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.
Agreed; I have the same perspective. I think it's really pointless to demand the kind of performance from a multitool listed earlier in this thread.
I can rant all day because my car doesn't ride like a Mercedes, handle like a Ferrari, tow a trailer like an F-350 and go offroad like a Land Cruiser. Oh, and have a MSRP of $2000. Therefore a real-world car that is truly a well executed design is rated "only a 7 or 8 out of 10" because it's not "perfect".
When a stated goal is unobtainable, it ceases to be a valid measuring tool.
Like the saying goes: a product can be 1) effective, 2) quick to make/acquire and 3) inexpensive. Pick two features from this list.
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