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Review on Zalava Precision Screwdriver Electronics Extension by Eric Aulia

Revainrating 4 out of 5

This is… not an ifixit kit. And it doesn't prescribe too much, which is a plus.

I've encountered many toolkits trying to impersonate the ifixit Pro Tech Toolkit and failing. One of the strengths of this little kit is that it doesn't try too hard to do this. But his weakness is that he doesn't try hard enough. Strength, because if a set looks too much like a cheap Ifixit knockoff, you'll expect it to be awful. A weakness because if he had actually borrowed a little more, it could have been a much more viable set. Think of it like a set of screwdrivers with a pair of tweezers, because it literally is. It has a large piece of magnetizer / demagnetizer. I don't know when I've ever used this in an electronics kit. For the electronics, the driver must already be magnetic, with the magnet being strong enough to hold the screws unaided. That's how it is. As a set of screwdrivers...the screwdriver is a bit flimsy in the sense that it could be easier to hold, and the back cover doesn't spin nearly as freely as I'd like. He did maintenance on my laptop and the bits match my other precision screwdriver handles. The manufacturer can improve on this in a future product (because they will no doubt bring it out) by including a _decent_ quality (not cheap) plastic spatula. on plastic!), one of the myriad iSesame spatula tools, and a few "pick" opening tools. So this kit compares well to the ifixit Essentials Kit as it costs less and has a wider range of bits. If you tweak this aluminum driver a bit, it will easily outperform the Essential Kit's plastic driver. Whatever it was, everything is fine. A good driving gear to keep in the car or with relatives in case they inevitably ask you to fix their computer and the like. Somewhere I want a relatively full-featured set of drivers...but I don't want to worry about losing them. But the potential here was much higher.

Pros
  • Full Set
Cons
  • Long Wait