$70 IFIXIT Pro Tech Toolkit Review

[@Twosixtwosix]

Elliot on Every item in the kit: OH THATS PROBABLY FOR RIBBON CABLES

[@clevertango88]

Zoran wait, its all ribbon cables?

[@Twosixtwosix]

@@clevertango88 Always has been

[@envikka]

@@Twosixtwosix *gun shoots ribbon cable*

[@Espedals]

Haha yeeees!

[@averagearchuser]

popcorn

[@cora584]

ESD = electrostatic discharge. Basically, anything that’s ESD safe is guaranteed to not become statically charged and ruin your electronics

[@jclafreeman]

I know but how the hell dose he not know that

[@francoisdprob]

lmao, if he didnt know what it meant I thought I was a genius

[@jerrylarch6556]

Remember he's self-taught. Just doing it for the love of gaming and its tech. There are bound to be gaps. But I was a little surprised too...

[@zjohn6879]

While there's only a few bits and tools that are useful for consoles, the rest of those bits are great for everything from computers to vacuums to vehicles!

[@mrsg1137]

Have had my ifixit kit for a few years now, and it is really worth it. The bits haven't worn down at all despite me using them constantly.

[@her8066]

Are they still holding up well?

[@mrsg1137]

@@her8066 Yep! Still going strong. The bearing in the handle is still as smooth as it was when I first got it. Some of the bits have had their coating wear off but they are still perfectly fine.

[@her8066]

@@mrsg1137 Thanks! I got my own set a few days ago and love how nice they feel, but was wondering how they'd hold up over time

[@dotmatrixmoe]

Now this channel is more, unique. Really loving it!

[@dotmatrixmoe]

Would this fit in a wowstick? It looks like it...

[@Scracey999]

Was actually wondering if I should get one of these kits so hopefully this review will be informative

[@TheRetroFuture2]

Hopefully

[@ernestomaldonado3220]

It's kind of weird because in the review he didnt get a Y2.5 but I just bought one and it came with the Y2.5 and it is the cheaper model (the one of 25 euros).

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

If all you need are the screw bits, I'd just get this amzn.to/37FGPWT lol

[@pandaofspadez09]

@@ItsBinhRepaired bro that just saved me a shit ton of money, thank you !

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

@@pandaofspadez09 haha no problem :) I've been using that toolkit, though I did modify it with a better set of tweezers and magnets for screws as well as a slot for my favorite metal pry tool.

[@TysyTube]

i was looking for the same screwdrivers

[@iSupermanCKi]

You reversed the game bits. This will haunt me forever.

[@scott9623]

I used the extension for the first time yesterday removing the gamebit screws while refurbing a gamecube. Love my ifixit tool set.

[@monkeyboi750]

I’m really getting into repairing my own devices (GBA, DS, 3DS) and was mainly from watching you and I was thinking about getting this kit but thanks to you it made me realize I don’t need all this and was able to find a different kit that’s way cheaper with the exact tools I really need. Thank you

[@Devan925]

Hi! just wondering what the kit you got was called

[@arudanel5542]

Right on Elliot, ESD safe means they have non-conductive coating, so they won't short out components while working. Also the wrist strap is indeed anti-static. Clip the alligator clip on a metal table leg. Modern electronics are not as delicate as they used to be, and we have stuff like dryer sheets and all. But if you're doing it on a professional level, you're repairing hundreds a week sometimes, and that 1% chance of frying something always hits when fixing a one of a kind antique model or something. The suction cup is great for getting gameboy screen lens perfectly centered too, a stick on handle. One tip to get it off easily, so you don't yank the glass back off, use a spudger to lift the edge just enough so air gets under it and lifts it off the glass. Great review, for sure. The flex extender is the kind of thing that you almost never need, but when you do (to get that one impossible screw) it's a god-send.

[@TheRetroFuture2]

Haha thanks for the info!

[@tombuck]

I’ve found the ifixit kits to be awesome, especially for the price. I LOVE having exactly the right tool when you need it.

[@TILR]

One little thing in the screwdriver kit that I thought was odd but found using a lot a SIM Card Ejector Tool Bit which makes taking out SIM Cards or even pressing tiny reset buttons way nicer. Plus it works fine on its own if you don't even want to use the handle. Also, the lid can attack to the bottom of the screwdriver kit which can be nice if you are just taking that from one spot to another and put some screws inside the air gap that it creates. Plus the lid also has that grid which can be just a nice basic spot to group screws together. Also, I have had nothing but great customer service from them so far. I got one bit stuck where I couldn't get at it anymore. I emailed them and they sent me a replacement right away for no charge. I accidentally got the bit name wrong, so they said oh that's fine just keep the one we sent and we will send you the correct one. Lifetime warranties are awesome :D always feels good when a company stands behind their product that much.

[@g1zm02k]

I'll admit the second channel name change confused me, "When did I subscribe to this?! Was I drunk? Who the hell is Elli-o-right, now I understand!"

[@TheRadiogeek]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@IanC14]

Pretty much my thinking!

[@bluej511]

Love my mako kit, the bits aren't cheap steel like chinese bits and they fit so incredibly well. Perfect for controllers, consoles, pc parts its fantastic. Def quality.

[@davidmolnar3803]

I bought a mako kit too its realy good

[@BY-yl8fb]

Same

[@jakubjanicki4090]

You finally got one of these , I think I recommended one of these a few videos back !!

[@chrlmlln9018]

Thank you, so very much, Elliot, for this inspiring toolkit review! I am convinced by your description of the many parts included in the toolkit! Wishing you all the very best and please stay healthy and safe! Best regards from Sweden!

[@Hebe73]

I have the Essential kit, I love it for its quality but the bits that is missing are the Nintendo ones. If you speak to them, please get them to make a console/handheld Essentials kit, none of the kits have all the bits you need.

[@chrogram7180]

Are you taking about tri-poinys? They come with 4 of them and I've used them for Switch and DS repairs.

[@akanjisekoni]

What bits the are needed that aren't included???

[@UnholyTriforceDelenn]

This is actually really good for me. Not the whole $70 kit, obviously, but the handle and the Joy-Con repair kit, definitely! I haven't experienced any drift in my Joy-Cons yet, and I've had my Switch for 3 years now *knock on wood*, but I definitely have been keeping my eye out for it and what to do if it happens. This kit would totally work for me, so thanks, Elliot, for uploading this video! In fact, watching you repair old portable consoles makes me feel much more comfortable about what I'd be doing if I had to repair one myself, because you're so detailed in your instructions and explanations. I've never done soldering, so that would be a weak point, but I think that following your videos, and with a little practice, I could really improve the life of my portable consoles, so thanks for that too!

[@henryatkinson1479]

Ive had one of the Pro Tech kits for a while. Honestly its great. The plastic pry tools have a tendency to break after lots of opening of phones and such. ESD safe means electrostatic discharge safe.

[@bluej511]

Yea they're meant to break instead of breaking what you're prying on, great idea.

[@GabrielBaltat]

Most of the cheap ones you get with phone displays or in cheap tool sets break after one try, so if they last for a couple of tries it is fine by me.

[@vhfgamer]

I have the driver set with the flexible extension, and I have to say I've used nearly every bit in the kit. And the flexible dealio is a god send for reaching hard to reach screws.

[@ComicalSatania]

bought the 64 bit kit a month or so ago and i'm really loving it, they're pretty great quality and I highly recommend it

[@icymiles]

Great video! I have the $25 ifixit kit but the only problem I have with it is that the triwing head is fairly small. Other than that, I love my kit!

[@TrippieDogg]

I brought an ifixit toolkit for 1.5$ In a Hungarian Flea market.unopened. really cool btw

[@MatejGames]

Oh, i own this. Very great, reccomended.

[@theRealStillPad]

Hey Elliot, a few weeks ago I got an old Game Boy Advance SP 101 in really nasty dirty condition and needed to open it up to clean it. I found a few month ago your retro channel and remembered about the IPS Mod I saw there. So I came back for the tutorial an notice I dont have this stupid Y Tri Wing Bits and my search began for some quality tools :) Long story short, after hour of search for the right bit I got one week ago my ifixit Manta Kit. I was really impressed how good the quality was. My highlight is definitive the screwdriver handle, really love it. Always thought before that ifixit stuff is rubbish. Mind changed since I got my Kit :)

[@ryangraham9623]

I will say that twisty screwdriver is veryyyyy helpful for iPhone 4’s so you can free the display from the housing

[@rhysabul1401]

Nice to see a honest review on a product worth buying!

[@luisdias5626]

Really nice tht TRF gave this kid named Elliot his second channel. Elliot seems be a humble and talented boy. ;)

[@featherrwbyrnjr]

When I was getting certified in CompTIA A+, the classroom for it (I took a class for it at a trade school) had several of these tool kits and I would 1000000% recommend them!! Id they werent so expensive, I would own one right now but...... 😅 But they're worth it, honestly!!

[@HaydenRoberts08]

iFixit have some of the best quality tools for gadget fixing. I’ve used many cheap sets and while they work, I’ve had to source the bits and pieces myself and probably spent more in the long run than with the Pro tool kit from iFixit. Now I use it for anything electronic, gave all my other tools to my son to play and learn with. Highly recommend as you’ll pay a bit upfront but you won’t need anything for any other project ever again, not just Nintendo stuff.

[@Madblaster6]

I still have my original iFixit screw kit before they were popular.

[@TheTotallyRandomGuy]

Madblaster6 nice!

[@ryangraham9623]

Me too bro

[@CarkerVT]

You mean the one that has a hole on the side of the screwdriver where you can put a rod in to turn with extra grip?

[@Madblaster6]

Carlos Rivera yep that came in a grey bag and was made from plastic

[@ShainAndrews]

I've had precision drivers, not these janky bit kits before cell phones were popular. First time you encounter a device that you can't reach the bottom you will know why I have them.

[@FakeLibra]

I ordered one about two weeks ago and I’m eagerly waiting for it! 😍

[@_Mohanned]

How's it?

[@FakeLibra]

@@_Mohanned awesome!

[@kxrannn.g]

@@FakeLibra 😂 Is it lasting till now

[@FakeLibra]

@@kxrannn.g YES!

[@angeltear2145]

The bit holder is great, can confirm. You'll find these also in Computer/Laptop repaircenters.

[@kingarthur7255]

I got this exact kit about 3 weeks ago I love it so far completely happy with the kit over my $40 kit I’ve used the last 4-5 years WAY BETTER

[@mimireyes04]

I just bought one as a gift for my boyfriend who loves to do repairs. He loves watching your videos! Hopefully he likes it :D

[@TheRetroFuture2]

Awh awesome!

[@kevinlang]

This is the best all in one electronics tool kit money can buy .

[@Spintechfilms]

I got the joycon drift repair kit and the bare minimum tools they supplied with it ive used at least a dozen times on my friends switch and gameboys for modding and have to say (cuz the plastic feel doesnt bother me) that plastic handle does feel good in the hand, also the repair kit i bought also came with a pair of tweezers along with the spudger and driver set If they just sold a basic kit like that, with the tweezers, spudger, and plastic driver with like, 2-3 Phillips sets, 2-3 Tri-Wing sets, and gamer bits for nintendo carts and sega carts for around $15-$20 +shipping id consider the purchase

[@jonathanmunk5080]

the thing to screw around corners are actully really nice when building pc's imo

[@Electro_Specter]

I love my Mako kit. It’s easily the best set I’ve ever had, but I do work on a lot more than handhelds.

[@hikertugong]

Very, very beautiful and practical tool, every electronic and electrical enthusiast will like it!

[@Ruby_Mochii]

They have a lifetime guarantee and they'll just replace it for you. Though you have to send back the broken ones. I'm not sure if they replace ones that were damaged because they were used in not intended purposes. I also don't know if they'll replace the picks or if you only have one broken, the pick or they blue pry tool.

[@Nemesis_Slime]

i adore my iFixit kit, i almost exclusively work on GameBoys and DSs as well, and have found myself using a few of the different spudgers along the way for various allocations applications, like removing lenses and those tiny button cables in DSs

[@SLACKPLAN9]

I use this on the job as an IT tech, If you are only working with Gameboy stuff, probably not recommended. I find the kit as a whole useful on the job. I can't complain, and I personally would recommend it, I like the power driver that you showed, and that would be the only addition, i would recommend going with the ki.

[@HitnRunTony]

My iFixIt kit is so old, but it still works

[@benb7441]

Quite good quality if I may say

[@LionerxD]

the long flexible thing is an extender for the screwdriver, so you can screw better at an angle.

[@MrZequal]

I love my Ifixit pro tech tool kit, I use it both in private and at work.

[@rikprince8414]

Love their gear! I used the "Essential Electronics Toolkit" for a good long while. And I just bought the "Manta Driver Kit"..... Excellent stuff!

[@ChickensinHighDef]

I bought the orange kit via your link a while back, and just got my iFixit driver kit earlier this week. I definitely prefer the iFixit kit so far, just seems to be better in quality.

[@runratchetrun]

good tools but can be had for half the price without the iFixit logo premium. Glad you've got a sponsorship line up.

[@Rantusha]

I love the new channel picture elliot 😂😂

[@mhtweeter]

I love my ifixit kit, it is beyond useful

[@zachdurocher1166]

4:10 ESD safe or electrostatic discharge safe >Pretty much means they won't conduct electricity so they're safer for working with computer hardware

[@tram1839]

the cheap and generic looking pry tools and guitar pick things are tools meant to break, they explain it as a "we break before you break it" kinda thing, presumably for prying open phone screens and batteries.

[@skyprojectro]

Perfect, defenetly i Will Take a look at them and probably pick up a kit and a Joy-Con Kit

[@darrenhammond43]

Yum!!! That kit came with some haribo

[@JessicaFEREM]

Protip: the ESD bracelet's clip comes off, that's meant usually for plugging into an american ground socket, but I'm sure you could find an esd converter for UK plugs

[@TheTotallyRandomGuy]

When you’re so early you’re the only comment you can see:

[@dotmatrixmoe]

The Totally Random Guy It’s the worst! I can’t scroll and watch.

[@HJM9x]

I realy like the ifixit kit, the bentable screwdriver part is realy nice.

[@AarononYoutube]

Because of this video I'll get the ifxit driver.

[@MrHQQX]

Its really great kit if you want the ability to take apart most things, If you focus on for example gameboy repair then yeah buying screwdrivers (instead of bits and just the ones you) makes more sense

[@C0ldramen]

I bought screwdriver kit a year ago and it works great, however, the screwdriver is too fat of fit in a gamecube, but other than that this set works great, I fixed many of my friends phones and gameboys with them.

[@AdamsGarageComp]

I just picked up a kit at Best Buy it’s amazing!

[@archieandarlo7702]

ESD: Electrostatic discharge, the thing that might just fuc- your computer

[@EvanMintz]

The fact is that I saw this maybe 4 hours after I bought the pro tech toolkit for myself

[@joelashtonfogle]

Elliot, I am debating between getting the ifixit pro tools or the mantra toolkit? my iphone is broken and I want to try and fix it myself

[@marcosmacoeove5915]

That is a beautiful kit.

[@thelogan4641]

I've used flexible extension so many times that it's actually become wobbly inside and I'm thinking of replacing it xD

[@alextoledo53]

gotta love their lifetime warranty they have on the tools

[@mcdrums3988]

The bendable screwdriver is helpful for pc builds because sometime screws are in a deep corner

[@NightwingTheRobin]

Do you have links to the electric screwdriver?

[@BrianClunie]

I love my Ifixit tool kit!

[@combustible7267]

damn I don't repair anything but this kit makes me want to

[@franceschew2028]

The triangle screws are used for things like glasses...I have them on a couple of them and I've had the hardest time finding the drivers.

[@jakemanboyss]

that hand spin

[@LokeshThakur]

4:13 electro static discharge man

[@gesheit3358]

Just bought it week ago

[@gesheit3358]

Shipping RO RUS now...

[@Kimdah_]

ESD Safe tweezers are tweezers that are safe to use with electronics. ESD Safe means ‘Electrostatic Discharge’ thank the gods for my IT diploma, haha.

[@fine-seat]

ESD safe means your devices (especially tiny electronics) won't be destroyed by small electric shocks. that's why you should ground yourself before doing electronic repairs etc

[@CarkerVT]

Hey i got that exact same kit, just so you know that extender for the screwdriver I’ve used it a lot opening up game cubes cause the screwdriver itself with the gamebit cant reach all the way down there

[@olstar321]

Could you link me your electric screwdriver please?

[@Topginbugatti1]

If I’m just repairing iPhone screen should I use this one or the regular $25 one?

[@FranktheTank319]

I don't understand why you would need a sim tool for the switch battery replacement. They must have put that in by mistake instead of the Y0 bit.

[@TheDeathmail]

To be fair, this is for overall electronics, not just a few retro consols...

[@BigBear--]

Def not a tool guy, lol! There aren’t “more Phillips bits. One row is Phillips, the other is JIS, they might look like Phillips at a glance, but they’re actually very different with different geometry - if you try to use a Phillips bit on a JIS fastener, you really risk stripping the head out, as the bit will cam out nonstop, or you’ll have to apply so much force for it to not cam out, that you’ll break/crack whatever is underneath. So always double check what the actual fastener standard is, before using either a Phillips or the JIS.

[@AdventuringwithMeech]

I've been wanting one of these for a while. Just haven't gotten around to ponying up the money for one yet.

[@EtanMarlin]

Oh my goodness I love the profile pic 😄

[@kugowell8579]

What about for the Wii will it work for the wii 13:33

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

nice, very helpful!

[@brandon_nope]

Really wish they swapped some of the uncommon bits for game bits for older consoles.

[@frankescalante6631]

You forgot the I before IFIXIT in the description

[@moookymookerson3229]

Elliot "Nice Long Bits" Coll

[@Luxikko]

Thanks

[@momo_the_duck]

10:43 - I just used that thing for my vacuum cleaner (it has some screws that are not accessible without it )

[@SillyOmega]

Unfortunately company's are trying hard to not let us repair our tech any more.

[@Espedals]

Nice screwdriver! Must be for ribbon cables.

[@buddybleeyes]

The mantra driver kit should have the extra y bits I believe :) something to look into I guess :) edit: do you have any links for the 2 sets you use?

[@shanebowers7624]

I would probably use those tweezers at the $70 price point. Just for my nose hairs alone. Lol!

[@adamled99]

You can buy cheaper kits than ifixit, but they are great quality. Highly recommended.

[@lawgamingtv9627]

3:25, you do penspinning? :)

[@Nechros]

Your reviewing an electronic tool kit and you dont know what ESD is?