iFixIt has select
Repair Bundles on sale w/
$10 Off when you apply promo code
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Available (prices after code
IFIXITDIY):
- Pro Tech Bundle (IF145-534-2) $55.79
- Includes:
- Pro Tech Toolkit: 64 precision bits, an aluminum driver, and a comprehensive assortment of opening tools, all rolled together in a portable fabric case.
- Magnetic Project Mat: This gridded magnetic mat secures small parts and screws while you work, and its dry-erase surface lets you make location sketches and take notes.
- Orbit Patch and Compy Warranty Patch
- CPU Sticker and Fix the World Sticker
- Gamer Bundle (IF145-533-2) $73.99
- Includes:
- Manta Driver Kit: Dual drivers and 112 bits, including torx for your GPUs and security gamebits for older consoles.
- FixMat: Magnetic project mat helps you keep track of screws and small parts while you work, and its dry-erase surface lets you keep notes and location sketches.
- iFixit Thermal Paste: Replace the thermal paste on your gaming rig or console to prevent overheating and boost speeds.
- iFixit Keycap
- ESD safe Anti-Static brush. Great for dusting and detailing delicate and not-so delicate components and parts.
- Spudger Pack: Pack of three glass fiber spudgers, a tough antistatic tool for working on electronic devices and doing DIY electronic repairs.
- Orbit Patch and Compy Warranty Patch
- CPU Sticker, Drift Sticker, and Fix the World Sticker
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I don't know how their warranty works for kits when the items within the kits themselves don't have a lifetime warranty. For example, the pro tech kit contains the opening tools while having a lifetime warranty. The opening tool themselves when purchased separately has a "sold as-is: no refunds or returns" policy which has no such guarantee for functionality.
Edit: actually the best kit I've ever used.
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I don't know how their warranty works for kits when the items within the kits themselves don't have a lifetime warranty. For example, the pro tech kit contains the opening tools while having a lifetime warranty. The opening tool themselves when purchased separately has a "sold as-is: no refunds or returns" policy which has no such guarantee for functionality.
Edit: actually the best kit I've ever used.
This is the kit I use the most for electronics, even more than a Wiha precision set which has all the same bits safe that ESD safe. The reason this kit wins is that you can magnetize the bits when needed. The other parts of the took kit are handy such as the spudger, but they're a little flimsy so don't expect the highest of quality.
If you're looking for a decent all in one kit, for the price it's not bad. It's better than the generic sets on amazon with bits that strip after a few uses.
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I don't know how their warranty works for kits when the items within the kits themselves don't have a lifetime warranty. For example, the pro tech kit contains the opening tools while having a lifetime warranty. The opening tool themselves when purchased separately has a "sold as-is: no refunds or returns" policy which has no such guarantee for functionality.
I happened to be searching for new precision screwdrivers recently, so I can say with some confidence that you're looking at around $25-$30 if you were to assemble the tools yourself.
With that said, I disagree with their selection.
The bits include every head type you could possibly need, but none of them are variable length. For most electronics, that's not an issue. However, you occasionally run into injection molded parts with screws in deep recesses and none of these bits would reach. It would have been nice to include varying lengths of bits or a few PH2, PH1, and slotted fixed shaft screwdrivers. The spudgers and such often come free with screwdriver kits, so those are inconsequential.
As for the mat, I find working on a silicone mat with magnetic sections far more versatile.
The ability to label your parts right on the mat is a nice touch, but it suggests that this is more of a parts holder than a work mat.
A silicone mat is easy to clean and heat resistant, so you can solder right on it without risking damage. It also wipes clean for instances where you're working with grease or solvents.
For $55, you could definitely assemble quite the kit (including buying a knockoff Pinecil), but again, this is mostly to support iFixIt.
If the bits were any harder, they'd damage the screws, which are far harder to source.
There's a $350 set of Wiha precision screwdrivers on Amazon and I guarantee those would be just as "soft".
EDIT: Side note: If you're disassembling something well documented, take the time to figure out which particular philips head is being used. There was a long period where mechanics were damaging the philips head screws on Hondas and Toyotas, simply because Japan uses a JIS head that looked like philips but definitely isn't. I've read that this now varies by manufacturing region, so it's something to make note of for your particular vehicle.
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