Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver
by Doctor Who
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Toys and Games Reviews of Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver
Customer Review: Wonderful -- until it breaks ...
Summary: 2 Stars
The extra features on this Sonic Screwdriver (the changeable ink nib, the sound effect, and so forth) are nice, and the sound effect is reasonably authentic (if recorded a little bit quietly).
The problem is just that it isn't very well-made; just carrying it in a purse for one day with no major incident was enough to break the mechanism. First the light stopped working, then the switch that opens it just came off entirely, the screw totally stripped so it couldn't be put back together.
If you just want a display or costume piece this will do nicely (but don't expect its features to necessarily work). As a child's toy? Not a chance. It can't even survive being carried around and put through its basic functions, let alone the rough treatment a child would give it.
Customer Review: cheap
Summary: 2 Stars
This was a bit of a let down. I realize its a toy, but it feels like something that would come with candy in it. The sound is barely audible and you can hardly tell the two sounds apart. As a kid I used a metal tire pressure guage as my sonic screwdriver and it at least had some weight to it. It is a replica of a high tech instrument but the casing looks like prehistoric stone, like a "Flintstones" toy. If they made these smaller and out of metal with some quality sound I would buy it. I will keep this and put it on a shelf, but I wish they had put a little more quality and value into it. There are probably more 40 yr old geeks who would like to have a quality replica than there are 10 year olds who nees something that is about as well made as a pez dispenser.Customer Review: This Toy Is AWSOME !!
Summary: 5 Stars
Im a doctor who fan myself but when i got this sonic screwdriver i was excited to finally get it. The toy its self is great the uv light and the two little nibs for the bottom of the sonic screwdriver is neat. The durability of this toy is grand because i mean i carry it around alot and have it with me in hand or in my pocket and it has yet to break on me the batteries are easy to install and replace. the only thing that is not what i expected was the little line that you get when you put two plastic molds together which i can live with and the cool thing is that its like the one in the show the sound is alittle low but not that much the light is strong and the detail on it is great for all that are a doctor who fan its a must buy. im enjoying it right nowCustomer Review: Real working lights and sounds
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this device for about a month and I am still having fun with it, even though people think it is a light saber. It alternates between 2 sounds when you press the button. It is hard to hear in a crowded bar or restaurant, but at work people can usually hear it 2 or 3 cubes over. The bottom of the device is a UV pen that can be detached and replaced with an ink pen. If you are good at slight of hand you can confuse people by writing with one tip and giving it to them with the other tip. Some other uses I have found for this are: using as a flashlight in a power outage, fixing the paper towel dispenser in the bathroom at work, rebooting my blackberry, and using as a joystick for my laptop. I still can't figure out how to lock doors with it though.Customer Review: A Good First Generation Sonic
Summary: 4 Stars
While having the removable tip and UV ink is probably fun for the young ones, I'd prefer to have a Sonic that had a permanently attached tip. Nothing some crazy glue probably won't fix.
From general use, the slide switch cover on mine has come off several times but it's been easy to snap it back on...so far.
It claims 2 sound effects and it does actually have 2 but you practically have to have it up to your ear to hear the difference as they sound almost identical at arm's length. (Did I get a bad sound chip?)
Being the first toy/prop marketed for the new Who, this is a very good effort. But hopefully, an improved version will be produced soon. I'd recommend this for any Who fans ages 10-910.