IFixit’s Secret Priced Santa Screwdriver Sets have the bits to open a MacBook or Switch

In accordance with their sea creature naming convention, iFixit has released two new screwdriver kits: the Minnow and the Moray. You probably know iFixit for their teardowns of the latest gadgets, but a number of Edge Writers swear by their screwdriver sets which come with plenty of exotic items to open up electronics yourself. These new sets are the smallest and cheapest to date, at 16 and 32 bit respectively, and both cost less than $ 20.

Both sets come with the bits you need to take apart some of the more popular consumer tech: you can open iPhones and Macbooks with the pentalobe bits, Nintendo Switches with the tri-wing bits, and some PCs and Older Apple Computers with Torx and Torx Security Bits. Both sets also include the basic Phillips and flathead heads you’ll find yourself in daily housekeeping, as well as the grippy grip that the included bits magnetically fit into and a lifetime warranty. The handle also hides a built-in SIM card removal tool, which can sometimes be more convenient than the stand-alone one that is likely lurking in your drawer.

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The Minnow Driver Kit costs $ 14.99 and has a lot of what people will need if they are only working on newer tech devices. For people with older gadgets, however, the $ 19.99 Moray may be a better fit. It justifies its $ 5 price increase by adding more bit sizes found in the Minnow, as well as obscure bits like Triangle (often found in toys and vacuum cleaners) and Gamebit (for older consoles such as N64, NES and SNES, Sega systems, etc.). It can also be the choice for people who work from home, as it includes a few metric hex bits that are used in everything from bikes to Ikea’s do-it-yourself bar stools.

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While the sets are relatively inexpensive, buyers who are still fixing things may want to look at some of iFixit’s other kits, such as the $ 25 Essential Electronics Toolkit, which comes with many of the same. bits, as well as tweezers, spudgers, and other tools. which are useful for disassembling today’s glued or clipped devices. There’s also the $ 35 Mako Toolkit, which includes a massive 64-bit and aluminum conductor grip, as opposed to the plastic ones found in the Minnow, Moray, and Essential Toolkit.

That said, having more options for repairing your devices is a good thing, and the Minnow and Moray offer attractive prices for people who will only need to repair devices every now and then (or for those who need looking for a secondary kit to keep at the office or in a backpack). With the low prices, these sets look set to be popular rockers, perhaps from family members who have hinted they have computers they want you to fix. I got my own iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit from my mom a few Christmases ago as a (successful) bribe to upgrade her laptop hard drive. Since then, I have used it to keep all my technologies in good working order. And all of my mom’s tech. And that of my sister. And that of my wife. You get the point.