# Yomega Power Brain xp review **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Reviews\ **Created:** [August 8, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-power-brain-xp-review/57657 "2013-08-08T22:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3756](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ba9def/32.png) [@3756](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/3756)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-power-brain-xp-review/57657/1 "2013-08-08T22:42:41Z")
I bought this yoyo a few days ago, and it has held up pretty well. I have been using it 2-3 hours a day, occaisonally banging it on the floor or hitting something with it, and it has only gotten a few minor dings and scratches, making it a good yoyo for little kids. I would only get it if you are a beginner or have a little prior experience. One of the reasons I bought it was because of the switch feature, changing it from auto return to free-spinning. If that is the reason you are buying, then I would instead recommend buying the brain and fireball from yomega. The free-spinning feature does not work very well. It is VERY responsive without lube but if you add a drop of oil it suddenly sleeps twice as long and won’t come back up unless you give it a ton of slack, so be careful with oil. The first time I applied lube, it was sleeping when I did a light forward pass. In general, this yoyo is good for begginers or maybe early intermedate yoyoers. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_cat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_cat/32/877_2.png) [@Big\_cat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_cat)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-power-brain-xp-review/57657/2 "2013-08-09T03:23:07Z")
Odd. All lube makes your yoyo more responsive, and sleep for shorter amounts of time. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-power-brain-xp-review/57657/3 "2013-08-09T03:59:06Z")
That’s with a bearing. Power Brain XP are plastic transaxles (plastic sleeve around a metal axle). Plastic on metal has a reasonable amount of friction. The lube reduces the amount of friction. Power Brain XP is a fairly awful way to spend $10 now that I know what I know (ie. hindsight is 20/20), but without having bought one I wouldn’t be here today. It was the yoyo I bought when I thought to myself on a whim in a box store one day, “Hey, I could pull out some of my old tricks to show my son!” and the instruction book hadn’t gotten any better. Hello internet, hello modern yoyo. Hello, [YoyoExpert.com](http://YoyoExpert.com)! ---
**Author:** ![Noonar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/noonar/32/1244_2.png) [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-power-brain-xp-review/57657/4 "2013-08-09T04:09:31Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > Power Brain XP is a fairly awful way to spend $10 I liked mine. It helped me learn how to properly throw a sleeper. And they are exceptional loopers. Although, I prefer the Fireball. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-power-brain-xp-review/57657/5 "2013-08-09T04:18:09Z")
Whoops, your “looper” comment made me go, “WTH? Are we talking about the same thing here?” and we are not. Mine is the Power Brain XP Wing. It’s a pretty clunky yoyo. Any tool will still get you started, though, and I’m thankful for that. I learned my sleepers on a wooden Imperial-shaped yoyo, and I learned my first trapezes on this thing and a Raider. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Big\_cat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_cat/32/877_2.png) [@Big\_cat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_cat)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-power-brain-xp-review/57657/6 "2013-08-09T04:25:16Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > That’s with a bearing. Power Brain XP are plastic transaxles (plastic sleeve around a metal axle). Plastic on metal has a reasonable amount of friction. The lube reduces the amount of friction. > > Power Brain XP is a fairly awful way to spend $10 now that I know what I know (ie. hindsight is 20/20), but without having bought one I wouldn’t be here today. It was the yoyo I bought when I thought to myself on a whim in a box store one day, “Hey, I could pull out some of my old tricks to show my son!” and the instruction book hadn’t gotten any better. Hello internet, hello modern yoyo. Hello, [YoyoExpert.com](http://YoyoExpert.com)! Ah, I totally forgot the Power Brain XP was a transaxle _Facepalm_