Buying Your First Speed Cube? This Is What You NEED To Know.

This is the video I wish I had when I decided to buy my first speed cube.

FAVs (Frequently Asked Videos)

0:00 This is the video I wish I had when I started
1:17 Why you need a speed cube
2:02 Where do you get speed cubes from?
2:52 How much should you pay for them?
3:27 Which speed cube should I get?

So apparently the MF3RS2 is no longer being produced. Rip. Still, you should get a magnetic cube.

[Tingman]

I hope this helps some of you choose your very first speed cube as you enter the crazy and wonderful world of cubing! Of course these are my opinions only, but with prices being so low these days, it really makes sense that you get a magnetic cube. From Daily Puzzles of course. Please. Do it for the kids.

[mintybluej]

Tingman: “Cheaper and better”

GAN: “I’ll ignore that first part”

[oscarbalsillie]

You can tell tingman just finished a good session of Star Wars

[CubeHead]

The kids that start cubing are spoiled, having this type of quality content 😮

Also my advice would be that; to just get started it doesn't really matter what cube you use (it's just to figure out the basics so a better cube won't help here) but if you don't own a cube yet, or really want to get into speed cubing, then yes the cubes Tingman recommend are awesome (although I haven't tried the thunderclap v3 yet 🤔)

[blackwatercat]

For people watching now, the RS3M 2020 is also very good!
Its a little bit like the QiYi MS, but its a bit newer, better and nicer feeling in my opinion. You can also change the springs which is a nice bonus.

[bobm]

Thank you for this video. My grandson is Cuber NYC, and watching his videos reminded me of the great fun I had when I bought a cube in 1980. I worked at Boeing Airplanes, and an engineer told me about the Rubik's Cube. Another engineer published a small paper on solving the cube, otherwise I might still be trying to figure it out. Rapidly it became apparent the (original) cubes were slow, so I would take mine apart, use 600-grit paper to smooth the pieces and lube it with petroleum jelly. :p I bought a QiYi clock and have enjoyed it, and decided to get a decent cube--for fun. This video is Great! Thank you for laying it out there. BTW, I can now do the clock sub-7. I set a timer for seven minutes and can finish before the timer goes off. I hope to do the cube (I ordered a Thunderclap on your advice) in sub-10 minutes. You kids are amazing in your quickness. It's fun for this old guy to watch your videos. Thank you. Stay fast, stay healthy.

[Namuundoesstuff]

*4 months later:*
*RS3M, Qiyi MS, Meilong M and Yuxin little magic m*

[SliminBlue]

My tip: Don't buy an expensive cube right off the bat. I'm a fairly new cuber, but I've learned a lot in my time. My first cube was a Rubik's 2x2, and then went straight in for a Gan 356 RS. The Gan RS is about 18 or 20 USD, and, like stated in the video, it was a mistake because it's non-magnetic. Take his examples on some good budget magnetic cubes and buy one, but if you really want to go for a non-magnetic cube, buy the Little Magic. It's one of the cheapest cubes and can hold up at competitions, and because it's cheap, it won't be too overly taxing on your wallet. But seriously, just buy a cheap magnetic cube like stated in the video.

[gatorbaitnate]

Me, who already owns 4 speedcubes: "Interesting..."

[SBCuber]

I’ve been solving the Cube since I was in high school back in 1982, (yes, I’m old 😬) however, I thought cubing had died out over the years, until I recently stumbled upon this video by Tingman telling me “It’s time I got a better cube.” This helped me discover that cubing had made an amazing resurgence that I was completely unaware of. I just wish I had found out much sooner that there was such a great cubing community out there! I have since got back into cubing (after many many years) and I owe it all to Tingman’s video. So a big THANK YOU to Tingman!

[iankim]

Tingman, you are simply the greatest cubing youtuber as you devote so much time and effort into entertaining us. You and Olor are so great for simply being yourselves. Thank you

[SuperDuperCuber]

How bout make olors channel Tinggirl and your son's (when he is old enough) tingboy? Like to vote and get tingman to heart this

[LKCubing]

It’s annoying when you see beginners with 356xs and you’re stuck with a little magic

[aexku]

I recommend the Thunderclap v3 M bc If you get the right tension it is a very good cube it also takes time to work it out before you have good Corner cutting

[StillOnTrack]

Thanks Tingman. I'm just learning to solve so after only two days of practice with my store-bought Rubik's, I'm looking for something that is fun to use rather than frustrating. I really appreciate the recommendations.

[tutin]

I think it's kinda funny that someone disliked the video before it came out

[cubed]

Definitely wish I had this a few years back. I would just recommend that people do some research before buying pretty much anything. Specifically for cubing, don’t stress too much over what your first speedcube will be, there’s always gonna be a chance to upgrade as hardware improves over time. Plus, cubes at lower prices now are so good anyways! Great video, thanks for making this!

[edwardrust]

Wow the tingman in this video was so excited and enthusiastic! I can feel the atmosphere changing and can't wait for what you've got planned next week!

[avprime]

One tip I have for New Cubers ( I'm not very advanced, I average 18 or 19) is to please learn the most efficient ways to do algorithms. If you start doing an algorithm that is comfortable for you at the start, but is not efficient, you will be stuck with that and it's hard to change into a new habit. I still do my Uperms in the worst way possible after even 1 year. So please learn the right fingertricks

Edit: I am practicing the mu uperms with good fingertricks and i am improving a lot. Btw I average 15 to 17 seconds now, which is not much, mainly because i hadntt been cubing for some time

[JustsomeCowBoyin]

Just bought a cube from dailypuzzles. I live in Australia and this is way cheaper than other websites like speedcubeshop which is only in the US, the discount code also helped a lot. I also tipped and stuff I’m so grateful for this, thanks man you saved me 30$ on shipping etc.