It is always important to have water nearby while deep in a cubing sesh. The other day I had to stop a sesh early because I realized I was insanely thirsty. Don't make my mistake.
I love this cube. It was pretty fast out of the box. After about twenty solves it started to slow down, but once I lubed it, it became really fast. This is my current main and it only cost $9. I would strongly reccomend this cube.