MoYu AoChuang WR M 5x5 (Magnetic)

This 5x5 cube was very good in terms of turning and controllability. The turning was fairly fast and I was still able to control it so that it didn’t pop.

The cube turned really smooth and was pre-lubed out of the box. It has great corner cutting, and the colors are really nice. But 46$ might be to much, so probably wait until its on sale.

Outer layers are amazingly fast but still controllable. magnets are perfect in all the layers with not too much resistance. occasional catching with the inner layers but nothing too bad.

This is the second one of these I've purchased, so what else do I need to say? I bought this one for my son because he's starting to learn 5x5, and he always wanted to use mine. I also have an MGC 5x5, which is fine, but for whatever reason, I'm about 5-15 seconds faster with the MoYu (that's for someone who averages in the low 3 minute range for 5x5, but every second counts). Basically it's like everyone says, MoYu cubes are known for stability and MGC can be a bit faster, but the MGC doesn't seem to be faster for me for whatever reason. I've read reviews that say the inner magnets on the MoYu are a little too strong compared to the outer ones, which is a valid point, but once I got this broken in, I really liked it. I've logged about 1,500 solves on it so far and haven't had a problem (no lock-ups, pops, etc.). I'm giving this 4 stars just because I imagine that it's possible a better, say somewhat smoother, 5x5 could be out there, but I'm personally completely satisfied with this one. For the current $25.99 sale price, this can't be beat.

This cube is a very good 5x5, it never locks up and it turns good and stuff.