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Rate your cubes! (survey)

I'll rate all of mine, except the crappiest of them (being a jsk clone), and my QJ 4x4x4, which I hardly ever play with.

Starting...
Guhong 3x3x3
Smoothness/speed: 9.5
Cutting corners: 9.5
Pop Resistance: 7
Quietness: 6
Reliability: Wayyy too variable and ambiguous. At a comp, or what? Depends on the area and what I'm solving. I'm not answering this for any of my cubes. Sorry.
Overall: 9

Type A mini 3x3x3 (Does no one else have this? I can't see it in the OP)
Smoothness/Speed: 8
Lockup Resistance: 7
Cutting Corners: 8
Pop-Resistance: 9
Quietness: 5
Overall: 7.5

Lan Lan 2x2x2
Smoothness/Speed: 9
Lockup Resistance: 9
Cutting Corners: 7
Pop Resistance: 8
Quietness: 7
Overall: 9

Megaminx Mf8
Smoothness/Speed: 8
Lockup Resistance: 8
Cutting Corners: 7
Pop-Resistance: 7
Quietness: 9
Overall: 8

Ghosthand Mirror Cube
Smoothness/Speed: 8 (It's fast, just nearly impossible to fingertrick because of the the shapes)
Lockup Resistance: 6
Cutting Corners: 7
Pop Resistance: 9.5
Quietness: 8
Overall: 8
 
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Lanlan 2x2x2
Smoothness/Speed:10
Lockup Resistance:8
Cutting Corners:7
Pop Resistance:9
Quietness:6
Reliability:9
Overall:9 I like it much better than rubik's but it's not perfect.

This was straight out of the box.
 
Storebought 3x3x3
Smoothness/speed: 6/10 a bit stiff and gritty but I'll smooth it with steel wool soon
Lockup resistance: 3/10 loose
Cutting corners: 7/10 it pops if I try to cut too much.
Pop resistance: 8/10 usually is fine but sometimes completely explodes.
Quietness: 3/10 so loose that it rattles during inspection.
Reliability: 8/10 my turn style makes up for the looseness.

Overall: 7/10
I don't love it, but I don't hate it. It's still gritty from the dirt I put in it... I think the core is on it's last (six) legs... Might want to buy a speed cube and swap pieces.
 
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5BLD said:
Storebought 3x3x3
Smoothness/speed: 6/10 a bit stiff and gritty but I'll smooth it with steel wool soon
Lockup resistance: 3/10 loose
Cutting corners: 7/10 it pops if I try to cut too much.
Pop resistance: 8/10 usually is fine but sometimes completely explodes.
Quietness: 3/10 so loose that it rattles during inspection.
Reliability: 8/10 my turn style makes up for the looseness.

Overall: 7/10
I don't love it, but I don't hate it. It's still gritty from the dirt I put in it... I think the core is on it's last (six) legs... Might want to buy a speed cube and swap pieces.
Click to expand...
I'd bet this rating goes way down once you get a speedcube.
 
QJ Megaminx
Smoothness/Speed:7
Lockup Resistance:7
Cutting Corners:9
Pop Resistance:5
Quietness:7
Reliability:9
Overall: 7

QJ Pyraminx

Smoothness/Speed: 6
Lockup Resistance:5
Cutting Corners:0
Pop Resistance:1
Quietness:3
Reliability:7
Overall:7
Mine pops all the time

Lanlan 2x2

Smoothness/Speed:9
Lockup Resistance:8
Cutting Corners:7
Pop Resistance:7
Quietness:3
Reliability:9
Overall:7

MF8 Square-1

Smoothness/Speed:8
Lockup Resistance:8
Cutting Corners:1
Pop Resistance:9
Quietness:5
Reliability:9
Overall:7

F-ll

Smoothness/Speed:9
Lockup Resistance:9
Cutting Corners: 7
Pop Resistance:2
Quietness:2
Reliability:9
Overall:8
 
2x2
LanLan

Smoothness/Speed:8
Lockup Resistance:10
Cutting Corners:7
Pop Resistance:9.5
Quietness:7
Reliability:10
Overall:8

3x3

DealExtreme DIY

Smoothness/Speed:7
Lockup Resistance:8
Cutting Corners:7
Pop Resistance:4
Quietness:8
Reliability:8
Overall:7

F II

Smoothness/Speed:9
Lockup Resistance:9
Cutting Corners:7
Pop Resistance:8
Quietness:7
Reliability:3 (caps falling off)
Overall:8

Guhong

Smoothness/Speed:10
Lockup Resistance:10
Cutting Corners:10
Pop Resistance:9
Quietness:4
Reliability:9
Overall:9.5

4x4

QJ

Smoothness/Speed:6
Lockup Resistance:3
Cutting Corners:7
Pop Resistance:7
Quietness:7
Reliability:1 (mine has crumbled several times and has required much superglueing)
Overall:3
 
Dayan Lunhui
Smoothness/Speed:11 (I had to tighten it because the cube was too fast)
Lockup Resistance:9.5
Cutting Corners:11 (reverse corner cuts ftw!)
Pop Resistance:11 (doesn't pop)
Quietness:6 (medium sound)
Reliability:10
Overall:10
 
Dayan Lingyun
Smoothness/Speed:10 (i use this cube for OH only so its really fast
Lockup Resistance:9
Cutting Corners:9
Pop Resistance:8
Quietness:8
Reliability:9
Overall: 9 for OH

Dayan Lunhui
Smoothness/Speed: 9 a bit too slow for my liking but still smooth and decently fast
Lockup Resistance: 8 locks up quite a bit
Cutting Corners: 9 on par with guhong
Pop Resistance: 9 it doesnt pop, however it rarely explodes
Quietness: 8 quite quiet actually
Reliability: 9
Overall:9

Dayan Guhong
Smoothness/Speed: 10 sexy
Lockup Resistance: 10 sexy
Cutting Corners: 10 sexy
Pop Resistance:10 sexy
Quietness:1
Reliability:10 sexy
Overall:1000000 sexy
 
Rubiks store-bought 3x3x3:
Smoothness/Speed:7
Lockup Resistance:9
Cutting Corners:6
Pop Resistance:8
Quietness:9
Reliability:8
Overall:7

Rubiks 2x2x2 Ice:
Smoothness/Speed:5
Lockup Resistance:4
Cutting Corners:5
Pop Resistance:4
Quietness:7
Reliability:5
Overall:5

Rubiks 4x4x4:
Smoothness/Speed:4
Lockup Resistance:3
Cutting Corners:3
Pop Resistance:6
Quietness:7
Reliability:5
Overall:4

Lubix WitTwo
Smoothness/Speed:9
Lockup Resistance:10
Cutting Corners:8
Pop Resistance:10
Quietness:6
Reliability:9
Overall:9

Lubix Ultimate ZanChi: Lubed with Lubix
Smoothness/Speed:9
Lockup Resistance:9
Cutting Corners:10
Pop Resistance:9
Quietness:8
Reliability:9
Overall:9

ShengShou 4x4
Smoothness/Speed:8
Lockup Resistance:9
Cutting Corners:7
Pop Resistance:10
Quietness:9
Reliability:8
Overall:8
 
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GuHong V1 lubed with CRC, I may change the scores once I lube it with Diff Oil

Smoothness/Speed:8 (sorta smooth, but not very fast)
Lockup Resistance: 8 (No big lock ups, just catching)
Cutting Corners: 9 (most sides do 45+)
Pop Resistance: 8 (pops occasionally)
Quietness: 7 (fairly clicky, spring sound)
Reliability: 9 (won't pop or lock up if you aren't too rough)
Overall: 8 (Great cube, could be smoother and quieter)

GuHong V1 lubed with Diff Oil 30K (Lubix GuHong method)

Smoothness/Speed: 9 (nice and silky, not overly fast)
Lock up Resistance: 10 (no lock ups, whatsoever)
Cutting Corners: 9.5 (every side cuts past 45 and past half a cubie reverse)
Pop Resistance: 9.5 (almost never pops)
Quietness: 8.5 (silky, slight click, no spring sounds)
Reliability: 9.5 (never any problems during a solve, extremely slight possibility of a pop)
Overall: 9.5 (amazing cube, wish I was faster so I can make use of it's amazing silky feeling)
 
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Lubix GuHong V2
Smoothness/Speed: 9 (very smooth, but kinda slow)
Lockup Resistance: 10 (never had one)
Cutting Corners: 7 (its standard guhong cutting)
Pop Resistance: 6 (pops too much)
Quietness: 10 (its a truck)
Reliability: 9 (its great, but the pops are annoying)
Overall: 9
 
Type C IV Witlong

Smoothness/Speed: 1/7
Lockup Resistance: 9
Cutting Corners: 10
Pop Resistance:10
Quietness:1
Reliability: 8
Overall: Definitely worth getting if you liked the Zhanchi. If you're a Guhong guy, steer clear.
 
Dayan Zhanchi

Smoothness/Speed: 10/9
Lockup Resistance: 8
Pop Resistance: 10
Quietness: 6
Reliability: 10
Overall: Awesome. And no, it doesn't have washers in it :P
 
Rubik's (storebought #1 - trying to turn it makes my wrists hurt)
Smoothness/Speed: 1
Lockup Resistance: 3
Cutting Corners: 1
Pop Resistance: 10 (I'd probably break it if I tried taking it apart)
Quietness: 5
Reliability: 9
Overall: 1... piece of junk

Rubik's (storebought #2)
Smoothness/Speed: 5
Lockup Resistance: 5
Cutting Corners: 4
Pop Resistance: 10
Quietness: 5
Reliability: 8
Overall: 6... pretty good for storebought... would have rated higher on all fronts if I didn't have Dayans as it was the best cube I had turned at the time I was using it and couldn't imagine what real speedcubes were like

FIII
Smoothness/Speed: 8
Lockup Resistance: 6
Cutting Corners: 7
Pop Resistance: 9
Quietness: 2
Reliability: 9
Overall: 7... pretty good I guess but personally not my type of cube

Dayan Lunhui
Smoothness/Speed: 8
Lockup Resistance: 10
Cutting Corners: 9
Pop Resistance: 10
Quietness: 10
Reliability: 10
Overall: 8... love how quiet and creamy smooth the turning is... my going out cube

Dayan Guhong
Smoothness/Speed: 10
Lockup Resistance: 9
Cutting Corners: 10
Pop Resistance: 8
Quietness: 9
Reliability: 9
Overall: 10... my main

Rubik's 5x5x5
Smoothness/Speed: 2
Lockup Resistance: 1
Cutting Corners: 1
Pop Resistance: 9
Quietness: 8
Reliability: 3
Overall: 2... just... bad...

Rubik's 3x3x3 keychain
Smoothness/Speed: 4
Lockup Resistance: 6
Cutting Corners: 2
Pop Resistance: 10
Quietness: 10
Reliability: 8
Overall: 7... for what it is, it's decent

I also have an FTO (Face Turning Octahedron) but I won't bother to rate it.
 
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3x3x3 Guhong v1: (note: i also really should retension it lol)
Smoothness/Speed: 9
Lockup Resistance: 8
Cutting Corners: 7.5
Pop Resistance: 8
Quietness: 8
Reliability: 8
Overall: 8

3x3x3 Zhanchi:
Smoothness/Speed: 9
Lockup Resistance: 9
Cutting Corners: 9
Pop Resistance: 10 (torpedoes in, not gonna be popping any time soon)
Quietness: 9
Reliability: 9
Overall: 9
 
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