Victorinox - Cyber Tool > Reviews > COMPLETELY REWRITTEN

Author's product rating:   

Durability
Value for Money

Advantages:	So many functions
Disadvantages:	The Price

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

COMPLETELY REWRITTEN

Victorinox are the makers of the original Swiss Army Knife. The cyber tool is a relatively new novelty and is part of the equipment used by the N.A.S.A shuttle crew. So what do you get for your money? and how handy is it?

This tool comes complete with 34 Tools

• Ballpoint pen (stainless steel)
• Bottle opener with a mini-screwdriver
• Bit Philips X2
• Bit slotted
• Bit Torque 8, 10 and 15
• Can opener with a mini-screwdriver
• Corkscrew
• D-SUB push-in connector
• Fully extendable bit wrench
• Hexagonal 4mm socket
• Hexagonal 5mm socket
• Hook
• Inner hexagonal to take 4 double-bits
• Key ring
• Large knife blade
• Mini flat headed screwdriver
• Parcel carrier
• Pliers
• Pozidrive
• Punch
• Reamer
• Scissors
• Screwdrivers
• Sewing needle
• Small knife blade
• Straight pin
• Swing-out holder
• Toothpick
• Torque bit
• Tweezers
• Wire bender
• Wire crimping tool
• Wire cutters
• Wire stripper

What was the ease of use?The complete package is quite cumbersome. When I first received this all the tools were extremely difficult to open from the main body. Very unyielding. I found this very awkward and unmanageable to start with. With regular use, the tools though still difficult to get at are loosening slightly. I haven’t found a need to use them all yet so some are still stiffer than others.
Give it 6 months and they should be comfortable to open.

How easy are the bits to use:

Because they are so small to grasp they take a while for you to adapt to them. So far I have used the toothpick, knives, wire cutters, and mini screwdriver with the flat head on a regular basis. Others have been used but not regularly. I carry it with me and use it mainly in the garage.

With 34 tools on board this is quite heavy. I haven’t any scales so cant give you the weight but it does lie heavily in your pocket. I don’t like the transparent case but this is the only gripe I have.

My favorite, and most used tool to date is the mini flat-headed screwdriver. I have already tightened my glasses, replaced a tiny screw in a motorbike model and opened a model paint pot lid with it.
Ever had a fiddly screw you couldn’t reach because your tools were too large. Well this is the boy for you.

Every man/woman desires a toy, no matter their age. This retails at £49.95 but is well worth the money spent. Go on treat yourselves

Victorinox sell so many different products ranging from watches through to kitchen knives

Visit the web site at www.victorinox.ch