Hey YouTube it's me Spotty!
Today, we've got an unboxing that I'm super excited about!
Inside is the Gans Air UM and the brand-new SM as well!
Okay, quickly, I wanna pause to give a huge thanks to speedcube.com.au for sending this
out early!
Links will be below if you wanna preorder the SM AND the discount you can use for 10% off!
Alright, now let's begin.
To start, let's quickly check out the Air UM.
Comes with some Gan accessories including bags, one's actually for the SM I'm pretty
sure, and these GES nuts which I will have to play around with.
Getting into turning...
Whoa, this was not what I was expecting at all.
The puzzle feels good and I really like the turning so far, but it does not remind me
of the Gan Air.
It's very light, which I guess is the biggest similarity, but it's also a tad sandy right
out which I don't normally expect from Gan cubes.
The turning is also smooth when turning slow but more crispy and a little clacky as well,
unlike the original Air which is much more buttery and soft.
But performance wise, it's flowing well and definitely a good puzzle.
Just a little surprised at how this feels.
Oh and the magnetic click.
Almost forgot.
The click is relatively strong.
You can definitely feel the pull when turning slowly but when in a solve or doing algs,
it's subtle.
If you're looking for it in solves, you'll feel it, otherwise though, it shouldn't
hinder speed or fluidity or anything like that.
Okay, let's get into the SM.
So first things first, the puzzle comes with nicely packaged GES Nuts and a small pamphlet
explaining the use of them.
I'm pretty sure these Nuts are a little different to older generation Gan cubes and
the container these come in is different too. I think the container packing these looks good,
but it's not the most practical, seems a little finicky.
(Yes I opened it the wrong way round.)
And then the redesigned box is great, I definitely see more use for this compared to the older
one.
Finally, getting into the puzzle itself.
Oh and btw, I've heard that SM doesn't stand for anything, but then on speedcube,
it's listed as the superspeed magneto.
It's definitely an awesome name, but I'm not sure exactly where it came from.
If you know more, let me know in the comments section.
Thanks in advanced.
So the SM, this is basically exactly what I was expecting out of the UM.
The turning on this is fluid, it's buttery smooth and the feedback is much softer, similar
to the original Air.
The plastic itself also feels quite soft compared to the UM and the click of the magnets isn't
as harsh although the strength feels similar.
Yeah, this is so much more reminiscent of the Air.
The stability on the SM is greater than the UM I think.
It feels less floppy and it keeps it shape more.
However, that may also be because of the tensions which are relatively tight and the blue nuts
that are in here.
Final thing that I'd like to mention cause I think it's super cool.
The mech is really interesting.
Pieces are quite hard to get out, but once you do crack it open you see this really cool
honeycomb design on the edges and corners.
I'm not sure what benefits there actually are from having this honeycomb design, maybe
less friction, but either way, looks so so cool.
I haven't seen this design on a 3x3 before, or any puzzle for that matter.
Hey!
A day has passed, did about 100 solves on each puzzle and I'm back with some thoughts.
After playing around with both, right now, I do prefer the feeling of the SM, or at the
very least am more used to it.
I find it weird that the UM is so different.
That's not to say that it's bad, both are truly excellent puzzles and based on performance
alone, either could for sure be main potential.
One thing I forgot to mention in the unboxing btw is the corner cutting, it's great.
The reason that I like the SM's feel more is because it has a softer plastic and feedback
which I really like.
At first though, I did have problems with slight catching.
It wasn't a corner centre catch but rather felt like the puzzle wasn't cutting backwards
as easily as is expected.
Loosening the puzzle did help.
I think overall, I'm more fluid using the UM though.
So yeah, the SM is so much more like the Air.
The difference is that it's quicker and more stable.
The UM on the other hand is quicker and more stable too, but the feeling is quite different
with a more crispy, clacky feeling.
I don't know if this crispiness will diminish as it is broken in more, we'll just have
to see.
But according to my experience out of the box, my recommendations are as follows.
If you like the Original Gan Air or like the sound of the original Gan Air then the Air
SM is the one I'd go for.
If you're wanting an upgrade that is.
If you're wanting a Gan Air type cube but with a slightly more crispy feeling, still
with great performance than the Air UM is that one I'd go for.
But yeah, that's all I've got to say for this one.
Thank you to speedcube.com.au for sending out these puzzles, links to everything will
be in the description, thank you guys for watching and I will catch you all in the next
one.
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