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The Toshiba 1.8" HDD in some iRiver H300 series DAPs (introduced in 2004) have pentalobe screws, and thus predate Apple's use as originally claimed in this article by several years. 203.129.50.121 (talk) 23:56, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Source? Andy Dingley (talk) 00:05, 24 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The pentalobe screws can be seen in the third picture of this external reference: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornillo_pentalobular#cite_note-6 — Dddrazir (talk) 13:45, 9 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Those aren't screws, they're driver bits. Also, assuming they're a close fit, their shape isn't Pentalobe either – they look like a 5-lobed Torx-style, but that's not close enough. Apple's use, and the specific Pentalobe feature, is the sharp-edged arris and its tendency to damage, making this a security feature more than simply an obscure shape. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:04, 9 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Error: Torx Plus Security has 5 lobes not 6

You are welcome. Proof: http://www2.wiha.com/files/asia-pacific/EN-Asia-Pacific_catalogue.pdf Please change 178.82.174.42 (talk) 19:24, 28 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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 :: The pentalobe screws can be seen in the third picture of this external reference: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornillo_pentalobular#cite_note-6 — [[User:Dddrazir|Dddrazir]] ([[User talk:Dddrazir|talk]]) 13:45, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 ::: Those aren't screws, they're driver bits.  Also, assuming they're a close fit, their shape isn't Pentalobe either – they look like a 5-lobed Torx-style, but that's not close enough.  Apple's use, and the specific Pentalobe feature, is the sharp-edged arris and its tendency to damage, making this a security feature more than simply an obscure shape. [[User:Andy Dingley|Andy Dingley]] ([[User talk:Andy Dingley|talk]]) 14:04, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
+== Error: Torx Plus Security has 5 lobes not 6 ==
+You are welcome. Proof:
+http://www2.wiha.com/files/asia-pacific/EN-Asia-Pacific_catalogue.pdf
+Please change [[Special:Contributions/178.82.174.42|178.82.174.42]] ([[User talk:178.82.174.42|talk]]) 19:24, 28 August 2019 (UTC)