[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

[DaijoCube]

I got new cubes and I'm SOOOO AMAZED. Got a new 3x3x3 Ghost Hand I (my old one was my main for years), it's a very good cube, but meehhh. I also received some alpha cube, one of the latest. It's my favorite cube ever! I have the mini memory cube, and this new alpha is a bigger version of this mini-bomb cube.

I also received a new mini 4x4 and mini 5x5 that are the best I've ever tried. the 5^3 is better than the Rubik's 5^3 (lol) and better that the YJ 5^3 (V-Cube 5 knock off). The 4x4x4 is from the same company (I'm not sure which one... dayan?) and it's absolutely godlike. It's almost as small as mini QJ, but has the V-Cube mechanism that DOES NOT click. Both cubes have anti-pop mechanism. All my times got better DRASTICALLY, 'cause there are much less lockups with them new cubes. Centers can finally cut (that's why mini QJ sucks now... too much lockups and loose as hell).

I'm happeh

 

[DaijoCube]

I check out on the internet : it's the Shengshou III (4x4x4) and Shengshou 5x5x5

 

[DaijoCube]

And i thing the 3x3x3 is alpha f3

 

[conn9]

Vcube 5 or Shengshou 5x5? Also, where can I buy the SS 5x5?

 

[Itchy Cacti]

I've never gotten a 6x6, and I'm looking for one. Should I buy SS or mod the V-Cube? I'm leaning to buy the SS.
Or, should I wait for the Dayan 6x6 to come out?

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

Vcube 5 or Shengshou 5x5? Also, where can I buy the SS 5x5?

Shengshou 5x5.

iCubeMart - $10.90
CubeDepot - $10.00

I've never gotten a 6x6, and I'm looking for one. Should I buy SS or mod the V-Cube? I'm leaning to buy the SS.
Or, should I wait for the Dayan 6x6 to come out?

Buy the Shengshou.

CubeDepot - $26.75
iCubeMart $31.75

 

[angham]

best magic out of ghosthand, cubetwist, lingao, guojia and shengen?

 

[SpeedSolve]

So my birthday is coming up, and all I really want are cubes. So I went to sCs and chose 10 things I pretty much need. I want YOU to tell me if they were good decisions. (I thought about the x-cube 4 but it is really expensive everywhere)

Lubix- just a small syringe
Super Floppy- looked like fun
QJ Timer V2- Now, I hear this isn't good.. But Cameron is out of stock on everything else.
LanLan Void cube- Fun to play with, especially with parity.
V-cube 5- Expensive, but I think worth it. Reviews all seem to praise it.
Mf8 Sq-1 (Ball Core)- I need sq-1!!!
QJ Pyraminx (stickers)- Reviews sound good, but I was trying to find a tropical eStore like the one Jackson has.
Lingao Magic (red)- Cameron is out of all the others.
LanLan Skewb- Fun!
Shengshou 4x4- I orginally was going to go with a dayan+mf8 but it seems really bulky and pops easy.. Plus shengshou is $7 cheaper.

Please tell me if these were a good decision. Thanks!

 

[CRO]

Take a SS 5x5 instead of V.

 

[conn9]

In regards to timers, is the Speedstacks timer worth it? I'll probably buy the Stackmat with it, from CubeDepotUSA. Which of the Speedstacks timers is able to connect to your computer, and does it require many cables and other, um, stuff?

 

[ohlookmonkeys]

About Zhanchi cubes, are there any difference in performance between DIY and assembled cubes? ~$2 seems like a lot.

 

[cubecraze1]

i think the ss 5x5 instead of v-cube as you probably saw at worlds the wr average and single were broken with ss

 

[Godmil]

About Zhanchi cubes, are there any difference in performance between DIY and assembled cubes? ~$2 seems like a lot.

no, exact same cube, it's just about if you wanna pay the extra money to have someone else put it together for you.

 

[onlyleftname]

Best 4x4 to get to start solving and then start speedsolving?

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

In regards to timers, is the Speedstacks timer worth it? I'll probably buy the Stackmat with it, from CubeDepotUSA. Which of the Speedstacks timers is able to connect to your computer, and does it require many cables and other, um, stuff?

Yes, it is worth it. I have a QJ and a Speedstacks, and prefer to use the Speedstacks. The version 2 of the timer can connect to your computer, if you purchase it from any main cubing store (iCubeMart, CubeDepot, etc) they have version 2 as the default purchase, even though it may not specify.

Best 4x4 to get to start solving and then start speedsolving?

I'd recommend the Shengshou VIII.

iCubeMart - $10.80
CubeDepot - $10.00

 

[Cheese11]

i think the ss 5x5 instead of v-cube as you probably saw at worlds the wr average and single were broken with ss

That doesn't mean anything. It's all about the cuber, not the cube.

 

[SpeedSolve]

That doesn't mean anything. It's all about the cuber, not the cube.

Thats what people told me before I got my guhong. Now my average dropped 30 seconds because of that cube.

 

[Jaycee]

Then :

The cube can help, but it's how the cuber uses the cube.

Not as simple as "It's the cuber, not the cube" But it's logical.

 

[Hershey]

Thats what people told me before I got my guhong. Now my average dropped 30 seconds because of that cube.

I bet I could beat you using a diansheng 3x3 (I am not trying to be mean or anything) while you use a Guhong...
Once again it's the cuber, not the cube (to a certain extent).

 

[SpeedSolve]

I bet I could beat you using a diansheng 3x3 (I am not trying to be mean or anything) while you use a Guhong...
Once again it's the cuber, not the cube (to a certain extent).

I see what you mean. Even so, I suck anyway lol.