CyberTool: It changed my life

Do you own a Victorinox CyberTool?

Mark Frauenfelder asks people for their experience with the Victorinox CyberTool. My quick reply:

I've had mine since soon after they came out (2-3 years?), and rely on it.

It's got all the bits you need to take apart any computer. I've disassembled 10-15 laptops with mine, and use it for field trips to do maintenance on my company's electronic signs.

We found a Leatherman Juice tool in our office, and I started trying to use it, but the CyberTool beats it hands down, for the way it fits your hand, the selection of tools (ballpoint pen! Eyeglass screwdriver!), and maximum portability.

I once used one of the bits to replace a blown fuse when I couldn't find a replacement.

My developers “borrowed” mine for a few weeks, and I didn't think I was going to get it back, so I'm likely to buy enough to go around.

I worry about packing it in my checked luggage, since it's so easily pocketable. I have other (often better) tools available, but the CyberTool is sort of like a phonecam: It's the tool that's on you that's going to get the most use.

I think I have the middle level, with 34 or so tools -- the same one in the BoingBoing picture.

All in all, $50 very well spent.