LTT Vs iFixit Precision Screwdrivers
Like mentioned in the video. The LTT kit is a better kit. Whether or not it’s worth the extra money is up to you.
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iFixit Mako Driver Kit – 64 Precision Bit Set
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Ive had the full size Ifixit kit for ages since I started repairing phones and stuff. Its been great
LTT use drivers every day and so designed and refined one that was perfect for not just their needs but what they imagine users need. The case is designed by someone who knows the value of not losing the screws you are removing in a lie flat tray.
I have bluepoint, snapon and milwaukee precision drivers and if I was going to add a set then I would be more inclined to go for the LTT over the ifixit.
The ifixit CEO is crying because he thinks his monopoly is broken.
one comment ill add for the ifix it premium kit it comes with a canvas fold out that velcrows shut so it wouldnt slide apart like the smaller one. just a thought as someone that owns the set you didnt have but showed pictures. love your no bs videos.
I guess I prefer a faceless corporation at times. 😂
The fact that they are interchangeable among brands is what I like
The LTT tools are basically ticking off Linus’s tool wishlist.
He generally likes the iFixit tools, but was missing some features or had nitpicks.
So it’s a given that they are similar.
AKA selling those is his excuse to get custom made tools for him.
You better the kit know if you want one. If Trump gets in all LTTstore goods are going up at least 25% and iFixit going up 70% so far. Who knows where the tarrifs will end.
Review the aVe knife please! 🙂 he has a quick start video on his channel to show it off 🙂 Mostly because im trying to manifest a proper crossover video with you and him! 😂
LTT: "trust me bro"
"I live in the the upper.. mid…. Atlantic"
He says in his upper mid Atlantic accent….
Woulda guessed cali myself…. 😂 Jk
Ifixit baby!
Oh that’s strange… I didn’t know iFixit had such a small case nor that they had a plastic screwdriver. My iFixit kit is exactly the same as the LTT kit with a huge range of bits & aluminum screwdriver.
The LTT kit is most similar to the iFixit kit that comes with 64 bits. I own both. The LTT one is worth the additional $10 because the case is a lot better, with much stronger magnets, and the LTT metal screwdriver is able to hold some bits.
great video! also, the premium ifixit kit has a magnetic mat that you can use for screws, or place the lid of the driver set on to make it work like the LTT lid
Honestly the plastic ifixit screwdrivers are fine for what their use case is: electronics repair. Most consumer electronics screws wouldn’t be torqued so hard that you need anything better, and that’s specifically what their kit is advertised as: electronics repair.
I would love to see these compared against VESSEL or WIHA. I love their standard drivers but I’ve never used any of their bit drivers before. I get the feeling that their bit drivers will probably be a better buy.
Linus isnt a good person, and thats enough reason for me not to buy his fancy screw driver.
LTT was founded in 1765 by Ludwig Trimble Toung in West Germany
Lol I was one of the triggered commentors but yes that smaller set it of lesser quality. Glad you compared
I would put a hair tie thingy on the ifixit box if i was gonna throw it in a tool bag or something, will be such a pain to dig through the bag looking for the bits
The Ifixit screwdriver I use everyday every min of the day usually stored in my jeans or kahki pants pockets and over time my body heat made the glue or epoxy making the middle portion thats screwed together to unglue and unscrew off in my pocket one day so presently i now can store 2 to 3 bits In the ifixit screwdriver.
I prefer the set I stole for free from work. Nothing beats free.
you spent 10 bucks just on shipping?! My dude, you do enough of these types of things amazon prime would pay for itself in shipping.
iFixit: Huge push with agenda to Right to Repair. Good for everybody.
LTT: Sponsored all the time by iFixit. Decide to throw mud in their sponsor’s eye by making the almost exact same product. And THEN they just basically say "We didn’t do anything illegal or wrong." Morals.. I thought they had some. Very disappointing from a YT channel I’ve been following for the longest time. Watch them make their own VPN next.. hah.
11:30 … ¿does it matter?…!!!!!!! It’s the ONLY thing that matters 😂😂😂
I can’t disagree with any part of your assessment. I already have various iFixit kits at different workstations and have no incentive to rebuy. If someone asked me which kit they should buy, I’d only ask if they like orange $10 more than blue.
Your voice sounds super familiar, is this channel your only place you talk on the internet?
I have a precision screwdriver set, 135 **useful** bits and was a third of the cost of that LTT embarrassment.
honestly, the ifixit kit coming with a shittier version of their driver already is pushing me towards the LTT version. I bet ifixit’s product page tells you properly what youre getting, but its also just creates unnecessary confusion for less savvy customers so they can save a buck,
The ifixit kit is just a clone of the Quinn electronics repair kit sold at harbor freight for $35
I’d prefer to give my money to iFixIt, but that’s just me 🤷♂
I’ve been watching LTT since I was a kid, and Ive had the iFixit pro toolbag since before I ever even thought about being a mechanic, and in those 7 years Ive only broken things by using them wrong, and even then only a couple things. Today the end came off my driver and I can get it warrantied with iFixit in days, meanwhile I’m sure LTT would honor a warranty, who knows how long they’ll be making these and how fast theyll get it out to you. I would get the LTT screwdriver just for home use, but the iFixit is the only tech toolkit you’ll see me have at my mechanic shop.
IFixit is better quality in my opinion. Also has the company iFixit behind who have always treated my business phenomenal. I don’t trust LTT nor do I trust his tools
Ltt just copied ifixit and increased the price $10 and added $10 for shipping!! That dude is a con artist!
"Why would you create a clone and charge more?" Because of the name..
Not like Gucci is objectively worth anything, not like Rolex is actually a watch worth owning. LTT charges more because they can, not because it’s inherently better (it might be, I don’t own both sets to compare, but the argument and logic is flawed). From someone who didn’t see the original video and wasn’t part of the angry commenting crowd it feels you kinda proved them right. The bits are stored in a similar way. The drivers look eerily alike. Both use the magnet style lid. From this armchair here it looks like LTT looked at the iFixIt kit and iterated in the smallest possible way on it, then increased the price by quite a bit. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ I .. would buy the iFixIt, will order one for Christmas
Wiha and Wera, PB Swiss are good options here
I bought the LTT one for my dad as a gift after your review and he loves it
Not sure if you noticed this but the comparable ifixit kit does not come with the premium driver you bought separately. It looks like it comes with the same cheap one in the little kit you bought. Nice comparison and insight on everything else though.
I just ordered mine. Hope it’s as good as the LTT screwdriver
Ifixit Minnow. I have two, bought for mobile phone repair but couldn’t be bothered changing tips so i bought a set of dedicated mobile drivers for 5 times the price.
Have both iFixit drivers here and didn’t know you can remove the cap of that cheap one. Now i can use the cheap one as a rattle too, just throw some bits in it.
Ifixit purely based on the fact that what they do is more useful.
people really need to stop giving that dude money.
The bigger I fix It case is nicer than the LTT case.
I wish the LTT kit included a solid extension, the ifixit kit includes a flexible one if you care about screwing in things around corners, but I prefer one that can torque down things. The flexible one just has none and spirals if you try to torque anything down or unscrew a screw you previous screwed in with the driver alone, so not over torqued. It just has no torque. At least offer options, LTT going into spaces is called competition. The people defending the CEO are wild. Just sheep man.
The CEO of iFixit, is wrong, it is not just a copy and is superior in a lot of ways, he was just being salty because he knew it. Competition is always good and you should never defend the corrupt CEOs that argue you should shun copies. Competition drives innovation. We just aren’t used to seeing it.
From my experience. Any kind of precision bit kit with the bits standing up is immediately preferred over something like the husky precision kit that has them layed down flat. Making it impossible to get them out with my fat stupid fingers.
I’ve used my same iFixit kit for about 5 years now working on electronics.
One thing to note on the bigger kits or on at least on mine that i bought a long time ago is that the case is wrapped in a nylon type of sheath with additional tools that velcro’s the whole thing shut and keeps it secure and magnetically detaches from the sheath as well.
Cheap 4mm bits are pretty much the same, trash. I pretty much only buy Wiha bits in 4mm and vessel in 1/4 inch (JIS>Philips)
I have the premium fix it kit the wrap cover case it comes in does sorta solve the no hinges issue but still id rather have hinges like you said
IFixit make two types of precision bit driver, a lower cost plastic bodied one (shown in Funk’s kit) and a solid aluminium one with a really nice spinner. The iFixit Mako is the closest equivalent to the LTT set, comes with the better driver and the flexible extension and is $39.