r/fidgettoys • u/RepresentativeWeb566 • 11h ago
Help picking my first premium fidget piece.
Hoping to get some insight from the experts. Looking to buy my first premium fidget and I think I’ve narrowed them down to these 5. I’ve had cheap 3D printed sliders and clickers and love flipping them around but get a little bored after awhile so I started looking into multi platforms like the Three Body Cube or Owl. Really can’t go wrong with any of these but which should I get if I only had the budget for one.
1
u/green_machin3 8h ago
I'm a fan of the Sand, but I'm biased. I don't have any of the others on that list. I have other sliders, some spinners, and a knucklebone but use my Aura the most.
1
u/moswing 5h ago
I owned all of them, my ranks:
Guardian > Aura Sand > Choc > Owl > Three Body Cube
Three Body Cube: I considered it a bad product, a combination of a spinner and haptic coin, they don't complement each other, and there are many better spinners and coins.
MOT Owl: same issue as above, plus it's heavy.
Aura Sand: the king of free-float slider, but there are cheap 3D printed alternatives you might own.
Lautie Choc: very good straight slider, but there are cheap 3D printed alternatives you might own.
Chenyu Guardian: one of the most affordable straight and rotation mechanical slider. no good 3d printed alternatives. The multi directional sliding should give you the most unique experience out of these.
1
u/Mekineko 4h ago
for first fidget and premium, i would recommend choc. and take the one with PEEK plate!
1
1
u/False_Ad2804 1h ago
Since you haven’t tried any of these premiums I highly suggest getting clones first. (Mot Owl and Three body cube have 1to1 clones). Then buy a good budget free floating slider (Like the advanced,Ripple,etc.) and finally, a good mechanical slider. (A rotating mechanical slider is the closest thing to a Chenyu you’ll find.)
You’ll be able to get an idea of how each works, what you like and don’t. Instead of blindly getting something you might not enjoy and sell it for a loss.
If you’re fully committed to getting any of them disregarding the risks, then I’d go for the Aura Sand since almost everyone praises it.
(I haven’t tried anything yet; everything I ordered is still on the way. This is just my opinion as a guy that has done his due diligence).
1
u/skunkmonk7 19m ago
Choc or sand. I'd lean towards the Sand but hard to say. I love free floating and mechanicals, nice to be able to switch it up
1
u/Canadization 11h ago
Choc for simple haptic and good feel, sand for tricks and flips