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 Not as bad as all the hype December 31, 2008
Christian Hoxworth (Aurora CO)
After purchasing this product and awaiting its long-past-expected-delivery, i was actually happy with the product. My 5x5 turns fairly well, though fragile would seem to fit to a degree. Personally, after taking it apart and lubing it. Mine has never unintentionally come apart. It is slower than my 3x3 cube but that much was expected. I hate the stickers on EVERY rubiks or stock cube and ALWAYS invest in the tiles or textured stickers advertised online. I think that what you get out of a cube is what you put in, and if you buy this EXPECT a stock cube. If you want to speed solve and continually use it, invest in lube and stickers. It is a great puzzle and any lover of the 3x3(like myself(I can solve in under 1 min)) will love this puzzle even more.
 Falls apart easily December 29, 2008
Scott Walker (Cincinnati, OH)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My son solved the 3x3x3 so I bought him the 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 versions for Christmas. I have had to reassemble the 4x4 and 5x5 numerous times within 1 week of him receiving them. He is very careful with them but still they fall apart easily. It is just a matter of time before I pitch both into the trash.
 The #1 Hit for Christmas... even over a much longed for Video Cam!!! December 26, 2008
H. J. Groves (Furlong, PA)
Our 10 year old son has been asking for a video camera for 2 years. We finally got it this year for him as his big Christmas gift. Rubik's cubes have also apparently come back strong. He has been asking for one for a month or two. Naturally, I expected it to be a short-lived fad that would fade in comparison to his much longed-for video camera. To my suprise, after a day of contemplation the kids were all asked what their favorite gifts were. As we tucked him in, our son kept saying how he couldn't wait to go back to school to show everyone his 5x5 Rubiks cube. It's all he did all day and seems we're in for a lot more. It also stood up to his "learning" how to take it apart and put it back together (his 3x3 didn't survive that learning). Seems like a winner so far!
Excusable fragility. December 9, 2008
Billitteri (Minnesota)
This cube is a lot of fun. Once I got to about 30 seconds on the 3x3 cube, it was time to move to something harder.
Yes, when I started my Professor Cube the stickers started peeling off very quickly. However, I expected this. Unfortunately, Rubik's has been using pretty crappy stickers for a while now. They're basically white stickers with mediocre paint on them, covered with a square of plastic. The plastic falls off and the paint wipes away. Many avid cubers will either make their own stickers or buy the pvc stickers direct from Rubik's. While extra expenses are unacceptable, a true Rubik's Cube fanatic expects to be replacing stickers at some point. The pvc stickers are so great, I probably would have done it sooner anyway.
A lot of people are complaining about the fact that the cube falls apart when turning the layers while misaligned. While I understand the annoyance (and had to deal with it myself plenty), I can't rightfully fault the product for that flaw. Looking at the 3x3 cube's structural design, it makes sense that it doesn't generally fall apart when being solved. Now look at the design of the 5x5. It's insane. It's basically a ball with a ton of precise pieces that hold each other together. The fact of the matter is, there's no better way to make this cube while still maintaining full usability. It was made out of demand and the right people will still buy the Professor Cube.
By the way, it's hard to call this a toy. It definitely IS fragile and a vast majority of people will never be able to solve it. At least with the 3x3 it'll stay together. Unless you're really up for a monstrous challenge and tons of frustration, don't buy this product. It WILL fall apart occasionally, you WILL have to buy new stickers, it's a HUGE pain trying to put it back together, and most people will likely NEVER solve it.
But hey, it's a hell of a conversation piece.
 For the price I expected more November 12, 2008
G. R. P. Kulasingham (Sri Lanka)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product is quite expensive. but the pieces are almost breaking, the colors are just stickers - ready to fall. I expected more from for the price I payed
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