[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

[AdamTheCubingPotato]

I am getting into speedcubing, what is the best cheap 3x3 for that?
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i currently have a QiYi 3x3.

 

[cubeshepherd]

I am getting into speedcubing, what is the best cheap 3x3 for that?
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i currently have a QiYi 3x3.

Yuxin Little Magic or the MF3RS2 3x3. The Little Magic better then the MF3RS2 in my mind, but I think that either of them are great options for a budged 3x3.

 

[Palmtop Tiger]

I am getting into speedcubing, what is the best cheap 3x3 for that?
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i currently have a QiYi 3x3.

As it has been said before the mf3rs2 and the little magic are generally considered the best budget 3x3s right now. But you could also continue using your qiyi. I honestly don't know any bad qiyi 3x3s. It's probably a sail, a warrior (old or w) or a thunderclap (v1 or v2). All of which should be good enough for any beginner. And you won't really notice a difference between good and very good cubes until you reach a certain speed anyway. So maybe sticking with you qiyi and saving your money for now and then getting a high end cube when you see progress and know that you want to continue with cubing could also be a good alternative.

 

[THERAGINGCYCLOPS]

Is the valk outdated nowadays?

 

[JustAnotherGenericCuber]

No

 

[RTheCubingKid]

Hello,I'm planning to become a cube collector soon,and I want a 5x5 for under $15,and I don't want the Rubik's brand 5x5 because I've heard that it locks up all the time. (Fun fact:Some people call it the "Rubik's Brick".)

 

[SolveThatCube]

Hello,I'm planning to become a cube collector soon,and I want a 5x5 for under $15,and I don't want the Rubik's brand 5x5 because I've heard that it locks up all the time. (Fun fact:Some people call it the "Rubik's Brick".)

I would recommend the YuXin 5x5 (you should be able to get it for under $15 from Chinese stores)
Otherwise the YuXin Cloud or the MoFang JiaoShi MF5 5x5 are both good cheap options.

 

[Nisheeth]

Hello. I was looking at buying a 4x4. The options I can see are these:

I currently have a 3x3 Moyu Aolong, so I am leaning towards the moyu here too.

EDIT: Fixed image links.

 

[Duncan Bannon]

Hello. I was looking at buying a 4x4. The options I can see are these:

I currently have a 3x3 Moyu Aolong, so I am leaning towards the moyu here too.

EDIT: Fixed image links.

Do you have a budget? Do you have to buy from amazon?

 

[Nisheeth]

Do you have a budget? Do you have to buy from amazon?

Haven't explicitly thought of the budget.

Would prefer to not have it sold in India, since importing costs tend to be almost double the cost. The only dedicated shop (SCMU, its online only) I know has been down "for maintenance" for some time.

So, I don't have to buy it from amazon, but I don't know any other place that works.

EDIT: just checked again, seems the site is up. Might have been my browser loading an older page. So I can get from SCMU.
The options (4x4) that look good to me over there are:
1) YJ YUSU
2) MoYu AoSu
3) QiYi Mo Fang Ge
4) ShengShou V5
5) YuXin ZiSheng

 

[Duncan Bannon]

I would check out Thecubicle.us and SpeedCubeShop.

I like the Wuque and it is about $20. https://www.amazon.com/Cuberspeed-b...TF8&qid=1524421837&sr=8-4&keywords=QIyi+Wuque

or https://thecubicle.us/qiyi-wuque-p-8004.html depending on shipping cost.

Or if money is no object a Cubicle Labs/Cosmic Wuque M 4x4.

For budget I think the Yuxin Blue/Guansu. In that order (haven't tried Blue).

 

[Nisheeth]

I would check out Thecubicle.us and SpeedCubeShop.

I like the Wuque and it is about $20. https://www.amazon.com/Cuberspeed-b...TF8&qid=1524421837&sr=8-4&keywords=QIyi+Wuque

or https://thecubicle.us/qiyi-wuque-p-8004.html depending on shipping cost.

Or if money is no object a Cubicle Labs/Cosmic Wuque M 4x4.

For budget I think the Yuxin Blue/Guansu. In that order (haven't tried Blue).

I just had made an edit, which seems to have been just after you replied (took me a bit to go through the options). Suggestions out of those?

 

[Duncan Bannon]

 

[dboeren]

Which one is the best Mastermorphix?

 

[Burnsy101]

Mofang Jiaoshi and Qiyi are both equally great. It depends on if you like lighter MFJ shades or darker qiyi ones

 

[Ryan the cuber]

Is Chuwen better than xinghen? Both are non magnetic. Their price are the same.

 

[Uwical]

Is there any cube for colorblind people? I am curious if there is one.. I can just buy some colorblind glasses if I wanted to but they are like $500. So do you guys know any rubiks cube for colorblind people? There are different types of colorblindesses so please tell me for what type of colorblindness is that cube?

 

[CornerCutter]

Is there any cube for colorblind people? I am curious if there is one.. I can just buy some colorblind glasses if I wanted to but they are like $500. So do you guys know any rubiks cube for colorblind people? There are different types of colorblindesses so please tell me for what type of colorblindness is that cube?

Mats Valk is color blind so the Valk 3 has stickers which he can tell apart.

 

[Thom S.]

Is there any cube for colorblind people? I am curious if there is one.. I can just buy some colorblind glasses if I wanted to but they are like $500. So do you guys know any rubiks cube for colorblind people? There are different types of colorblindesses so please tell me for what type of colorblindness is that cube?

Some Cube Stores have many different shades of stickers so you can just pick the colors you can tell apart easily

 

[Tabe]

It all depends on your type of colorblindness. Cyotheking (Chris Olson) on Youtube is colorblind so he substitutes colors as well.

If you can't distinguish colors at all, you might consider a cube that has patterns on the stickers.