I *love * the gerber with the pliers that slide out- very slick, and the tool in general is as good as any , really- like someone says- the newer ones have better safetey features, and the metal is a bit soft. But if I could only have one multi-tool for work, I might choose that one. (though,. for what it's worth, I have never been impressed with any 'knife' on those, and any 'specialized' tools- hex, torx whatever- are better carried seperatly...)

THAT SAID...I carry a leatherman squirt all the time ( its about the size of a zippo, so it doesn't wear a hole in the pocket, and I can even carry it when wearing slacks. When I'm working in jeans, I have a belt-mounted Schrade ( dont know the model) that is rock-solid and as good as having all the tools for real ( the needle-nose pliers are better than the equivalent snap-on model, for example). It's lasted me years, some years of *hard* use. Alongside that, I carry a Gerber Gator- (yes friends, thats a real knife), partially serrated, diamond-sharp, the handle is made of a type of rubber that wont get slippery when wet/greasy. locks hard. also well-used and a *rock*.

I also usually like to have a small one-handed pocket knife ( with the thumb stud and one handed close,) but cant find one as good as the last one I had which finally wore out.

fwiw...