Textured or smooth tiles?

[ADKLco]

Hi, which one do you recommend, textured or smooth tiles from cubesmith.com? Ifind the smooth tiles tend to slip but don't know how the textured ones are.

 

[James Ludlow]

I've tried both. I would opt for stickers myself. I get quite sweaty fingers though. If I didn't, I'd opt for textured.

 

[ianini]

It's not a recommendation, but a preference. I prefer smooth tiles.

 

[tkcube1]

Neither. Stickers are the best in my opinion. You might get sweaty hands from the tiles. Plus you never see many sub 20 users using tiles

 

[AndyRoo789]

It's not a recommendation, but a preference.

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I don't really mind which...

Tiles are wayyy more durable than stickers.

 

[bwatkins]

anybody have textured tiles on a cube that could post a picture?
I find the ones on cubesmith to be too small to see what the actual product looks like. I'd appreciate it!

 

[Zarxrax]

I think there's not a huge difference between the smooth and textured, but I slightly prefer the smooth. I just dont like the feeling I get when I scrape my fingernail across the textured ones.

 

[GermanCube]

For me it changes like the weather

One day I like smooth/textured tiles, the other day I prefer stickers, I don't know ... just try them!

 

[cubeflip]

Hi, which one do you recommend, textured or smooth tiles from cubesmith.com? Ifind the smooth tiles tend to slip but don't know how the textured ones are.

i dont really care for smooth because they make the cube slippery. Textured tiles give a very good feel. Textured beats smooth.

 

[cubeflip]

anybody have textured tiles on a cube that could post a picture?
I find the ones on cubesmith to be too small to see what the actual product looks like. I'd appreciate it!

cubesmith tiles or the big mefferts tiles?

 

[James]

For most of my cubes, I use textured tiles. They feel nice and prevent slipping. I feel as if I have a good grip on the cube.

However, I would recommend trying both; at first, when I had only tried smooth tiles, I decided I liked them, but after trying textured tiles my preferences changed.

Here is a picture of textured tiles on my Type A V.

 

[Ryanrex116]

For me, the only up-side of the tiles is the durability. I hate it when I'm cubing at my nails dig underneath the tiles, thus causing an annoying pain.

With stickers, it is harder to get under them, and when I do, it doesn't hurt as much.

But, to answer the question, I prefer smooth tiles. I tried textured tiles on someone else's cube, and I didn't really like it that much. However, it always comes down to preference with each individual person.

 

[RubikMagicPuzzleToy]

I like stickers, although the main reason I don't use tiles is the price. In any event, textured are pretty nice, but I simply prefer the way smooth feels on my fingers. But if you feel textured would be better, go for it.

 

[Thomas09]

I like smooth tiles on my big cubes and stickers on smaller cubes.

 

[Rikane]

I like smooth tiles more, for some reason, I slip less using them.
Also, I bought tiles at first because I heard they have a long lifespan. Longish nails are ftl.

 

[Edmund]

If it's wear and tear you're worried about CubeSmith stickers are pretty durable (not as durable as tiles) and are easily the best for one-handed (preference but a common one) and they are just fine for regular speed.

 

[Hammond]

Sticking to the original question, i prefer smooth, as textured ones feel a bit odd to me.

But in my own preference, stickers > tiles.

 

[bwatkins]

anybody have textured tiles on a cube that could post a picture?
I find the ones on cubesmith to be too small to see what the actual product looks like. I'd appreciate it!

cubesmith tiles or the big mefferts tiles?

Cubesmith

Here is a picture of textured tiles on my Type A V.

Thank you!

 

[Nagrom]

i am a hardcore advocate of textured tiles......there amazing, they pretty much dont get damaged.....