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IME pentalobe is superior as far as wear to tooling without the sharp points.

I've stripped a handful of smaller torx heads due to worn bits over the years. Can't recall ever stripping a pentalobe.

I won't argue Apple came up with a new design for security purposes, at least initially. But that doesn't mean they didn't come up with a superior design for tiny bits at the same time.



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