I'm just gonna stick to slotted, thanks

I repair a lot of tech and I have never seen torx other than the standard, and security version. And security torx drivers are compatible with regular torx

We can debate this all day long but we all know torque is cheap.

Robinson aka the square head is by far the superior choice.

the worst is not when the screwdriver is fucked but the screw is. That is some huge pain in the ass

my brother in christ have you seen phillips head and posi drive?

Life sucks. You can't win.

Useful tip: with security torx screws, with the little nub in the centre, if you get a small flathead screwdriver to jam in there and wiggle a bit, that centre bit will snap off without much difficulty.
You should be able to use a regular Torx screwdriver bit after that.

I have to admit that each time I saw a torx security screw on a case I had to open (looking at you, Compaq) this made me so angry that I used to punch the middle pin away with a flathead screwdriver, and replace the screw with a regular one later. This was in those past times I did not have a fuckton of assorted torx bits in a gigantic case...

One of these is a settings icon

I'm Jewish, so I'm going to have to go with the tamper-resistant Torx when I need to use screws on myself.

Edit: A troll flagged this as antisemitic, so apparently I hate my own ethnicity?

Relevant xkcd

Relevant xkcd

Don't discount hex, paired with a ball-end wrench, those are great for odd angles or tight spaces a straight wrench can't get too.

Why is screw DLC legal? Why are people ok with companies preventing people from working in their own devices?

Not a single person sharing the xkcd comic about standards? Well I'm not doing it.

The EU should fine companies for introducing new standards that break old standards. Or any shit standards like Toslink: https://lemmy.world/comment/10671314 . Standardization organizations shouldn't be sleeping through all this shit.

Why does Torx Plus have six teeth but tamper-resistant Torx Plus has five? Whereas 'what the fuck is this' basically looks like it should be tamper-resistant Torx Plus?

Torx drivers are forward compatible with Torx plus screws

+1 for hex, but that's in a lab setting --- climate controlled environment, generally not high torque, pretty benign conditions. But even that is fraught with metric-vs.-imperial mix ups.

Torx is the 🐐! Phillips are just terrible, I prefer slotted over Phillips. You can slip out quite easily with slotted but if you are in there they work ok.

Plus what?!

Fuck you all!! I’m not arguing about this again :(

But I found this interesting.

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-screws-and-screwdrivers-1992422

I hate torx and my superduke is covered in those fucking things

The "wtf is this?" is settings, obviously.

Unexpected lonesome German

When you buy the screws they usually come with a drill bit that fits them

Why is tamper-resistant torx plus the only one that's 5-pronged?

And how many of these are needed by the dictates of their use VS how many are needed to restrict your access?

Reject threaded fasteners, return to nail and rivet.

АW Drive On Top

Ah, torx plus, used on Chevy bellhousings. Real easy to strip with a regular torx driver.

Y'all need Jesus^H^H^H^H^H^H Robertson screws.___