Originally I bought this to leave at our family cottage for people to play around with. When I opened it, i decided I liked it too much to put it to that fate. I didn't want kids and people who don't know what they're doing to break it. It's actually not a terrible cube. With adjusting it is better. I'm no speed cuber, I just learned how to solve them, but I enjoy a speed cube over a Rubik's brand cube. I ended up buying a Rubik's brand cube just because of it's durability to leave at the cottage. As a cube for a beginner, like me, this will work just fine.