GAN 356 Air SM

[Badcuber]

But will it kill the dyan?

 

[The S layer]

I hope the mechanism changes will affect the price because I really can't afford to buy the UM and hoping that the SM is going to be cheaper. Because really who really was willing to pay 47.37$ for that cube when you could do it cheaper by putting the magnets in them selfs.

If it's the magnets that cause the high price, then please explain why the Ultimate's price is almost as high ($41.98).

 

[Badcuber]

If it's the magnets that cause the high price, then please explain why the Ultimate's price is almost as high ($41.98).

I just realised!
What a idiot I am.
One thing that they did to the gans 356 air ultimate was instead of using screws to hold the pieces together they used glue. I meant the individual peices. And they said they spent a very long time letting it set and making sure it was glued properly. This may be why he price is so high.

 

[Competition Cuber]

But will it kill the dyan?

~cough~Chuwen M~cough~

 

[Badcuber]

~cough~Chuwen M~cough~

I don't do 2x2, how should I know that? All I knew was the dyan was really good and saw cyotheking's video.

 

[Badcuber]

So a large factor on why the gans air SM will be so expensive because we believe that the pieces are held together with glue which is the same reason why the ultimate was $41.

 

[Ksh13]

Just to be clear, we have no info on what the price will be, right?

Edit: Also how do we have 5 pages of discussion on a cube, half of which was used on trying to figure out the meaning of a letter that means nothing lol

 

[Badcuber]

Just to be clear, we have no info on what the price will be, right?

No, Rami said that it would be around the $60 range but that could change because this is just a prototype.

 

[The S layer]

One thing that they did to the gans 356 air ultimate was instead of using screws to hold the pieces together they used glue. I meant the individual peices. And they said they spent a very long time letting it set and making sure it was glued properly. This may be why he price is so high.

Not sure about "instead of screws", but yeah, to me it looks like it's mostly labor costs. They do say "each cube takes our highly skilled technician more than 3 hours" and "labor costs are also more expensive".

Some good pictures and text on the UM page and the Ultimate page.

You're not paying for materials or even labour

You think they're lying?

 

[DhruvA]

No, Rami said that it would be around the $60 range but that could change because this is just a prototype.

$59.70
Yeah makes sense

 

[Competition Cuber]

$59.70
Yeah makes sense

I hope its not that expensive though. $45.97?

 

[Badcuber]

Well we all now now that it will be quite expensive and there will be arguments over if it is going to be worth getting concerning the price.

 

[Gomorrite]

The longer this thread gets, the higher the price will be.

 

[Badcuber]

The longer this thread gets, the higher the price will be.

If this was the case I would shut up right about now.

 

[tofu]

The creator himself talking about the cube,

• M means the cube has magnets
• New Cube compared to the Air
• Lighter
• Different surface inside
• GES upgrade to V2 (GES)
• IPG (core) upgraded to V4
• Feels better in the hands
• S is an upgrade just like the iphone 6 --> iphone 6s or 356 --> 356s
• Upgrade but totally new cube if that makes sense.

credits to sandknot on reddit, for summarizing the info from the video

I saw a post on facebook talking about release date, but there's no official announcement as of yet.
However, Danny is a gan guru, so he's probably a good source.
This post can be found on gan's facebook page under the video "New rubiks/gan speedcube review"

I hope it doesnt end up costing $60.....

 

[Badcuber]

Cool! Finally some more info!

 

[Badcuber]

I hope it doesnt end up costing $60.....

Do you have a better estimation on the price?

 

[Perfectionist]

The creator himself talking about the cube,

• M means the cube has magnets
• New Cube compared to the Air
• Lighter
• Different surface inside
• GES upgrade to V2 (GES)
• IPG (core) upgraded to V4
• Feels better in the hands
• S is an upgrade just like the iphone 6 --> iphone 6s or 356 --> 356s
• Upgrade but totally new cube if that makes sense.

credits to sandknot on reddit, for summarizing the info from the video

I saw a post on facebook talking about release date, but there's no official announcement as of yet.
However, Danny is a gan guru, so he's probably a good source.
This post can be found on gan's facebook page under the video "New rubiks/gan speedcube review"

I hope it doesnt end up costing $60.....

Excellent! Finally some non-mysterious info lol!

I'm getting very excited about this cube... am I becoming a wierdo in my old age haha?!

Hopefully, it will live it to the hype and not be a huge anti-climax!

Found another little video on Youtube... from Dan The Man himself!

 

[tofu]

Do you have a better estimation on the price?

Sorry, no idea what pricing is going to be.

 

[Perfectionist]

Sorry, no idea what pricing is going to be.

No doubt Gan will be charging more than the UM, so it will retail at over $50... however, stores like Lightake will probably have it available for around $35

I'm wondering though - would it be worth waiting for the new version of the Valk instead?