NEW cubes from china: Mini type A and Micro type A

[daniel0731ex]

NEW cubes from china: Mini Type A 5.2cm and 4.6cm

http://bbs.mf8.com.cn/viewthread.php?tid=41969


Type A 5.2 cm:

Type A 4.6cm:

 

[iSpinz]

wow. I WANT ONE.

 

[arckuss123]

Nice

 

[BigSams]

Great. Now lets make some micro-minis...

 

[TheMachanga]

That looks like v-cube mec

 

[minsarker]

Those look really nice. I want one!

 

[shelley]

(4.5mm)
(3mm)

Metric fail?

Type A seems to have changed a lot since the first Type A I had, back when it was just "the Chinese knockoff DIY cube" because there weren't four gazillion different types. I wonder how well they turn compared to normal cubes, and compared to the other mini-cubes on the market.

 

[miniGOINGS]

(4.5mm)
(3mm)

Metric fail?

Type A seems to have changed a lot since the first Type A I had, back when it was just "the Chinese knockoff DIY cube" because there weren't four gazillion different types. I wonder how well they turn compared to normal cubes, and compared to the other mini-cubes on the market.

LOL, might as well have posted the measurements in inches because your probably more used to them. Why do we measure cubes in mm?

 

[HumungousLake]

this is what i imagined the vcube3 would look like

 

[daniel0731ex]

note that they finally released their official website!

 

[Cheese_Board]

A V-cube 3 would look very different. It would have the "inner ring" used on the rest of the V-cubes. (If you don't understand what I mean, look at the V-cube patents or take apart your V-cube)

 

[endless_akatsuki]

looks...unnecessarily complicated with all those ridges and holes and stuff

and it looks like it'd lock up a lot, like that other type A with similarly shaped edges...

 

[daniel0731ex]

accordong to the reviews, the cube cut corners at wide angle even when set at tight tension because of the design

 

[blah]

note that they finally released their official website!

Which is...?

Edit: Oh. Okay.

Edit 2: No, not okay. www.国甲.com doesn't load, neither does www.guojia3.com.

 

[mr.onehanded]

(4.5mm)
(3mm)

Metric fail?

Type A seems to have changed a lot since the first Type A I had, back when it was just "the Chinese knockoff DIY cube" because there weren't four gazillion different types. I wonder how well they turn compared to normal cubes, and compared to the other mini-cubes on the market.

LOL, might as well have posted the measurements in inches because your probably more used to them. Why do we measure cubes in mm?

Because metric is standard and I guess .0045 m is hard to picture. It's not like it's all that hard to convert. If you've ever taken a science class you should know that the conversion for inches to centimeters is, 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters.

 

[daniel0731ex]

note that they finally released their official website!

Which is...?

Edit: Oh. Okay.

Edit 2: No, not okay. www.国甲.com doesn't load, neither does www.guojia3.com.

yeah i noticed that too. looks like they either blocked foreign IPs or that they haven't build it yet

 

[blah]

LOL, might as well have posted the measurements in inches because your probably more used to them. Why do we measure cubes in mm?

LOL, might as well not be a dumb American.

Because metric is standard and I guess .0045 m is hard to picture. It's not like it's all that hard to convert.

Still fail.

 

[shelley]

Since some people apparently need an illustration:

You'll need needles to solve that micro cube.

 

[JTW2007]

Since some people apparently need an illustration:

That was awesome!

Wow. Type As have evolved a lot since I first saw or used them (and I haven't even been cubing that long). I'm starting to think that my hatred of them is outdated, and I may actually have to *shudder* buy more so I can see if I like the new ones.

 

[waffle=ijm]

micro cube