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I got this one: http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.29306
and I was really impressed with it. for the price and lack of brand I thought it would be rubbish, but it's a seriously good cube, cuts corners really well and everything.
The only thing is the stickers have a brushed metal look, so it's kinda like a super cube, you can tell if one of the centers is rotated, not a big deal but if you're OCD you may find yourself doing center rotation algs at the end of the solve :)

Hope you enjoy the one you bought, I find mirror cubes to be really fun.
 
I have the same one as Godmill and have been very happy with it.

You may find lose internal cubie faces since due to the shapeshifting these are often exposed where they are not on a standard 3x3. I have glued two of these to stopped them popping out apart from that no complaints.

No inspection BLD mirror blocks is particularly fun as well :)
 
Godmil said:
I got this one: http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.29306
and I was really impressed with it. for the price and lack of brand I thought it would be rubbish, but it's a seriously good cube, cuts corners really well and everything.
The only thing is the stickers have a brushed metal look, so it's kinda like a super cube, you can tell if one of the centers is rotated, not a big deal but if you're OCD you may find yourself doing center rotation algs at the end of the solve :)

Hope you enjoy the one you bought, I find mirror cubes to be really fun.
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Selkie said:
I have the same one as Godmill and have been very happy with it.

You may find lose internal cubie faces since due to the shapeshifting these are often exposed where they are not on a standard 3x3. I have glued two of these to stopped them popping out apart from that no complaints.

No inspection BLD mirror blocks is particularly fun as well :)
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Thanks for the input, i'd rather go with the one with shiny stickers though. But if the brushed metal one is better quality I think i'll go with that.
 
Nujabesfe said:
What is the best cube for a beginner?
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Depends on how fast you are. If you are still over a minute, i would suggest you stick with a storebought. If you are less than a minute but over 40 seconds, i recommend you get an Ghosthand 2. It will be a great improvement to you solves. Once or if you are less than 40 seconds I would suggest getting a real DIY such as a guhong, zhanchi, F2, A5, etc. However remember that owning a storebought for some time will increase you ritmes once you get faster. Your acuity and strength in your turning and finger strength will help you out a lot.
 
Hello,
I was wondering, What cube is the best for me if i am kinda new in this and averaging at about 1 minute with a rubix?
I thought about the Dayan GuHong or The ZhanChi or maybe some kind of Lubix?
 
gdor80 said:
Hello,
I was wondering, What cube is the best for me if i am kinda new in this and averaging at about 1 minute with a rubix?
I thought about the Dayan GuHong or The ZhanChi or maybe some kind of Lubix?
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If you're averaging a minute, stick with your Storebought, seriously. I have a video on this, "my lecture to beginners". Using the storebought will allow you to build skill and accuracy, so that when you get faster, you'll be better with a good cube than if you switched now. Don't even think about Zhan Chis and lubix, hahahaha. That would be a big mistake for you. Advanced cubes for advanced cubers, beginning cubes for beginners. If you really want to switch to a first DIY, I'd say get a C1. Just always remember, your speed isn't because of your cube. It's you. Harris Chan, Yu Nakajima, etc... all these people averaged under 10 sec, when all that was available was a type A, C, or Rubik's brand.
 
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yockee said:
If you're averaging a minute, stick with your Storebought, seriously. I have a video on this, "my lecture to beginners". Using the storebought will allow you to build skill and accuracy, so that when you get faster, you'll be better with a good cube than if you switched now. Don't even think about Zhan Chis and lubix, hahahaha. That would be a big mistake for you. Advanced cubes for advanced cubers, beginning cubes for beginners. If you really want to switch to a first DIY, I'd say get a C1. Just always remember, your speed isn't because of your cube. It's you. Harris Chan, Yu Nakajima, etc... all these people averaged under 10 sec, when all that was available was a type A, C, or Rubik's brand.
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Thank you!
I Watched your video and it really helped me alot! I'll just stay with my rubix until I'll get good times. :)
 
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