Mefferts or eastsheen? (4x4x4)

[Zarxrax]

I had a mefferts clone, never tried a real mefferts, but I like eastsheen better. Its much looser and faster, but it does lock up pretty bad. Neither of them really cut corners at all. I prefer the smaller size of the eastsheen, as I can fit my fingers around it more comfortably.

 

[JLarsen]

So I got a Meffert's. I'm very disappointed. Not really pleased at all. I corners about the same as an Eastsheen just it's not smooth and takes more force to turn. Also it comes with those crappy tiles.

 

[Robert-Y]

When some of you are posting your opinions about the cubes, you are talking about the quality of the cube after it's been broken-in and lubed, right? If not, I don't really see the point of describing the quality of the cubes, right after you lifted them out of the box and tried doing a few turns.

 

[ThePizzaGuy92]

i'm shocked that eastsheen has so many votes.
I just got my Mefferts, and it's the best, far far better than the DX clone.

 

[IamWEB]

Confirmed: I am getting a Mefferts 4x4x4.
Question: Which color, black or white?

From what I've read around the forums, white are smoother at first, but after breaking in and then lubing, the black ones are better. I would prefer using a black one, but if the white's better, that's what I'm getting.

EastSheen's are great right out of the box, but do Mefferts suck or something when you first buy them?
Do you think a brand new Mefferts would be a lubed Rubik's w/ some breaking in?

 

[Vulosity]

Confirmed: I am getting a Mefferts 4x4x4.
Question: Which color, black or white?

From what I've read around the forums, white are smoother at first, but after breaking in and then lubing, the black ones are better. I would prefer using a black one, but if the white's better, that's what I'm getting.

EastSheen's are great right out of the box, but do Mefferts suck or something when you first buy them?
Do you think a brand new Mefferts would be a lubed Rubik's w/ some breaking in?

My Black Meffert's went from ultimate stiffness to turnable after lubing. After that, it's just a matter of breaking in and slightly loosening the screw in the core. Some people's black ones cut corners better than their white ones, but the white is smoother.

 

[puzzlemaster]

Mefferts > Eastsheen

Pros
-Does not lock up as much, Bigger, Does not pop
Cons
-Center pieces can break.
-Costs more than ES

Eastsheens are smoother, really small, lock up a lot, and are a pain in the butt to re-assemble.

Meffert's pop a lot more than Eastsheen.

lol you've had a mefferts pop? i find that incredibly difficult to believe...

 

[jcuber]

It only happens after like 4-5 months of it being almost unbearably loose, and even then only edges pop. It only happened with my white mefferts, I have had the black one only a month now.

 

[IamWEB]

I really want smoothness... but if the black ones perform better, then I'm ordering one of those.
Don't take that the wrong way XD

 

[imaghost]

my eastsheen i got recently, it wasnt easy to turn like ive seen on a bunch of videos, but i put some silicone spray in it and its really smooth and i guess you can cut corners a little and it is really easy to turn now... plus i got it for free so what can i say lol. but ive never tried a mefferts brand, but ive tried rubiks and it sucked really badly... plus he poured motor oil on it before adn it falls apart way too easily.

 

[Unknown.soul]

I've had my white one for a little over a month and I feel it getting looser, but I still haven't gotten a pop. Maybe white cubies on a black core would be better in the long run?

 

[IamWEB]

my eastsheen i got recently, it wasnt easy to turn like ive seen on a bunch of videos, but i put some silicone spray in it and its really smooth and i guess you can cut corners a little and it is really easy to turn now... plus i got it for free so what can i say lol. but ive never tried a mefferts brand, but ive tried rubiks and it sucked really badly... plus he poured motor oil on it before adn it falls apart way too easily.

Well the motor oil automatically changes the effects of the cube.
Mefferts are like remakes of the old Rubik's 4x4's, which I've never had. The current Rubik's 4x4's are decent at MOST. I can't ever see myself sub-1:30ing with it, although Yu or Erik probably could....

 

[jcuber]

*hint* *wink* *hint*

VIDEOS!

 

[byu]

I've had my ES 4x4 a while now, and I think it's great. It has never popped, it's at a great tension, no corner cutting though.

 

[SnappleXXL]

I would say mefferts because basically thats my personal choice. However Clefferts (Cube For you tiled 4x4) is a clone that is actually thought to be better than the mefferts itself.

www.cubeforyou.com

 

[IamWEB]

I would say mefferts because basically thats my personal choice. However Clefferts (Cube For you tiled 4x4) is a clone that is actually thought to be better than the mefferts itself.

www.cubeforyou.com

Source/Proof/Evidence?

 

[Vulosity]

I would say mefferts because basically thats my personal choice. However Clefferts (Cube For you tiled 4x4) is a clone that is actually thought to be better than the mefferts itself.

www.cubeforyou.com

Just because Monkeydude1313 said so, it's just his opinion. He got a crappy Meffert's 4x4 too.

 

[ConnorCuber]

Look, The DX tiled 4x4, the mefferts, the C4U 4x4:

THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.
They Come from the exact same factory.

 

[Nukoca]

Look, The DX tiled 4x4, the mefferts, the C4U 4x4:

THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.
They Come from the exact same factory.

Where did you learn that?

 

[MangoTangoFox]

Okay 1st of all, this should be:

Clefferts 4x4 Vs Eastsheen 4x4

Clefferts is a copy of the Mefferts Cube, and its made by Cube For You.
(Copy Mefferts = Clefferts)
Look at MonkeyDude1313's 4x4 comparison, there is no comparison.

The Clefferts is like under $15 for Black OR White
Its cuts corners and turns nice.

The only reason why you should get an Eastsheen ($16-$18),
is because you have smaller hands, or want a more portable cube.
And that is exactly why I'm buying a white eastsheen 4x4 instead of a white clefferts 4x4, portability.