# Zen 5

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/zen-5/26058>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [May 3, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/zen-5/26058 "2011-05-03T05:29:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/zen-5/26058/1 "2011-05-03T05:29:25Z")

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So my friend the other day said he was getting a Zen 5. And of course he wanted to know how was it compared to my Raptor and which would be better. -\_-. Could you guys help him out?

Yes, it’s preference but which ones plays better, vibe, smoothness and what not.

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**Author:** ![Swatnoodle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/swatnoodle/32/855_2.png) [@Swatnoodle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Swatnoodle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/zen-5/26058/2 "2011-05-03T06:37:46Z")

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Well I have never played a raptor, but the zen 5 is a good deal. It is pretty smooth, maybe a tiny bit vibey. It does come witha loud bearing so you will have to lube it. It was my friends first yoyo and he really likes it 🙂

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**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/zen-5/26058/3 "2011-05-04T01:48:51Z")

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Both yoyo’s play about the same.