Armbar Slim Drive vs Sync I
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 7 of 22 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
71 g
74 g
Closed length
76.2 mm
61 mm
Width
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Thickness
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Tools & blade
Tool count
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11
Blade steel
Stainless steel
5Cr15MoV
Blade length
63.5 mm
38.1 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$45.99
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Cost per tool
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Manufacturer
Gerber
SOG
Availability
In production
Discontinued
Tools
Pliers
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✓
Wire cutters
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✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
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✓
Bit driver
✓
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Bottle opener
✓
✓
File
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✓
Awl
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✓
Ruler
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✓
Buy if it saves 3 g over the other.
Nothing in the measured fields separates it from the other. Pick on feel, or on a tool the other has and it does not.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.