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For anyone looking to dip their toes into speed cubing or cubing in general I highly recommend checking out a YuXin Little Magic. https://www.thecubicle.com/pr

For anyone looking to dip their toes into speed cubing or cubing in general I highly recommend checking out a YuXin Little Magic. https://www.thecubicle.com/products/yuxin-little-magic-3x3 https://www.thecubicle.com/products/yuxin-little-magic-3x3 The cube is only $6 (recently inflationed from $5) and it's one of the best cubes I've ever used. I have a stack of these sitting at home that I sometimes give to people who show an interest. Incidentally, YuXin makes some very smooth and affordable larger cubes. Their 11x11 is insanely fun. https://www.thecubicle.com/products/yuxin-little-magic-11x11 https://www.thecubicle.com/products/yuxin-little-magic-11x11

hbn 3y ago
That's crazy they sell apparently decent 11x11 cubes these days. I remember back when I was getting into cubing, late 07-early 08 and you could only get up to 5x5 cubes. Vcube had a website up for what seemed like forever (I was 10 so it may not be as long as my memory tells me) showing that they were going to be selling 6x6 and 7x7 cubes, and at some point it started feeling like vaporware and I thought maybe the site was just a viral stunt. But eventually they came out and I bought a 7x7 which I still have, and I thought it was so cool. It's still the biggest cube I have but it's not great to use because it was before a lot of modern cube tech advancements. I'm not super hardcore into cubes, every few years I look online into what the zeitgeist is saying to find the best new 3x3 speedcube and buy one to keep on my desk and do E-perms while reading or watching videos. And a couple years ago I bought a decent 5x5 (looking at the email receipt, it's - YJ MGC Magnetic 5x5 - Stickerless) and I've had a lot of fun playing with that sometimes while listening to podcasts. Though it is prone to pieces popping if I'm not careful with my turns
- saalweachter 3y ago
  I feel like the rise of 3d printing and the falling cost of rapid prototyping has to play a part here. A giant Rubik's cube is the sort of thing that one person with a computer, a resin printer, and an obsession could design and test until it's ready to bring to market, and which is such a niche market that it'd be a terrible business decision to do it.
- noman-land 3y ago
  I remember the VCube launches very fondly. I got the email and jumped from my chair and ordered both the 6 and 7 on the spot. The 6 was terrible and I've never liked pillowed cubes but i wore those things to the nub. I'm so happy that large cubes are not only commonplace, but well made and affordable. I absolutely love my 7, 9, 11 and 13s. And I still hate even-order cubes.
nsilvestri 3y ago
MoYu RS3M 2021 is considered a better budget cube nowadays. Many people use it as their main, which is not something that can be said about the YLM.
- noman-land 3y ago
  Cool, I didn't know about this one. Looks awesome. But it's over twice as expensive! :)
  - nsilvestri 3y ago
    Ah, whoops, the 2020, not the 2021! Should only be $9 at the right place. In my opinion, the extra couple dollars are worth it :)
    - noman-land 3y ago
      I've always wanted maglev but didn't want to spend a lot of money. Is that a pretty good one to get? Would love a maglev main. I currently use a GTS M.
- dailykoder 3y ago
  I have the "MoYu Super RS3 M 2022" as maglev version and I love it. Can recommend! I am not a "real speedcuber" tho. My average is about 40s, but it's a nice cube and I enjoy playing with it.

hbn 3y ago

That's crazy they sell apparently decent 11x11 cubes these days. I remember back when I was getting into cubing, late 07-early 08 and you could only get up to 5x5 cubes. Vcube had a website up for what seemed like forever (I was 10 so it may not be as long as my memory tells me) showing that they were going to be selling 6x6 and 7x7 cubes, and at some point it started feeling like vaporware and I thought maybe the site was just a viral stunt. But eventually they came out and I bought a 7x7 which I still have, and I thought it was so cool. It's still the biggest cube I have but it's not great to use because it was before a lot of modern cube tech advancements. I'm not super hardcore into cubes, every few years I look online into what the zeitgeist is saying to find the best new 3x3 speedcube and buy one to keep on my desk and do E-perms while reading or watching videos. And a couple years ago I bought a decent 5x5 (looking at the email receipt, it's - YJ MGC Magnetic 5x5 - Stickerless) and I've had a lot of fun playing with that sometimes while listening to podcasts. Though it is prone to pieces popping if I'm not careful with my turns

saalweachter 3y ago
I feel like the rise of 3d printing and the falling cost of rapid prototyping has to play a part here. A giant Rubik's cube is the sort of thing that one person with a computer, a resin printer, and an obsession could design and test until it's ready to bring to market, and which is such a niche market that it'd be a terrible business decision to do it.
noman-land 3y ago
I remember the VCube launches very fondly. I got the email and jumped from my chair and ordered both the 6 and 7 on the spot. The 6 was terrible and I've never liked pillowed cubes but i wore those things to the nub. I'm so happy that large cubes are not only commonplace, but well made and affordable. I absolutely love my 7, 9, 11 and 13s. And I still hate even-order cubes.

nsilvestri 3y ago

MoYu RS3M 2021 is considered a better budget cube nowadays. Many people use it as their main, which is not something that can be said about the YLM.

noman-land 3y ago
Cool, I didn't know about this one. Looks awesome. But it's over twice as expensive! :)
- nsilvestri 3y ago
  Ah, whoops, the 2020, not the 2021! Should only be $9 at the right place. In my opinion, the extra couple dollars are worth it :)
  - noman-land 3y ago
    I've always wanted maglev but didn't want to spend a lot of money. Is that a pretty good one to get? Would love a maglev main. I currently use a GTS M.
dailykoder 3y ago
I have the "MoYu Super RS3 M 2022" as maglev version and I love it. Can recommend! I am not a "real speedcuber" tho. My average is about 40s, but it's a nice cube and I enjoy playing with it.