My wife wants to buy me an iPhone for my birthday, which is next week. The catch is that we are still recovering fiscally from the silly season, so this purchase will be at a later date in the not too distant future. As a result, I was thinking of getting her to get me a replacement back for my pending iPhone as a suitable gift to give me on the day (her requirement, not mine :-)). I've found an awesome Porsche one which is perfect for this future Porsche owner (I hope :-D).

My concern with this is the reports of the new pentalobe screws that are appearing on iPhones around the world. Has anyone purchased one recently from the Apple store (or outright from a bricks and mortar store), and can confirm whether these new screws are now being fitted.

Also, does anyone know of any low cost ways to get around the issue if I do get an iPhone with pentalobe screws? I did find these iPhone Liberation kits which look like they should do the trick, but I'm interested if others have found cheaper solutions.