hardware wallet

[dkbit98]

Most hardware wallets are much more durable then USB drives

No their are not.
Most hardware wallets have warranty for just one or two years, and they have many extra parts like screens and buttons that can often malfunction.

USB drivers on other other hand have no extra parts and they can last for years without any issue, and they have five, ten years and some even have limited lifetime warranties.  

And I would not pay anything for fancy metallic case for Trezor/Corazon, because I can make my own custom metallic case locally for just few dollars

[decodx]

Most hardware wallets are much more durable then USB drives

No their are not.
Most hardware wallets have warranty for just one or two years, and they have many extra parts like screens and buttons that can often malfunction.

USB drivers on other other hand have no extra parts and they can last for years without any issue, and they have five, ten years and some even have limited lifetime warranties. 

I do not know. I thought their housings were made of stronger materials rather than cheap plastic, like most USB drives. At least that's what the Trezor looks like to me. But I understand your point, more extra parts probably means a higher risk of failure.

And I would not pay anything for fancy metallic case for Trezor/Corazon, because I can make my own custom metallic case locally for just few dollars

But that would mean you have to disassemble the device to install it in a new case? I'm not sure this is a viable option for the average user.

[Pmalek]

And I would not pay anything for fancy metallic case for Trezor/Corazon, because I can make my own custom metallic case locally for just few dollars :

+ The internal components are the same as on the regular Trezor device with a plastic case. The company doesn't produce special parts for the metallic version.

But that would mean you have to disassemble the device to install it in a new case? I'm not sure this is a viable option for the average user.

You don't take apart a Trezor device in order to build a new one. You purchase the needed parts online and assemble a working hardware wallet from them. dkbit98 explained how that can be done in his thread titled: Make your own Trezor Hardware wallet for under $40.

[dkbit98]

I do not know. I thought their housings were made of stronger materials rather than cheap plastic, like most USB drives. At least that's what the Trezor looks like to me. But I understand your point, more extra parts probably means a higher risk of failure.

Trezor is all plastic, except for Corazon.
I guess you never in your life saw metallic USB drives from Kigston, Samsung, Toshiba, Sandisk and others

But that would mean you have to disassemble the device to install it in a new case? I'm not sure this is a viable option for the average user.

Yeah sure I guess it is more viable for them to pay €506, €844 or €1,688 for Corazon Trezor that has 100% identical inside, than to spend few minutes to open, destroy old plastic case and print your own metallic case.
Trezor even have instructions for making your own wallet and there are bunch of 3d stl files ready for printing:
https://github.com/trezor/trezor-hardware/tree/master/case/trezor_one

You don't take apart a Trezor device in order to build a new one. You purchase the needed parts online and assemble a working hardware wallet from them.

I mean if you want you can always destroy the case for Trezor you have if you are not good in making one yourself

The Trezor chassis is sealed using ultrasound. Opening Trezor without destroying the case is nearly impossible.

[decodx]

But that would mean you have to disassemble the device to install it in a new case? I'm not sure this is a viable option for the average user.

Yeah sure I guess it is more viable for them to pay €506, €844 or €1,688 for Corazon Trezor that has 100% identical inside, than to spend few minutes to open, destroy old plastic case and print your own metallic case.

Uh, with such a hefty price tag, I guess they're made more like a luxury status symbol than out of sheer usefulness.
It's strange that no one on the market offers models with metal case for a more acceptable price.

[dkbit98]

Uh, with such a hefty price tag, I guess they're made more like a luxury status symbol than out of sheer usefulness.
It's strange that no one on the market offers models with metal case for a more acceptable price.

Seed words are more important than device itself so they can be placed on some metal plate instead on a paper.
And ledger wallet is partially made from metal that protects main plastic part.