Friday, August 18th 2023
Corsair Launches PC DIY Precision Toolkit
Many of you are most likely familiar with iFixit's various toolkits, even if you don't happen to own one, as they've become quite famous all around the world as affordable, yet good quality tools. Now Corsair has decided to jump into the toolkit marketspace with its PC DIY Precision Toolkit, which is very similar to iFixit's Mako Driver Kit. Both kits come with a flexible extension rod, but where Corsair bests iFixit is when it comes to the actual driver handle, as it has a much better grip and the top cap appears to be made of aluminium rather than plastic. The box is also very similar, as both kits are kept closed with magnets and both have a magnetic insert in the lid which will hold your screws in place while you disassemble whatever it is you're trying to fix or upgrade.
The two toolkits also differ in terms of the kind of bits you get, with Corsair providing some extremely fine tool sizes, especially for Philips and pentalobe compared to iFixit, although iFixit has smaller Torx sizes in their kit. Corsair also offers more socket bits than iFixit, but loses some other bits like the SIM ejection bit and a magnetic pick-up bit. Overall Corsair provides 65 bits vs 64 for iFixit, so it really comes down to which bits make the most sense for you. Corsair also charges US$5 less for their kit compared to iFixit, with an MSRP of US$34.99.
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The two toolkits also differ in terms of the kind of bits you get, with Corsair providing some extremely fine tool sizes, especially for Philips and pentalobe compared to iFixit, although iFixit has smaller Torx sizes in their kit. Corsair also offers more socket bits than iFixit, but loses some other bits like the SIM ejection bit and a magnetic pick-up bit. Overall Corsair provides 65 bits vs 64 for iFixit, so it really comes down to which bits make the most sense for you. Corsair also charges US$5 less for their kit compared to iFixit, with an MSRP of US$34.99.
59 Comments on Corsair Launches PC DIY Precision Toolkit
It's really decent quality though and the driver allows you to get some good torque thanks to the knurled handle.
What's not showing on the pics is that that there's a hole through the thicker part of the shaft, so you could use a metal bar or another screwdriver to get even more torque if needed.
Are you suggesting they have exclusive rights on making tool kits?
other than that, when opening laptops or fixing/building PCs I use standard long shaft standalone drivers - I found that my thin precision Phillips driver has a tendency to cam out, this is why I use a slightly thicker and longer driver on laptops
the other problem with replaceable bits is when you have to go into tight spaces, the width of the driver is a problem - when I install big tower coolers I always use my Unior long shaft Phillips driver; it's also very useful when putting the mobo inside wide cases because standard length drivers will have the handle hitting the side of the case and that could drive the screw at an angle instead of straight in
I don't understand why people are buying such things. To tell everybody that they paid a hell of money for their tools they don't know how to use?