The cube is a little big, and the turning is fine with lube. It has little to no corner cutting, which is expected for a cube of this caliber. It can be a little tricky to keep the layers aligned before being able to turn, though. Edge pairing is fun and not as difficult as I thought it would be. To determine if you put the centers and edges in the right place, it helps to solve the first layer corners before the centers and edges in order to place them correctly. I'd say this is a pretty good cube for $17, but I think it's worth paying more for a magnetic mirror 4x4.