PowerAccess Assist vs Swiss Tool X
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 14 of 28 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
303 g
290 g
Closed length
115 mm
115 mm
Width
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35 mm
Thickness
—
21 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
21
26
Blade steel
5Cr15MoV
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Blade length
70 mm
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Ownership
MSRP
$89.95
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Cost per tool
$4.28
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Manufacturer
SOG
Victorinox
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
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
Scissors
—
✓
Saw
✓
✓
File
—
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Ruler
✓
✓
Buy if it works out at $4.28 per tool.
Buy if it saves 13 g over the other; it carries 5 more tools than the other.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.