iFixit Precision Electric Screwdriver - 4mm Bit Cordless Driver for Electronics, Computer, Phone Repair

Other Low Star Reviews: Saw lots of bad or disappointed reviews on this before ordering it. I knew what I was looking for -- a cost effective precision screwdriver for proper mounting pressure on my GPU, and this made a HUGE difference. If you are looking for something with a lot more power to drill into or deal with tight screws, this is not the right product. It's low torque is a design feature. Torque/Power: This screwdriver won't enough torque in electric mode to remove some screws -- especially controller and phone screws that have had Locktite put on threads at the factory. For these screws, just don't use the buttons and manually break them loose by turning by hand, and then switch to electric mode to finish removing the screw. The speed is a bit slow on this driver as well, which is actually nice so you don't cross any threads and have plenty of time to stop if something doesn't feel right. Battery: Some people also whined that it needed AAA batteries and that they prefer rechargeable internal batteries... which completely goes against right to repair and iFixit's entire brand of right to repair and product longevity. Just use AAA rechargeable batteries, and you have ZERO downtime. Having replaceable batteries is a HUGE plus. Considering how little wear and tear something like this gets when used properly, I expect the screwdriver to remain in my PC toolkit for a long time, and if it had an internal battery, it would be an extra hassle to replace later, or the screwdriver would just end up e-waste like so many modern electronics. I have been using EBL branded 1100mAh batteries with zero issues. I did not notice any battery drain like some users have mentioned, but if I was going to store this screwdriver for longer than a few days, I would remove the batteries anyways. I removed a good 30-40 screws and reinstalled them across my entire PC and GPU during maintenance two days ago, and just used the driver again on another 20 or so, it's still going strong and hasn't slowed down yet. LED lights: The LED lights work just fine, but have no dedicated button, which makes the feature semi-useless. I already knew about this from other reviews, and usually just use a headlamp or real flashlight on such jobs, so it's not an issue. If you try to turn on the light by turning the screwdriver with a screw places on the end of a driver, you will likely find it flung across the room. Considering the device price of $20 USD, the lack of a capacitive/temporary or toggle switch for the LED lights is expected. Packaging: Strangely, both the small white box the screwdriver is shipped in, and the screwdriver itself have no iFixit branding on them at all. This isn't completely unheard of, just a strange choice. Perhaps the screwdriver wasn't made but is just sold by iFixit. However, looking up the UPC code (799559596750) from the product box confirms the screwdriver is listed as "IFixit Precision Electric Screwdriver", confirming the product is a genuine product. You can also find it directly on the iFixit website. My Use Case (A perfect example of what you need this for): I have a GPU (graphics card) that has had thermal issues due to unusual die design (Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT). I had re-pasted the card before using a manual iFitIt screwdriver from the Pro Tech Toolkit, and still had thermal issues. The RDNA 3 series of cards are know to have huge temp differences across the die, sometimes as much as a 30c delta between hot-spot and edge temps. Using a high quality paste or phase change pad like PTM 7950 helps a bit, but temps remained high on my card, a 27c higher difference on my edge temps. Carefully using this screwdriver to apply the right amount of torque to the back plate spring on my die dropped my edge temps on my GPU from a 27c delta to a 12c delta, using the exact same tube of Gelid GC Extreme paste I used previously. The slow torque applied by this electric screwdriver -- meaning it stops at a certain point helped for all the screws -- even those going through and into plastic threads for mounting the fan shroud. Everything felt secure, and didn't over tighten. The back plate spring is quite strong on my GPU, it's designed to apply mechanical pressure between the copper block of the heatsink to the GPU die, so the screwdriver stopped before fully finishing the job on those 4 screws. I simple turned the screwdriver by hand -- rated to 1nm in manual mode -- and finished tightening those 4 screws in a star pattern by hand to finish the job. I did this very carefully, only moving in 1/4 turns and switching between all screws to make sure the pressure applied evenly. The driver also worked great on motherboard screws, securing my quite heavy (GIGABYTE x670 Aorus Elite AX) motherboard to my case. No having to worry about the screws damaging the board and cutting or exposing traces in the future.

UPDATE: I decided to contact iFixit for the heck of it. I like what they're about, and I don't want to let that image die. I told them my experience (below), and they immediately sent me two new ones. Plus they threw in stickers. I understand products can be faulty. When a company stands behind their products, this is something I appreciate. I'm assumming these new drivers will work fine. It's true that they have low torque, but IMHO screws in electronics are not tightened with a torque wrench. I believe it applies sufficient torque for electronics repair. I wouldn't use it for locking down lug nuts on on your stock car before exiting the pit though I had the impression that iFixit was a quality brand. I have one of their kits and am happy with it. But this screwdriver is a disappointment. You can see in my video that it doesn't have enough torque to overpower my fingers. And no I'm not Bjørn, the finger strength world champion for Norway. And after maybe 5 uses, the reverse just stopped working.

I've used this as part of the process of building multiple computers and while it has a decent speed, I often find that it tends to lack torque. While this does make it good for small easy to strip screws, unfortunately that is not the majority of screws used in building a PC which is what this is made for. I haven't had any issues with the grip, but since it seems to be made for lower torque screws the grip is sufficient. The overall build quality seems to be good. I do find that the magnetism tends to be a bit too strong at times as I have trouble taking out smaller bits as they get stuck in it. If you don't plan on working with tiny screws such as those found in drones or phones I wouldn't recommend this as there are better electric screwdrivers out there for similar prices, but if you do work with tiny screws then I do recommend this as this will make sure you don't accidentally strip them.

First, I love almost all things IFixIt. I was super excited when JaysTwoCents mentioned IFixIt released an electric driver. I ordered one immediately and set to undertake upgrading my GPU and Fans with this. I cannot tell you how disappointed I was on just the first screw. It’s powered by two AAA batteries. Not a huge deal but I was surprised it didn’t have a dedicated rechargeable battery. I used brand-new Energizer Max batteries. The problems came when trying to drive or unscrew anything. It lacks any power to turn the screw. This also shuts the led light off because the light is generated by the turning. I thought it might be bad batteries. I swapped them out with the same brand from a different brand-new pack. Same problems - no power (torque). I thought then I needed better batteries so I tried some Energizer Lithium batteries. Same exact problem. I even tried it on seemingly simple screws. It just doesn’t have the power (torque) to move the screw through any kind of material (tested on metal and wood piloted holes). I’m sure this is a rare miss by IFixIt but I would not buy this until the improve the power of the motor. I would also like the light to be independent of the bit moving.

Easy to use, works as expected, but bogs down too easily, and that is using brand-new lithium batteries. (My use was to remove small screws on a dyson vacuum.) Should not have posed an issue for this type of time and I had to struggle to get the screws started before it would begin to turn them. Quality feels good-solid and feel it would be ideal for any screws that very light on tightness or do not require a hard tightness.

Very less powerfull. Less impact. Not matched as per its pricing not feels like professional .

Used this on rebuilding my HOTAS set-up, it worked good, did not over torque the fasteners. Put it down for a week and went to use it again, it did not work. Changed the batteries and it worked. This item is not worth the time to remove batteries to save them or to keep buying batteries every time I need to use it. Went back to my iFixIt analog driver.

Es perfecto para desarmar computadoras y dispositivos electronicos pequeños, darle servicio a laptops, no tiene mucho torque el motor lo que evita que se dañen los postes donde se sujetan los tornillos.

Great electric screwdriver but I do wish they would give at least 3 to 5 driver bits cause it comes with none. Also it’s uses triple A batteries.

el complemento que me faltaba , esta excelente para sustituir un poco a los otros desarmadores y la compatibilidad con sus complementos .