. I ordered 2 big cubes from the studio, and they sent me the old 5x5 model. It has the rubiks.com logo from before the summer. So, I haven't been able to try a new one.

 

[hdskull]

Where can I get a new 4x4x4 ? which store ?

 

[robertpauljr]

Walmart in Oroville (northern California) has tons of Rubik's 4x4 cubes. On the box it says copyright 2007. They don't have any 5x5 cubes there. The 3x3 cubes are in packages marked copyright 2002.

At Target in Auburn, California today they had a bunch of 3x3 Rubik's cubes that say copyright 2007 on the package.

I bought one of the 2007 4x4 Rubik's Cubes and like it better than the 2006 model. I wonder if the 2007 3x3 Rubik's cubes at Target are built differently than the 2002 version?

 

[ExoCorsair]

I wonder if the 2007 3x3 Rubik's cubes at Target are built differently than the 2002 version?

Probably. Smoother, more stable, not as stiff, I would expect.

 

[Lofty]

weren't the centers changed from flat to curved on the inside between those times?

 

[hdskull]

Walmart in Oroville (northern California) has tons of Rubik's 4x4 cubes. On the box it says copyright 2007. They don't have any 5x5 cubes there. The 3x3 cubes are in packages marked copyright 2002.

At Target in Auburn, California today they had a bunch of 3x3 Rubik's cubes that say copyright 2007 on the package.

I bought one of the 2007 4x4 Rubik's Cubes and like it better than the 2006 model. I wonder if the 2007 3x3 Rubik's cubes at Target are built differently than the 2002 version?

thanks, i guess i'll go look at walmarts.

 

[robertpauljr]

Does anyone know what the difference is between these 5x5x5 cubes?

5x5 packages

 

[hdskull]

Does anyone know what the difference is between these 5x5x5 cubes?

5x5 packages

i believe it's only a packaging difference

 

[Pedro]

my 5x5, as I said before, is pretty good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDib0hzfuuE there's a video I made yesterday...2:38...I know I'm not good, but the cube is

 

[HelloiamChow]

How much do they cost in stores?