Hey guys, its me CriticalCubing and today we shall be taking a look at the upgraded
original Rubik's Speedcube.
The new Rubik's speedcube is a collaboration between GAN and Rubik's.
The new Rubik's Speedcube or RSC for short, was also the standard cube that was used for
Nations cup during World championship 2017, which Germany 1 won, and the Gan RSC was also
unvelied to the world for the first time, at world championship 2017.
Now that I have done the introduction, lets take a closer look.
The RSC comes with textured tiles instead of stickers, which makes the RSC the first
cube from GAN that is stickerless.
Instead of saying "I just peel the sticker off", people will say "I just take the tiles
off".
Bad joke, I know.
The tiles have this matte texture to it, which some people may like, but I personally am
not too fond of it.
I cannot get a good grip on the cube because of the tiles, but that is probably just me.
RSC is priced at about 20$ and is a 57mm cube which weighs around 85 grams.
Currently, most of the mainstream speedcubes on the market are 56mm or 55mm, so the RSC
may feel a bit weird at first, but you get used to it soon and the 1mm difference isn't
that big of a deal.
The GAN RSC is also apparently one of the most complicated 3x3 currently on the market.
So far so good, but how does it perform?
Out of the box, the cube had this smooth, buttery and blocky feel to it that I enjoyed
very much.
Since then, I have broken it in and lubricated with traxxas 30k, and currently the feel is
still smooth enough, but it is not as smooth as out of the box feel.
The cube is also blocky and you may get catches and lockups if you prefer more flexible cubes.
Corner cutting isn't up to par with the current flagship cubes.
RSC can cut 45 degrees, which is good but it cannot cut over 45 degrees, which most
modern mainstream cubes can.
For reverse corner cutting, RSC can cut line to line, which is again great, but cannot
cut over line to line.
Reverse corner cutting is also a bit locky and you can lock up from time to time.
One thing to note about corner cutting is that line to line takes force and you may
get a pause or lockup if you cannot force your way through.
The overall stability of the puzzle is baffling as it is very stable, doesn't corner twist,
doesn't pop and also it is difficult to take out pieces when I want to lubricate.
RSC uses GAN octopus core that uses the GES spring system and it comes with the yellow
springs.
However, personally I've found that the white springs work a bit better in my expreience.
I used the Gan AIR White GES and I'm not sure if you can buy GES springs seperately.
Its main con is definitely the lockups and catches that I get.
Even though the cube has good corner cutting, the blockyness of the cube results in locks
and catches.
M slices were good enough and I don't have much to say regarding that.
What is the verdict then?
First of all, the RSC cube costs 20$.
20$.
Hmm.
You can get a Valk3 or GTS2 for the same prize, so why would you buy a RSC instead?
Valk3 and GTS2 also have better performance for the same price, so those two will be a
the better bang for your buck.
RSC can be bought as a collectors item but I don't think anyone will use this as their
main, when there are certainly better speedcubes out there on the market.
Budget cubes like MF3RS also perform better with lesser lockups than GAN RSC and MF3RS
costs like 5$.
Compare that to 20$ of the RSC.
However, the new RSC is far, far better than the previous Rubik's speedcube that was relesed
a couple years back, so kudos to Gan and Rubik's for this upgrade.
However, currently there are better alternative for the same price and even less.
I don't know if the RSC will be available in toy stores worldwide.
If they do, then beginners have a good initial cube that they can use for practice.
I personally enjoy it exceptionally for slow solving.
The cube is perfect for slow turning and good for learning to turn accurately.
When I'm turning a bit faster, locks and catches show up, so I'm not too fond of it for faster
turning.
This is my main slow turning practice cube haha
Overall, the new GAN RSC is an upgrade from the previous Rubik's speedcube, however it
is neither too bad, nor too good.
But, since this cube will be mass produced and hopefully readily available in general
stores, this will be a good first beginners speedcube for people who want to get into
solving Rubik's cubes.
Thank you to GAN for sending me this cube for testing and thank you for watching this
video.
I gave my honest opinion in this video, so let me know what you think of the RSC cube
and I'll see you next time.
Take care guys, and bye.