YJ GuanLong Magic Cube

[Deleted member 19792]

YJ GuanLong Magic Cube Two Dollar!

Pretty much the cube is going to be two US dollars, as it looks exactly like the Sulong but it probably has crappy plastic.

It seems that it is going to promote speedcubing and such instead of trying to create a new and expensive speedcube [lol aosu]

Might get it to give out to people at school.


My review:

The cube is pretty good and I can get really decent times with it. PB with this cube is 10.32

 

[CriticalCubing]

So this is the new Moyu Cube, eh?
Seems like Aolong but the corners are little different.

 

[TDM]

Wait, wasn't there another thread about this? What happened to it?

anyway I might have to get this cube just because it doesn't cost anything

 

[goodatthis]

Wow, I like the particularly uncanny resemblance to a sulong.

 

[ChickenWrap]

Where can I buy it for $2?

 

[Lchu613]

So it's basically the same design as the Sulong, Chilong, and Yulong.

 

[Bryan Chia]

So this is the new Moyu Cube, eh?
Seems like Aolong but the corners are little different.

apparently this is the YJ series

 

[Rocky0701]

But does it actually have the quality to hang with the WeiLong or AoLong?

 

[Bryan Chia]

But does it actually have the quality to hang with the WeiLong or AoLong?

They did say this cube is suitable for you to practice if you’re a Sub-30 and once you start getting Sub-20, it’s still not too late for you to get a Weilong or maybe an Aolong. Its overall performance will not be worse than ZhanChi, no matter the corner cutting, the anti-popping ability, or the turning speed, etc.

 

[goodatthis]

Uhm... Does anyone else realize this is a joke? I'm pretty sure this is the exact same thing as the newer Sulong's with the fitted stickers.

 

[guysensei1]

Uhm... Does anyone else realize this is a joke? I'm pretty sure this is the exact same thing as the newer Sulong's with the fitted stickers.

The Chinese on the box actually says GuanLong. And also, I seem to recall that YJ themselves actually made a thread about this. Wonder where it went.

 

[Bryan Chia]

The Chinese on the box actually says GuanLong. And also, I seem to recall that YJ themselves actually made a thread about this. Wonder where it went.

might have been deleted by the Moderator

 

[Shah]

They did say this cube is suitable for you to practice if you’re a Sub-30 and once you start getting Sub-20, it’s still not too late for you to get a Weilong or maybe an Aolong. Its overall performance will not be worse than ZhanChi, no matter the corner cutting, the anti-popping ability, or the turning speed, etc.

MoYu Fanboy. -_-

 

[Bryan Chia]

MoYu Fanboy. -_-

m8, it was on their website -_-
learn to google

FYI, i like the zhanchi as well, it was one of my favourite cube

 

[gokkar]

According to their Facebook page, the low price is a result of the fact that they aren't looking to make a profit off of this cube. Their goal is to make speedcubes that can be afforded by anyone, which will, in turn, increase the popularity of the hobby, ultimately boosting sales that they do make money off of. An interesting strategy, indeed.

 

[TraciAG]

Yeah, that's what their facebook said pretty much verbatim. That their goal wasn't to profit, but to make a fairly nice and affordable cube so that they could expand the cubing community.

They'll probably profit a bit from it anyway, because I know that myself as well as a lot of people I know are going to buy them in bulks so we can give them out to people we know.

 

[SpeedCubeReview]

So, is there a reason cubes sell one for $2 and another for $10 if it looks like the plastic and design is relatively the same?

 

[gokkar]

What it sounds like is that the performance will be sufficient, but not quite on par with cubes like the AoLong, which would still give incentive for more advanced cubers to purchase those cubes.

 

[TraciAG]

I think most cubes that have a relatively general design cost as much as they do because the average price for a 3x3 is ~15 bucks. So it's just average market price.

2 dollars is probably a little more than it costs to make the GuanLong. And they probably have a mark they need to hit before it becomes profitable.

I doubt it's as good as the AoLong, but I also doubt it cost at least $10 to manufacture per cube. It's just the retail price that the cubes revolve around.

2 dollars is probably enough to make them profitable, and cheap enough for them to appeal to pretty much everybody because of how low the price is compared to other retailers.

Correct me if I'm wrong! This is all a guess.

 

[newtonbase]

$2.95 on Lightake.