Tiny screws, a tiny screwdriver, and one screw rolling under the couch. The Fanttik E1 Max is a pen-sized electric screwdriver with fifty magnetic bits, and it won an iF Design Award. MakeUseOf's long-term reviewer says it replaced half his toolbox.
It's for anyone with a drawer of tiny screwdrivers and a pile of small fixes: glasses, game controllers, remotes, toy battery doors, cameras and drones. It isn't for building furniture or driving wood screws; grab a drill for that.
What makes it clever: a twist dial picks low or high torque, low for delicate electronics and high for everyday small screws, so it's gentle enough not to strip a tiny screw. Twist it to lock and it becomes a manual screwdriver with far more grip. The fifty S2 steel bits cover Phillips, Torx, pentalobe for phones, hex and more, plus a pry tool and tweezers. Bits and chuck are magnetic, so screws stick to the tip instead of vanishing into the carpet. Press the aluminum case and the driver pops up with every bit stored inside; MakeUseOf even calls it a fidget toy. Four LEDs ring the tip, Fanttik rates a full charge at about 400 screws, and it charges over USB-C.
In real life that means tightening a loose glasses hinge, opening a remote or rebuilding a kid's toy. MakeUseOf's writer used his on game consoles and even a phone screen replacement, and has bought it three times.
The honest catch: the motor is gentle on purpose, so a tight or seized screw won't budge. Lock it, crack the screw loose by hand, then let the motor finish. Fanttik says it's not for building PCs, and the battery isn't swappable. If you only fix your glasses once a year, a basic manual set will do. Fanttik's E2 Max adds a stronger torque setting and a bigger battery for laptops and PCs.
Our verdict: if small fixes keep piling up around your house, the E1 Max is a fun, genuinely useful impulse buy, and an easy gift for the family fixer, gamer or tinkerer.
