Center-Drive vs Center-Drive Plus
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 23 of 25 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
269 g
269 g
Closed length
119.4 mm
119.4 mm
Width
—
—
Thickness
—
—
Tools & blade
Tool count
—
—
Blade steel
420HC
420HC
Blade length
82.6 mm
82.6 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$154.99
$179.99
Cost per tool
—
—
Manufacturer
Gerber
Gerber
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
—
Serrated knife
✓
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Scissors
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Buy if it is the cheaper of the two at $154.99.
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.