5x5 Speed Cube Puzzle

First off, I am a "casual cuber"...not quite a speed cuber or a cube 'nut', but I care enough to solve my cubes frequently. My first 5x5x5 cube was the Rubik's 'Professor' cube......what a disappointment. Not only was that cube literally painful to turn (seriously, every time I solved it, I could feel the carpal tunnel creeping into my wrists), but it locked and popped with every turn. My Rubik's 3x3x3 and 4x4x4 both loosened with use, and were also modifiable- so I suffered through solution after solution on my 5x5, hoping that it would get better. It didn't. Eventually, I decided to modify it, hoping that would make it workable...in trying to take it apart, the cube broke. The cube seemed to have been designed never to be taken apart- the pieces are all jammed together so tightly you can't pop the edges out, and the inner parts are so flimsily fragile that they break with minimum pressure. Anyway, I decided that I needed a new cube; one that was all around better. After thoroughly researching, I came to the conclusion that I needed to get either a V-Cube 5x5 or a Shengshou 5x5......there seems to be a big dispute among speed cubers as to which is better (but the "faster" ones seemed to lean toward Shengshou). My final choice was the Shengshou based on the fact that it is 1/3 of the price of a V-cube, and apparently the same quality. I am so glad I got this cube. Right out of the box, this cube surpassed every one of my expectations. When people say that it turns like butter, they mean that it turns like butter. I've had this cube in my hands for about an hour: it "finger trick's" easy, it hasn't locked up yet, it cuts corners well, pieces haven't popped out, etc. It's easier to use than all of my other cubes- even the ones with modifications and years of use. And another benefit: it's only slightly bigger than a Rubik's 3x3, so it's much smaller than the Rubik's 5x5 and even smaller than the Rubik's 4x4, and therefore VERY easy on the hands. My solution time on my Rubik's 5x5 was between 15-18 minutes, just because it was literally /that/ difficult to turn. My first solve on this cube: less than 7 minutes...that's ~ 10 minutes off my time, just using a better cube. I have two very minor complaints about this cube: 1) When I took it out of the box, it was completely soaked with lubricating oil. I'm thrilled that it comes lubricated, but I just wasn't expecting to have to wipe it clean when I got it. 2) Because of the oil, it was covered with dirt/dust as well. There are also little bumps that I am pretty sure are pieces of dirt under a lot of the stickers...so I'll probably replace those soon. All in all, a brilliant cube. If you're looking for a quality 5x5 cube, don't let the "cheap" price of this cube deceive you.......it's the most superior cube I have ever touched- and based on other reviews I've read, other people think so too. Happy Cubing!! :) :) :) :) :) :)

Good quality

Very fun toy for all ages

Im most impressed with the price of this puzzle cube. As they get bigger they get substantially more expensive so I’m super happy with that fact that it’s really great quality for this price. Super cool!

I’ve been looking for a Rubik cube 4” x 4” or 5” x 5” and this ad said 5x5 so I bought it thinking he meant it’s 5” but now I realize he means 5 rows x 5 columns. It is not even 5” in size so the description was misleading. The cube is only 2 1/2”

I bought this cube wanting to replace an older Rubik's brand 5x5. For the price this is a hard cube to beat. It turns smoothly but a little blocky. This cube does not corner cut, without doing the Florian mod to it. Even then most bigger cubes normally don't corner cut much. The stickers are a little on the dull side, compared to the brights that most newer cubes use these days. Those can easily be replaced from several cube shops online with your preferred colors. I used this Shengshou as my main 5x5 for nearly a year, before recently replacing it with the Yuxin. It traveled with me in my backpack several times and across a move, never had an issue with it. Because of it's price I probably treated it a little worse than some of my other cubes. This cube will lock up if you do not have your layers aligned for the most part. Some of them can be pretty nasty depending on how fast or hard you are turning. The pieces have been strong and nothing has broke. While this cube was still as it came I never experienced any pops. Modding this cube I did experience them only extremely rare though, and I wouldn't say mine is heavily modded. If you are looking to have a 5x5, get this. If you are looking to mod a puzzle, I'd say this is one of the better ones to attempt that on. If you are looking for a speedcube out of the box, look elsewhere.

The box was opened cube looks ok.

The cube arrived on time.

Sinceramente es un excelente cubo, su calidad y su giro son muy buenos, armario no es especialmente difícil, aunque si es mucho más reto que un 3x3, igual viene con instrucciones para hacerlo, por el precio que tiene, creo que es una gran compra.

good toy

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Excellent product. Value for money.

Very smooth movement of the cube. I am not a speed cuber. I am still learning speed cubing although I know how to solve this 5x5. The quality is excellent of this cube. Along with this I ordered Shengshou 4x4 as well as Shengshou Skewb. I was trying to unpack all of them at the same time and slipped them all on the floor and they were intact. I am completely satisfied with the quality of the cube.