Crucial vs Skeletool CX
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 6 of 20 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
142 g
142 g
Closed length
69.9 mm
101.6 mm
Width
—
31.5 mm
Thickness
—
13.2 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
—
7
Blade steel
Stainless Steel
154CM stainless steel
Blade length
44.4 mm
66 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$79.99
$99.95
Cost per tool
—
$14.28
Manufacturer
Gerber
Leatherman
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Regular pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
—
✓
Knife
—
✓
Plain-edge knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
—
✓
Bit driver
—
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Buy if it saves 0 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $79.99.
Buy if it works out at $14.28 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.