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Before I say more, the GAN V100 is a good cube. I just personally refer to it as “garbage,” not because of the turning itself, or because I am a MoYu lover, but because of a few other issues I’ve run into.

Here are the main reasons:

Catching:
This is something I’ve consistently noticed. The V100 tends to catch unless you adjust your turning style to it. If you’re coming from cubes from other brands, it’s even more noticeable at first. After adaptation it’s manageable, but it’s still a factor for me.

Breaking / durability:
I’ll admit the V11 also has even more common durability issues that I’m not a fan of (one reason I prefer the Ferrocore V2). The V100 has similar concerns. The most common failure I’ve seen is the thin stalk on the corner piece (near the foot magnet) snapping. There are other, less common breakages as well. It’s not a frequent issue overall, but I’ve personally seen around 3 cases of this (just from my in-person encounters with the cube) in this same way, so it’s something I can’t ignore.

Purpose Of Its Existance:
This is where the cube feels a bit redundant to me. From what I understand, GAN likely made it to cover a few markets: a cube with black internals, a smaller 55mm option, and a cheaper price point.

The issue is that each of these already has strong alternatives with arguably better execution:

• Black internals: V11 SE
• 55mm (or even 54mm): GuHong Pro+
• Budget: RS3 V5, GuHong Pro+, MGC Beta

So while the V100 isn’t a bad cube, it feels a bit unnecessary compared to what already exists.