Caleb Valenzuela
Member
As you can tell from the title, this will be mostly warnings starting off with:
1.) You need a light and accurate turning style. If you do big cubes and want to get a top-of-the-line 3x3, GAN might be the one for you. You pretty much only need about 70-80% accuracy on your turning. The more accurate, the better. And for light turning, just relax your hands and shoulders and then practice it. If you have a forceful turning style, you are probably better off with MoYu or QiYi as those cubes tolerate harsher turning MUCH better than GAN.
2.) Price. The one thing I HATE about GAN cubes. These prices do go down after some months but by the time that happens, MoYu and QiYi would have released about 40 3x3s. The only good up to date GAN cubes are the 12, 15, and maybe the 13. So i suggest that you wait a little until the price goes down so that you can save some money for other puzzles (and your groceries).
3.) Quality. The quality of GAN cubes are by far the best you can get, hence the price. I have dropped my GAN cubes multiple times and it never broke. To this day my GAN XS from 2022 still exists, unlike my two TV3s... (i am still salty about it). But MoYu cubes are also durable, so you are basically paying for better plastic quality.
4.) Performance. The performance of GAN cubes are great, if you have the recommended turning styles in warning number 1. GAN cubes are usually fast and light, but will lock up if you don't turn at your finest and most elegantest (i dont think thats a word). Let's say you are going to a comp with a GAN cube, you are probably shaky in the first round. Then it's time to compete, you inspect the cube then start solving. You will notice that your GAN cube wants to move everywhere, like its turning or, gliding as you turn. But if you try to continue turning, you will have less of that feel but a more locky feeling. But when you aren't shaky, it performs how you would expect it to, fast and controllable.
5.) Value. Are GAN cubes good value? Not really, but you are paying for a cube that will last you years if you align with the turning style this cube requires and the nerve control you need for GAN cubes. Basically you have to change your turning style completely if you really want to main a GAN cube. I did exactly that this year, and GAN seems like it will be my main until it gets lost or breaks. (probably not that long actually
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Or you can just get one of the many MoYu cubes that probably fit your turning style and you don't have to switch turning styles and all that stuff. Or get the TV3, where it is guaranteed for the magnets to fall in the pieces and for the core to snap within less than 1.5 years of use
1.) You need a light and accurate turning style. If you do big cubes and want to get a top-of-the-line 3x3, GAN might be the one for you. You pretty much only need about 70-80% accuracy on your turning. The more accurate, the better. And for light turning, just relax your hands and shoulders and then practice it. If you have a forceful turning style, you are probably better off with MoYu or QiYi as those cubes tolerate harsher turning MUCH better than GAN.
2.) Price. The one thing I HATE about GAN cubes. These prices do go down after some months but by the time that happens, MoYu and QiYi would have released about 40 3x3s. The only good up to date GAN cubes are the 12, 15, and maybe the 13. So i suggest that you wait a little until the price goes down so that you can save some money for other puzzles (and your groceries).
3.) Quality. The quality of GAN cubes are by far the best you can get, hence the price. I have dropped my GAN cubes multiple times and it never broke. To this day my GAN XS from 2022 still exists, unlike my two TV3s... (i am still salty about it). But MoYu cubes are also durable, so you are basically paying for better plastic quality.
4.) Performance. The performance of GAN cubes are great, if you have the recommended turning styles in warning number 1. GAN cubes are usually fast and light, but will lock up if you don't turn at your finest and most elegantest (i dont think thats a word). Let's say you are going to a comp with a GAN cube, you are probably shaky in the first round. Then it's time to compete, you inspect the cube then start solving. You will notice that your GAN cube wants to move everywhere, like its turning or, gliding as you turn. But if you try to continue turning, you will have less of that feel but a more locky feeling. But when you aren't shaky, it performs how you would expect it to, fast and controllable.
5.) Value. Are GAN cubes good value? Not really, but you are paying for a cube that will last you years if you align with the turning style this cube requires and the nerve control you need for GAN cubes. Basically you have to change your turning style completely if you really want to main a GAN cube. I did exactly that this year, and GAN seems like it will be my main until it gets lost or breaks. (probably not that long actually
) Or you can just get one of the many MoYu cubes that probably fit your turning style and you don't have to switch turning styles and all that stuff. Or get the TV3, where it is guaranteed for the magnets to fall in the pieces and for the core to snap within less than 1.5 years of use
