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I am also interested in a good 54 or even 50 mm cube. My limited experience with smaller cubes has been positive.

 

[Cubing Forever]

I am also interested in a good 54 or even 50 mm cube. My limited experience with smaller cubes has been positive.

YJ ZhiLong? It's the best one for the size

 

[Dan the Beginner]

The GAN 354M V2 had the GES/Tensioning system found in more budget cubes like the GAN 356M with the 0.6 and 0.8.
If they're able to pack in the blue/clear GES system with magnet adjustment this would be much more customisable than the previous 354.
I have to admit, I don't know much about this product (yet). Will have to work out what's going on.

I noticed on one online shops an "Explorer" version of the 354 V2, and it comes with the GES. Let's hope this new one had even better features. Maybe it will have the Tornado magnet adjustment system.

 

[Dan the Beginner]

YJ ZhiLong? It's the best one for the size

I have the Zhilong. Very nice and light, and it turns very well even though it has only one screw for adjusting the spring. I found it just a bit too small. I think a quality, full featured 52mm or 53mm cube may just be the best for small hands. Perhaps Gan is releasing something just like that.

 

[Cubing Forever]

I have the Zhilong. Very nice and light, and it turns very well even though it has only one screw for adjusting the spring. I found it just a bit too small. I think a quality, full featured 52mm or 53mm cube may just be the best for small hands. Perhaps Gan is releasing something just like that.

If you want that then the existing GAN 354 M and it's v2 are good.

 

[Dan the Beginner]

If you want that then the existing GAN 354 M and it's v2 are good.

At those prices, I need them to be more than "very good". Maybe GAN can make a small version of the 11M PRO?

 

[the dnf master]

gan 354 m v2 is quite unpopular if you want a good 54 mm cube, I don't think that there are any that are amazing but the best is probably the guhong v3 m

 

[Tabe]

The Guhong v3 is a very nice 54mm cube. I added extra magnets to mine.

 

[SH03L4C3]

The Guhong v3 is a very nice 54mm cube. I added extra magnets to mine.

whats the difference between v3 and v4?

 

[SH03L4C3]

At those prices, I need them to be more than "very good". Maybe GAN can make a small version of the 11M PRO?

sorry for doublepost, but they are working on a 53mm "GAN Mini M Pro" according to TCC

 

[Tabe]

whats the difference between v3 and v4?

v4 is a standard 56mm size, v3 is 54mm. The v4 also apparently breaks.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

sorry for doublepost, but they are working on a 53mm "GAN Mini M Pro" according to TCC

A double double post. I already shared a tweet from GAN about this.

 

[SH03L4C3]

A double double post. I already shared a tweet from GAN about this.

A 660X Double post... Whoops

 

[Dan the Beginner]

That sounds interesting - a 53mm mini M PRO. Being a Pro, it may be the best small cube but I already bought way too many cubes :|

 

[CFOP INC]

Monster go ai is now on the Cubicle. https://www.thecubicle.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/monstergo-ai-3x3

 

[ender9994]

Monster go ai is now on the Cubicle. https://www.thecubicle.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/monstergo-ai-3x3

Price is great, but definitely not a day 1 purchase for me until I see if their app works better

 

[SH03L4C3]

Price is great, but definitely not a day 1 purchase for me until I see if their app works better

Im still waiting for that Gan smart core. I really hope it works with the Gan X but I doubt it.

 

[Dan the Beginner]

Price is great, but definitely not a day 1 purchase for me until I see if their app works better

Another cube named "AI"! LOL. Aren't they just a cube with a battery, sensors, and Bluetooth? The functions and smartness are in the apps, separate from the cube and most of the apps are quite underwhelming. We are still in very early days.

I have some thoughts:

One day most 3x3 cubes will be smart, cheap and they all look alike. There is only so much you can improve the physical properties of the cube.

There will be a standard, avery smart and user friendly app or apps for all cubes, like Microsoft Windows or Google Chrome are to PCs, and they can cost more than the cube, but are easy to use and importantly standardised. Why do we have to learn yet another buggy App, deal with different terminology, and work out the quirky interfaces, etc each time? And then find out how the stats are presented or even what they actually mean due to differences in definitions? This could be hugely rewarding for some startup. All it takes is for some serious venture effort and programmers.

Online games will be popular. Competitions will be more and more popular online, in time overtaking the traditional in-person competitions, as standards are set and implemented for authentication and security, eg using encryption and hardware IDs, in competition models.

That's where manufacturers and organisers may want to consider IMHO.

Update. I just checked and I believe there are at least 100, 000 active cubers. That's a significant community and market.

 

[SH03L4C3]

Update. I just checked and I believe there are at least 100, 000 active cubers.

Hmm... I wonder where JPerm gets all his subscribers from...

 

[Waffles]

Hmm... I wonder where JPerm gets all his subscribers from...

JPerm caught in 1080p sub bot by some random people joking around in a thread on a half-dead forum