Magnetic vs non magnetic

[EngiNerdBrian]

Stability stability stability. After putting down the cube for 6-7ish years then coming back to the scene i must say I'm amazed at the quality of cubes both with and without magnets. I can't imagine i'll ever go back to big cubes without magnets but i think there are plenty of fantastic non magnetic cubes on the market for 3x3s. I think its more about preference with 3x3 but it's easier to argue that big cubes are objectively better with magnets.

 

[iamtolazytonamethis]

i like rubik's brand

Jk

 

[potatojuiceultra]

I am kind of new to cubing, and I think my knock-off "speedcube" that turns ok and has barely any corner cutting needs to be replaced with something better. As a beginner, should I buy a more expensive magnetic cube, or just buy a cheaper one that performs well?

 

[Deleted member 51471]

I am kind of new to cubing, and I think my knock-off "speedcube" that turns ok and has barely any corner cutting needs to be replaced with something better. As a beginner, should I buy a more expensive magnetic cube, or just buy a cheaper one that performs well?

Something like a Yulong V2 M should be fine. Remember that when you get very competitive, a better cube will be out then what we have now.

 

[Sub1Hour]

I am kind of new to cubing, and I think my knock-off "speedcube" that turns ok and has barely any corner cutting needs to be replaced with something better. As a beginner, should I buy a more expensive magnetic cube, or just buy a cheaper one that performs well?

if you are willing to spend extra get a WuWei M. IMO it hangs in just fine with cubes like the wrm and valk line

 

[potatojuiceultra]

Wow, thanks. I didn't know about these. I will probably get one.

 

[EvanTheCuber]

Something like a Yulong V2 M should be fine. Remember that when you get very competitive, a better cube will be out then what we have now.

The YJ Yulong V2 M will feel very sandy and horrible out of the box(my experience.) But then, I loosened it a ton, and its the best cube in the world. For Now, (Before I get my XS and My Tengyun v2 M) It replaces my GAN 356 X as a main. Its corner cutting is just too satisfying.

 

[brododragon]

The YJ Yulong V2 M will feel very sandy and horrible out of the box(my experience.) But then, I loosened it a ton, and its the best cube in the world. For Now, (Before I get my XS and My Tengyun v2 M) It replaces my GAN 356 X as a main. Its corner cutting is just too satisfying.

You main a Yulong V2 M over an X but are getting the XS??

 

[Sub1Hour]

You main a Yulong V2 M over an X but are getting the XS??

The X and XS are performance-wise very similar cubes. They only difference I can find is the different customizable options and feel.

 

[RiceMan_]

Magnetic cubes are more stable

 

[dudefaceguy]

I recently fell in love with blind events. After seeing that both the 3BLD and MBLD record holders use non magnetic cubes (Hilliard and Siggins), I decided to put some effort into setting up my Little Magic and Valk. I kinda like them for 3 reasons:

1. They are cheap and durable compared to magnetic cubes. I do a lot of my cubing standing up and moving around, including during my commute. I periodically drop the cubes - this is very upsetting if it's a GTS3M, but not if it's a Little Magic. I used the Huanglong as my main for a while, and dropped it on concrete several times. The green face started feeling weird, so I opened it up and found that 4 edges and 2 corners had loose magnets that had fallen out of their spots! I really don't want to deal with re-gluing magnets every couple of weeks.

2. They can be extremely fast and easy to turn.

3. They are very light - the lightest non magnetic cube will always be lighter than the lightest magnetic cube. I have some problems with repetitive stress injuries in my hands, so this is important. When it comes to weight and ease of turning, every little bit helps.

The main downside is that the cubes are less stable, which causes some lockups - this can make them harder to turn than a magnetic cube. I was able to reduce this with some setup and tensioning, but it's still a factor. My turning is adjusting to be more accurate as well.

The Little Magic's competition is the new Guhong - it's very easy to turn, cheap, and almost as light. We'll see how the magnets hold up after I drop it a few times, haha.

Has anyone else tried out some non magnetic cubes for blind solving recently?

 

[AbsoRuud]

I've tried and very much liked the GAN Rubik's Speedcube for 3BLD. It's very stable, turns very smoothly and obviously isn't magnetic. But it has a pretty hefty logo that I do not want to remove at all so I'll never use it in a competition.

What I will most likely use in a competition is a MeiLong. I have one set up with strong magnets, but I'm getting a couple of new ones soon and I'll try those out first without magnets. Best thing: MeiLongs come without a logo so I don't have to feel bad about having to remove a logo from a puzzle.

 

[Username: Username:]

If you are looking at this thread for suggestions, literally put the magnetic version of which cube you want to buy on the cart right now and do the checkout in an instant.

Magnetic cube has a really good clicky feeling, stable turning and it will rarely overshoot (sometimes it depends with the cube but most magnetic cubes will rarely overshoot) and the budget magnetic cubes like the Yuxin Little Magic M could probably compete with higher priced cubes, if setup was correct, with the combination of good setup and magnets, magnetic cubes could probably compete with Gan's cubes.

I'm not looking for suggestions - I already have way more magnetic and nonmagnetic cubes than I need. I'm just noting that 3BLD and MBLD world records are using nonmagnetic cubes, and wondering if anyone else has experience using nonmagnetic cubes for blind events. Graham Siggins has a long video about how he sets up his nonmagnetic Weilongs, but it doesn't get into the differences with magnetic cubes.

I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to whoever wants suggestion on whether he should buy a magnetic cube or a non magnetic cube from this thread.

 

[dudefaceguy]

If you are looking at this thread for suggestions, literally put the magnetic version of which cube you want to buy on the cart right now and do the checkout in an instant.

Magnetic cube has a really good clicky feeling, stable turning and it will rarely overshoot (sometimes it depends with the cube but most magnetic cubes will rarely overshoot) and the budget magnetic cubes like the Yuxin Little Magic M could probably compete with higher priced cubes, if setup was correct, with the combination of good setup and magnets, magnetic cubes could probably compete with Gan's cubes.

I'm not looking for suggestions - I already have way more magnetic and nonmagnetic cubes than I need. I'm just noting that 3BLD and MBLD world records are using nonmagnetic cubes, and wondering if anyone else has experience using nonmagnetic cubes for blind events. Graham Siggins has a long video about how he sets up his nonmagnetic Weilongs, but it doesn't get into the differences with magnetic cubes.

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

Gots to give it to magnetic cubes, they may be a little more pricy, but it is worth it.

 

[crazykitten499]

Personally I prefer magnetic cubes because they snap into place more

I like cubes that snap, but my rs3m 2020 doesn't annoyingly, even though its M cos the magnets r 2 weak

 

[freshcuber.de]

#Lifeistooshortfornonmagneticcubes.

Most of my life cubes were not magnetic.

 

[SH03L4C3]

For big cubes especially

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