# if you had to pick one **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [July 10, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954 "2012-07-10T22:17:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![haxmonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/haxmonkey/32/1150_2.png) [@haxmonkey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/haxmonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/1 "2012-07-10T22:17:51Z")
The northstar or the dv888 ??? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/2 "2012-07-10T22:28:07Z")
Hmm, I’ve played the Northstar. Heard okay things about the Dv888. How about a Di Base? ---
**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/3 "2012-07-10T22:37:03Z")
Why limit yourself to those two? There are also many other great players out there for the same price range. If I had to choose one over the other though, I would go for the northstar. The dv888 has always felt too bulky and unbalanced for my taste and never felt like a real “players” yoyo. The northstar, although a plastic, is quite nice to throw around and is capable or anything you can throw at it. Good luck with whatever your choice may be. 🙂 J ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/4 "2012-07-10T22:39:30Z")
Agreed with Jayyo. Northstar is a fine throw. ---
**Author:** ![haxmonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/haxmonkey/32/1150_2.png) [@haxmonkey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/haxmonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/5 "2012-07-10T22:39:52Z")
> [@Shadowz143](#): > > Hmm, I’ve played the Northstar. > > Heard okay things about the Dv888. > > How about a Di Base? who makes the di base ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/6 "2012-07-10T22:40:48Z")
> [@haxmonkey](#): > > > [@Shadowz143](#): > > > > Hmm, I’ve played the Northstar. > > > > Heard okay things about the Dv888. > > > > How about a Di Base? > > who makes the di base C3yoyodesign. They are incredible. ---
**Author:** ![haxmonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/haxmonkey/32/1150_2.png) [@haxmonkey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/haxmonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/7 "2012-07-10T22:44:39Z")
> [@Jayyo](#): > > Why limit yourself to those two? > There are also many other great players out there for the same price range. > > If I had to choose one over the other though, I would go for the northstar. > The dv888 has always felt too bulky and unbalanced for my taste and never felt like a real “players” yoyo. > > The northstar, although a plastic, is quite nice to throw around and is capable or anything you can throw at it. > > Good luck with whatever your choice may be. > it can be any other just in the price range > 🙂 > J ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/8 "2012-07-10T22:45:45Z")
I have the DiBase, Northstar and dv888. Between the Northstar and the dv888, the Northstar would win. That’s just my preferences. But, throw in the DiBase, well, whole other category. DiBase hands down. However, never really over-limit yourself unless you have a hard budget ceiling. In such cases, you only have so much to spend, so use the budget determine available models. For me, I don’t have a formula for what I buy, and I can afford to get whatever I want. I don’t have loyalties to specific brands, models or shapes. I do have preferences and lean in those directions though. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/9 "2012-07-10T22:46:04Z")
Di base are awesome like shadowz said. Feels like a 100 dollar, for a huge fraction of the price. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoFactoryFreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@YoYoFactoryFreak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoFactoryFreak)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/10 "2012-07-10T23:34:07Z")
I will also recommend the Di Base 😛 Even better then the Di Base (imo) for 10 dollars more, the C3 Capless. C3 Halo is awesome if you like delrin. ---
**Author:** ![mx.yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mx.yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mx.yoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one/39954/11 "2012-07-10T23:59:59Z")
Di Base is a yoyo I’d feel confident going on stage and competing. It just has performance written all over it. The Northstar is the same but plastic, slightly less performance by still capable of winning