This is a bad 5x5. Simply. Too slow, bad corner cutting, i can't use that.
Pops sometimes.
Buy the meilong M.
Not this.

first off this cube is excellent for a budget cube its very smooth I recommend it

I bought this cube all the way back in 2015 and at that time it was in my opinion the best 5x5 on the market. It was really good out of the box, however after loosening each side by a quarter turn and lubing the core and pieces with weight 2 the cube became amazing. The feeling of this cube is inexplicable, its really crispy, yet really smooth. The outer layers are really fast, even too fast sometimes while the inner layers are a bit slower, but not sluggish. The downsides to this cube: occasional lockups, pops, the outer layers are inconsistent with their speed and the cube seems to flex a lot after loosening. When I loosen the cube for the first time, I wasn't used to how it felt and the outer layers were uncontrollable which made it lockup and pop even more while speed solving. Those issues went away with time however, as i got used to the cube more and was more accurate with it. Overall, I think this is a great cube for the price, but sadly doesn't compete with the new 5x5's (yuxin and wushuang). If you're looking for a great feeling 5x5 to solve for fun and/or a cheap main, then get this cube.

Out of the box it was really smooth very stable and it doesn't pop on me I love this cube.

It turns alright but is a bit stiff.

I solved it about 20 times then it fell on the floor from table height (30 inches or 75 cm) and the core broke in half and all the pieces went flying. With a broken core it is pretty much garbage.

Before it broke it worked fine but the core is made out of a brittle plastic so I would not recommend this cube.

This cube is very good and smooth but it has a little bump at the end of your turn.

Seeing as how cheap in price this cube was, I was a bit skeptical when ordering this. After the cube got here, I unboxed it and was immediately blown away by the performance of this puzzle. The cube was fast yet very controllable. I still haven't got a pop on this cube, and it fells very stable when turning. That combined with the fact that this product almost never locks up and the decent corner cutting, I would suggest this 5x5 to any beginner, and even a more experienced cuber.

So, my main before this cube was the V-Cube 5. I hated the thing so much that I decided to get this, and I was not disappointed! It has nice turning, okay corner cutting (not the best), and is easy to control! But, there are some things I don't like. The first thing are the stock shades it comes with, there really dull and I don't like them at all. The second thing is that the outer layers are not bigger then the inner layers. I prefer the big outer layers because it makes 3x3 stage SOOOO much easier. Over all, it's a nice cube!

This is the best out of the box cube besides the valk that I have. I tried lubricating it but it lost its feel. Feels like a big cube by fangshi. It was so imperessive. I own two and love it.

This cube was crunchy out of the box.I thought it was great ,but after further review it gets worse.It eventually, it got those big cube lockups.I could feel the lockups getting worse,so I decided to modify it.I florian mod it but it started to rattle. The center corner started to rotate like CRAZY!So that's how "worth it it is"for $13.00.