Suspension vs PowerAccess Assist
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 10 of 26 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
289 g
303 g
Closed length
69.9 mm
115 mm
Width
—
—
Thickness
—
—
Tools & blade
Tool count
12
21
Blade steel
Stainless Steel
5Cr15MoV
Blade length
50.8 mm
70 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$69.99
$89.95
Cost per tool
$5.83
$4.28
Manufacturer
Gerber
SOG
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
—
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Serrated knife
✓
✓
Screwdriver
—
✓
Phillips screwdriver
—
✓
Flathead screwdriver
—
✓
Bit driver
—
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
Scissors
✓
—
Saw
✓
✓
Awl
—
✓
Ruler
—
✓
Buy if it saves 14 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $69.99, and it works out at $5.83 per tool.
Buy if it carries 9 more tools than the other; it works out at $4.28 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.