Diansheng 2x2??

[Cride5]

While on the hunt for the illusive Maru 2x2, I stumbled across this..
http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-574a16849c4fdf07ab4db77f0064ffdf.htm?cm_cat=0

Does anyone have one of these? Any idea what its like?

 

[r_517]

it definitely surpassed Eastsheen2*2 because of its springs inside.
However, many people said that it will be more excellent if u use Diansheng's core and Eastsheen's corner pieces

 

[Ryanrex116]

That is the screw spring 2x2. I got one from dealperfect (sorry). It is okay, but it tends to lock up a bit. Also, the core seems to have a crack in it now.

Basically, it is an eastsheen w/ screws and springs. Possibly cheaper plastic.

 

[daniel0731ex]

that's why you want a maru 2x2

 

[rowehessler]

i might just order a fewi need some new 2x2's

 

[JTW2007]

i might just order a fewi need some new 2x2's

You mean the hacky-sack one from Nationals isn't good enough?

 

[K3tchUP]

And where can you buy maru 2x2x2? Or even DS 2x2x2?

 

[Cride5]

And where can you buy maru 2x2x2? Or even DS 2x2x2?

No idea about the Maru 2x2 - searched quite a lot of sites, including Chinese and Japanese auction sites .. and found precisely nothing!

As Ryanrex116 pointed out, the DS 2x2 can be bought on DealPerfect here, but I couldn't find any 'add to cart' button. Maybe its out of stock?

 

[Edmund]

I'm totally gonna order this.

 

[K3tchUP]

And where can you buy maru 2x2x2? Or even DS 2x2x2?

No idea about the Maru 2x2 - searched quite a lot of sites, including Chinese and Japanese auction sites .. and found precisely nothing!

As Ryanrex116 pointed out, the DS 2x2 can be bought on DealPerfect here, but I couldn't find any 'add to cart' button. Maybe its out of stock?

As far as i know DP was "redoing" their site and online order still can't be made.

 

[daniel0731ex]

No idea about the Maru 2x2 - searched quite a lot of sites, including Chinese and Japanese auction sites .. and found precisely nothing!

http://maru.tw/


you know, you could have just go to their own site....


but they're not shipped outside taiwan, so that's not very helpful anyway

 

[MichaelErskine]

DP is having some serious trouble for selling certain products and shipping them to countries where those products are illegal. I have my doubts whether they'll come out of this intact. It may be better to petition DX or FP to stock the items you're after (esp. if they're available on taobao.com).

EDIT: request a product at DX with the following form http://www.dealextreme.com/feedbacks/productrequest.dx

 

[Cride5]

No idea about the Maru 2x2 - searched quite a lot of sites, including Chinese and Japanese auction sites .. and found precisely nothing!

http://maru.tw/


you know, you could have just go to their own site....


but they're not shipped outside taiwan, so that's not very helpful anyway

A right, I didn't realise Maru was Taiwanese, That helped a lot ... thanks!

So it looks like the main Taiwanese auction site is yahoo: http://tw.bid.yahoo.com/

.. and I found a yahoo shop which sells loads of Maru products here:
http://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/c47056348?u=cuber_shop

I've sent an email to ask if they ship internationally, will let you know the outcome...

 

[daniel0731ex]

No idea about the Maru 2x2 - searched quite a lot of sites, including Chinese and Japanese auction sites .. and found precisely nothing!

http://maru.tw/


you know, you could have just go to their own site....


but they're not shipped outside taiwan, so that's not very helpful anyway

A right, I didn't realise Maru was Taiwanese, That helped a lot ... thanks!

So it looks like the main Taiwanese auction site is yahoo: http://tw.bid.yahoo.com/

.. and I found a yahoo shop which sells loads of Maru products here:
http://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/c47056348?u=cuber_shop

I've sent an email to ask if they ship internationally, will let you know the outcome...

so how's it?

 

[Cride5]

so how's it?

Ordered the Maru 2x2 from PopBuying on the 28th October, also ordered a Diansheng 2x2 on the 20th October ... neither have arrived yet ... will post some comments when they eventually get here, if ever :rolleyes:

 

[Cride5]

My Diensheng 2x2 finally arrived today and I have to say, compared to my well broken in ES 2x2 I wasn't really that impressed. Its much louder, stiffer and lockier. For a fair comparison tho, I'll need to use it for a while ... grind these cubies down...

 

[Konsta]

My Diensheng 2x2 finally arrived today and I have to say, compared to my well broken in ES 2x2 I wasn't really that impressed. Its much louder, stiffer and lockier. For a fair comparison tho, I'll need to use it for a while ... grind these cubies down...

Just change the ES cubies into your DS, I'll guarantee, you will love it.
Also, you might want to loosen up it a bit, if you haven't done it already.

 

[Cride5]

My Diensheng 2x2 finally arrived today and I have to say, compared to my well broken in ES 2x2 I wasn't really that impressed. Its much louder, stiffer and lockier. For a fair comparison tho, I'll need to use it for a while ... grind these cubies down...

Just change the ES cubies into your DS, I'll guarantee, you will love it.
Also, you might want to loosen up it a bit, if you haven't done it already.

Think I'll wait until I have a spare ES (I do like my trusty eastsheen). Cheers for the tip tho..

 

[Konsta]

My Diensheng 2x2 finally arrived today and I have to say, compared to my well broken in ES 2x2 I wasn't really that impressed. Its much louder, stiffer and lockier. For a fair comparison tho, I'll need to use it for a while ... grind these cubies down...

Just change the ES cubies into your DS, I'll guarantee, you will love it.
Also, you might want to loosen up it a bit, if you haven't done it already.

Think I'll wait until I have a spare ES (I do like my trusty eastsheen). Cheers for the tip tho..

I can understand that. I already destroyed one ES when I was trying to build screw/spring mech on my own(only the core is destroyed), but I still have 3 of them. Well, 2 actually, because now I have this godly hybrid.

 

[Cride5]

OK, so my Maru 2x2s arrived today. Waiting for almost a month, and suddenly all my cubes come in droves!

Anyway, again its not as good as I expected. The screw-spring mechanism is nice, but a bit too tight out of the box. I tried loosening the springs off to compensate and the internal edges started popping

The plastic is slightly soft which means it isn't responding to lube very well (and is still quite stiff feeling). Despite the spring mechanism, lockups are worse than my broken in ES. Again, it needs time to be broken in for a fair comparrison, but I doubt its ever going to replace my trusty EastSheen