I have both the old and new plastic version of this puzzle. They both have a significant difference in feel. The newer one has more of a grindy feel, while the older one has a softer feel. Both cubes have a crispy aspect to their turning, making this difference in the feel very subtle. The cubes both perform very well. They aren't my mains, but I use them to learn algorithms. The new plastic may be a bit faster than the old plastic in my experience. They both can corner cut very well. I can't say anything about the old plastic one out of the box, because I got it from another competitor at a competition. The new plastic one i've had for about a year. Out of the box it wasn't actually that bad in my opinion, but I did want to perform some work on it. Both are fantastic cubes, but if you buy one, be aware that you will be getting a new plastic. Old plastic 2x2s are sold, but they are hard to find and are often expensive (I paid $30 for mine!)

Out of the box, it was terrible. But after lubing and tensioning it this cube felt very very similar to the Dayan Old Plastic 2x2. Highly recommend to someone who doesn't mind setting up cubes.

This cube was not that good out of the box, but after lubrication, breaking in, and adjusting the tensions this cube is fantastic! The only problem are the pops every 50 to 100 solves. But otherwise, it is fantastic!

Not Really Great Out Of The Box.However,After 200 Solves and Lubing Its My New Main!

Its the best 2x2 hands down. Very fluid, smooth turning, good corner cutting.

I recently bought this and I must say, for being an old school cube, it is better than most cubes. It has supreme corner cutting being one of the ifrst 2 by 2s to have the cuts in the peices. This adds up to very good corner cutting on looser tensions, but major pops. The only downside to this cube is that out of the box it is quite bumpy, not because of the hard plastic, but because of the mechanhism. Although it isnt super hard to set up, I find it hard to have a tight cube that doesnt pop when I have other loose cubes that don't pop.

Although it does pop majorly, it does do well on tighter tensions. And I also might add that it is really easy to lube and tension. I poped out a side, put cube slick lube in all the nooks and crannies, and added 4 drops of lubicle silk and it performs like a dream. The only reason I however am not giving it 5 stars is because of the popping aspect. If dayan can make perhaps a bigger corner peice stem thing and make the edge peices have an anti popping mechanism, I think it would be the perfect cube for cubes that like controlable and BUTTERY smooth cubes. I highly recomend this cube if you A Can deal w/ tight tensinos B Are sub at least 10, C Know's how to poroperly setup cubes, or D Don't really care abouyt the fact that out of the box it neither fast or smooth. If any of these apply to you, I would highly recomend even w/ it's steap price tag

The dayan 2x2 is amazing, hardly ever pops, is smooth, very fluid which is important on 2x2
Everyone hates it but if you set it up properly it is amazing.

This cube is great. My main was a shishuang for ~6 months until I got this. This cube was really impressive even out of the box. The stock stickers are terrible shades but luckily replacing them is super easy.
I read tons of reviews before getting this cube and a lot of people say it pops too much. Mine has popped I think a total of 7 times and I've done over a thousand solves on it by now. It is so fast that it is still great when tightened significantly. Reassembling it is super easy too. I don't think any cube can beat this thing.

This cube came with a corner stock broken. And it pops on my liked tensions. I have tightened it and lubed it and it was good, but then the screw on one of the sides broke while doing a sexy move. Great puzzle if you can set it up right.

Before I do the actually review I want to note that I have Aolong v1 springs in this puzzle. Anyways here is m review.

The Dayan 50mm 2x2 is the first and only current 2x2 made by this company. Out of the box, it had smooth turning with a bumpy feel. Spring noise gets annoying so make sure to set up this cube for maximum results. The cube came with ugly dull shades that we love to hate and I have since replace them with my preferred set. Corner cutting is amazing. It can do 45 easily with 1/2 piece reverse. I did put some lube in the puzzle; however, it is not necessary. Like I said in my preview, I did put Aolong v1 springs in the puzzle to help with the speed. For me (I have a new plastic one) my cube was way too sluggish. This mod worked out perfectly and this is why it does not need lube. Overall, if you can set this cube up, it will turn out amazing.

The Dayan 2x2 is an amazing puzzle. Right out of the box, the turning was extremely soft and smooth, and unbelievably quiet. ((This helped when cubing while the teacher was talking :3 )) Corner cutting couldn't get better. It can easily corner cut up to 45 degrees, but struggles afterwards. After lubing it (Traxxas 50k, Maru) the corner cutting was outstanding, corner cutting more than 45 and reverse as well. The only drawback that I feel about this cube is its price. Other than that, great cube!

I know the DaYan 2x2 is a great puzzle, but I have never liked it. It is expensive, too slow (for me) and pops if not tensioned properly. Again, Imknow this is the 2x2 of choice for most people, but it is not for me.