I've always viewed a multi-tool as a convenient way of carrying a variety of okay tools, not as the final answer to my tool box. I prefer Benchmade for knives, Channelock for pliers, Nicholsen for files, a set of Craftsman screwdrivers, bit drivers and sockets. . . et al. My XTi is just fine to do the stuff I need a multi-tool to do. If it fails in the task I probably need to get into my tool box for a real tool anyway.