PowerAssist vs PowerLock
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 18 of 27 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
272 g
272 g
Closed length
117 mm
117 mm
Width
—
—
Thickness
—
—
Tools & blade
Tool count
16
18
Blade steel
420
420
Blade length
—
—
Ownership
MSRP
$89.95
$84.95
Cost per tool
$5.62
$4.72
Manufacturer
SOG
SOG
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
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 $5.62 per tool.
Buy if it carries 2 more tools than the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $84.95, and it works out at $4.72 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.