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iFixit
Is iFixit worth buying?
iFixit earned a buy verdict on 1 of the 3 iFixit products we compared (33%), well below the 50% average across every brand on the site. 1 of them won its comparison outright: iFixit Mako Driver Kit, 64 Precision Bits. 1 is an "it depends": right for a specific buyer, not for everyone. We would skip 1: iFixit Anti-Static Mat (IF145-036-8).
Verdicts synthesize independent testing and long-term owner reports; we do not run a lab and never take review units. Each product below links to the comparison it was judged in. How we review.
Buy it 1 product
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The Best Precision Screwdriver Sets: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tools & DIY
iFixit Mako Driver Kit, 64 Precision BitsWon the comparison
The one kit here whose published bit list carries JIS cross point, pentalobe and tri-point together, in a case that names every slot.
Best for: Anyone who opens phones, laptops, consoles and Japanese built electronics and wants one case that covers all of them.
$$ · mid-range
It depends 1 product
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The Best ESD Mats: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tech & Gadgets
iFixit Portable Anti-Static Mat (IF145-202-5)
A folding 24 by 24 inch mat that publishes a surface resistivity figure and ships with both a grounding cord and a wrist strap, aimed at repairs away from a fixed bench.
Best for: Someone who repairs phones, laptops and consoles in different places and needs the grounding kit to travel with them.
$ · budget
Skip it 1 product
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The Best ESD Mats: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tech & Gadgets
iFixit Anti-Static Mat (IF145-036-8)
A popular consumer bench mat that ships a coiled ground cord but no wrist strap, publishes no resistance figure of any kind, and cites a superseded edition of a programme standard as its only electrical claim.
Why we skip it: The product page publishes no surface resistance or resistivity value and names no test method, so there is no way to tell whether the surface is dissipative, conductive or insulative.
$ · budget
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