East Sheen
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East Sheen is a puzzle manufacturer that is mainly specialized in developing Magic Cubes (commonly known as Eastsheen cubes), which are similar to Rubik's Cubes. Magic cubes are meant to have a higher quality and to move smoother and faster than regular Rubik's Cubes. They are also much lighter, smaller and cheaper however Eastsheen cubes have the habit to lock up sometimes.
You can easily recognize Eastsheen cubes by their purple/pink face, which is orange on a regular cube.
Eastsheen cubes come in three different formats: the 2×2 cube, the 4×4 cube and the 5×5 cube. Apart from Magic Cubes East Sheen also produces mini cubes and multi cubes. East Sheen does not produce 3×3 cubes.
Products
2×2×2 Cube
Eastsheen 2×2 cubes are the most commonly used 2×2 cubes. They are light and move smooth. Their corner cutting ability isn't great at first, but once well broken-in and lubricated they cut corners fairly well. Eastsheen offers four different 2×2×2 types: type A, C, E and M. Their specifications are shown below.
| Type A | Type C | Type E | Type M | |
| Size: | 5 cm3 | 5,3 cm3 | 5 cm3 | 9 cm3 |
| Weight: | 64 grams | 73 grams | 110 grams | 130 grams |
4×4×4 Cube
The Eastsheen 4×4 cube is used by quite a lot of people and is one of the most popular 4×4 cubes. Compared to the Rubik's Cube they move much smoother and are lighter however Eastsheen 4×4 cubes sometimes lock up. There are five different types available: type A, C, E, M and P. Their specifications are shown below.
| Type A | Type C | Type E | Type M | Type P | |
| Size: | 6 cm3 | 6,3 cm3 | 6 cm3 | 11 cm3 | 11,3 cm3 |
| Weight: | 111 grams | 129 grams | 170 grams | 200 grams | 260 grams |
All Eastheen 4×4 types also have a Do-It-Yourself function, which makes it easy to disassemble the cube and configure it. Some state that it does not perform as good as before after disassembling, so be carefull when you do this.
5×5×5 Cube
The Eastsheen 5×5 cube is as big as the Eastsheen 4×4 and also moves as smooth, though it also tends to lock up alot of times. Just like the 5×5 there are five types available:
| Type A | Type C | Type E | Type M | Type P | |
| Size: | 6 cm3 | 6,3 cm3 | 6 cm3 | 11 cm3 | 11,3 cm3 |
| Weight: | 121 grams | 141 grams | 180 grams | 210 grams | 270 grams |
Like the 4×4, the Eastsheen 5×5 is easy to disassemble.
Mini Cubes
Eastsheen mini cubes are 2×2 cubes with a smaller size than regular ones. There are two types: the S type and the R types. The S type is a regular mini cube while the R types contain keychains.
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| S | RS | RS-1 | RS-3 | RS-6 |
Multi Cubes
Eastsheen multicubes are 2×2 cubes assembled to each other. Again there are two different types: the S types and the R types. The S types contain normal multi cubes (2 to 4) and the R types contain multi cubes (2) with keychains assembled to them.
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| SD | ST | SQ | RD | RA | RB |
