# G5 VS 888x
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [May 9, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180 "2011-05-09T01:25:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@TheYoYoist101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoYoist101)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/1 "2011-05-09T01:25:11Z")
ok so i already know there are so many post out there that talk about this but i am just head over heals in love with both yoyos and dont know which yoyo to get! i mean i want z-stacks but i also want the dead smoothness of the 888x. i love larger yoyos but i hear the G5 is kinda responsive while the 888x is completely unresponsive! please help! ??? ??? ???
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### Author:  [@TheYoYoist101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoYoist101)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/2 "2011-05-09T01:25:29Z")
ok so i already know there are so many post out there that talk about this but i am just head over heals in love with both yoyos and dont know which yoyo to get! i mean i want z-stacks but i also want the dead smoothness of the 888x. i love larger yoyos but i hear the G5 is kinda responsive while the 888x is completely unresponsive! please help! ??? ??? ???
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### Author:  [@YOYOJAMizm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOJAMizm)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/3 "2011-05-09T01:33:58Z")
with regular hubstacks the g5 is dead smooth but with with the z stacks its a little noisey and maybey some small vibe but if ur gonna get a hubstacked yoyo then get the g5 because with regular hubstacks its impossible to catch them the g5 is the only yoyo the can tolerate z stacks. as with response the g5 is dead unresponsive i have no idea of it being responsive just normally. my pick is the g5
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### Author:  [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/4 "2011-05-09T05:51:41Z")
I have a G5, and it’s far from responsive. Maybe that G5 you mention just have a bad bearing.
both are awesome, but G5’s ability to tolerate Z stack is a considerable point.
if I may suggest, pick one that you like based on the size.
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### Author:  [@888alltheway](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/888alltheway)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/5 "2011-05-09T05:56:02Z")
I’ve used both. The G5 is by far more stable, but the 888 is smoother, and is faster on the string. I pick the 888.
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### Author:  [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/6 "2011-05-09T06:07:10Z")
If you say that the G5 is responsive no matter what, you radically incorrect. If you get a G5, it’s unresponsive. The 888X is not more unresponsive than the G5.
Clean the bearing correctly on your G5, it’ll be unresponsive. 99% of the yoyo’s out there can be changed to dead unresponsiveness.
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### Author:  [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/7 "2011-05-09T11:46:14Z")
G5: stable, slim, wide gap, great at grinding,z-stacks.888x: smooth, wide gap, wide, undersized,great grinder, hubstacks. You decide 🙂
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### Author:  [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/8 "2011-05-09T13:00:06Z")
g5=stable
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### Author:  [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/9 "2011-05-09T13:14:16Z")
> [@Rika-chan](#):
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> g5=stable
I would pick one by the shape you prefer, they are both really good, but I think z stacks/hubstacks get old after like 17 seconds
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/10 "2011-05-09T23:06:44Z")
Noob. 😃 😃 😃 😃 Cant catch Hubstacks?
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### Author:  [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/11 "2011-05-09T23:22:01Z")
Yes, I really am just fed up with stacks and I think you will too pretty soon. Reffering to OP.
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### Author:  [@YOYOJAMizm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOJAMizm)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/12 "2011-05-09T23:25:26Z")
really for these its all about do u like the h shape tall but skinny look or the undersized rounded look ---- leave hubstacks out for now.
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### Author:  [@TheYoYoist101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoYoist101)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/13 "2011-05-10T05:41:46Z")
Thanks for all the help. A lot of you are saying go by shape and I know I’m probably gonna get some hate for this but personally I love the h-shape! Many people hate it but I love it! Probably gonna go with a G5 as I have large hands and small yoyos hurt so I prefer bigger throws. I’m getting a G5 as soon as I get my hands on some cash. Thanks everybody!
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### Author:  [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-vs-888x/26180/14 "2011-05-12T21:43:21Z")
I came to the part to late to say this, but I know where the “Responsive” argument likely came from. I had a really early run G5, and something about the Gap made it feel just a little jump, but I got a run that was a few years later, and I love that little bugger. Just some post thought.