Show off your hardware wallet

[abel1337]

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Thanks for taking part and showing us your hardware wallets. It's been a long time since someone did.
You mentioned your USB flash drives a few times. Have you by any chance stored your recovery phrase on these drives, and are those digital copies the only backups you have of your seed? Have you made proper physical backups on paper?

Yes! Recovery phrases are on those USB flash drives, I have multiple and I spread it on those sticks. I also added a layer of password that I myself only knew so that even if someone finds my usb flash drive, They can't access the seed/recovery phrases that easily. I have paper backup bundled on those flash drives I can access it incase I got into an accident that makes fall into amnesia. My instructions are designed to myself. I know I'm a bit tricky on my wallets but it's what I am.

I can say that I'm ready whenever a fire got into my house, If ever I got an amnesia, be victimized by a robbery or have floods in my house.

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[crwth]

I just saw this thread from this post, and I would like to show off mine. One Ledger X and One Trezor Model T



I wanted to try these two popular wallets because they have different purposes for me. One is for managing crypto, and the other is for HODLing only. Guess which one is which  

[Pmalek]

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It's been a while since someone decided to play. I will add your HWs to the list.
You only shared that one picture, but judging by the casings, they seem to be in good condition. I see something that looks like color residue or ink on the "Z" and "R" characters on the Trezor. How long have you had them and have you had any issues with the devices?

When you say "manage crypto" are we talking about day-to-day operations or what does that mean to you?
I hope the seeds are unique on each HW. 

How would they do in a head-to-head battle? What do you like with the Trezor that you don't like with the Ledger and vice versa?

[SFR10]

One is for managing crypto, and the other is for HODLing only. Guess which one is which  

It depends on when you purchased your Nano X... If you got it in the past year or so, you've probably dealt with some of "these issues" due to its buggy nature so that one should be for the hodling part and the Model T for managing your cryptocurrencies on a regular basis. Did I get it right?
I'm surprised no one has posted a review for the Nano S Plus! Should I order it for fun and make a short review?

[Pmalek]

It depends on when you purchased your Nano X... If you got it in the past year or so, you've probably dealt with some of "these issues" due to its buggy nature so that one should be for the hodling part and the Model T for managing your cryptocurrencies on a regular basis. Did I get it right?

I believe it's the other way around. I think he trusts the Trezor more than he does Ledger. So Trezor is his long-term storage device that doesn't get accessed that often, and Ledger is for smaller daily amounts, altcoins, and whatever crwth is interested in. Ledger has greater support for altcoins and more 3rd-party services and partnerships, which might fall into the "managing crypto" category.  

I'm surprised no one has posted a review for the Nano S Plus! Should I order it for fun and make a short review?

Maybe dkbit98 will do it, he is a big fan of the Nano franchise.

What are you going to do with it after that? Seems like a waste of money just leaving it to collect dust.
It's not recommended to purchase HWs from non-official sources, but maybe you might find someone on the forum who would be interested in purchasing a slightly used Nano S Plus after your review for a discount.

[crwth]

You only shared that one picture, but judging by the casings, they seem to be in good condition. I see something that looks like color residue or ink on the "Z" and "R" characters on the Trezor. How long have you had them and have you had any issues with the devices?

There's no color residue or anything, it's the reflection from my monitor to the HWs. My first one was the Nano X and I have been with it since the pre-pandemic stage. For the Trezor T, it's quite new. Just last year.

When you say "manage crypto" are we talking about day-to-day operations or what does that mean to you?
I hope the seeds are unique on each HW. 

More of an always being used type of thing and then the other one is just like cold storage that is never touched or seldomly touched.

How would they do in a head-to-head battle? What do you like with the Trezor that you don't like with the Ledger and vice versa?

TBH, I really like Trezor with their feature of being able to generate a new wallet with a different phrase. As long as you remember the phrase, then it would be okay. With Ledger, I can transact using my phone, so it's easy. I think they have both strong points with different ends.

It depends on when you purchased your Nano X... If you got it in the past year or so, you've probably dealt with some of "these issues" due to its buggy nature so that one should be for the hodling part and the Model T for managing your cryptocurrencies on a regular basis. Did I get it right?

Yeah, you pretty much got it right XD

I'm surprised no one has posted a review for the Nano S Plus! Should I order it for fun and make a short review?

Yes, you should order one. :p

It depends on when you purchased your Nano X... If you got it in the past year or so, you've probably dealt with some of "these issues" due to its buggy nature so that one should be for the hodling part and the Model T for managing your cryptocurrencies on a regular basis. Did I get it right?

I believe it's the other way around. I think he trusts the Trezor more than he does Ledger. So Trezor is his long-term storage device that doesn't get accessed that often, and Ledger is for smaller daily amounts, altcoins, and whatever crwth is interested in. Ledger has greater support for altcoins and more 3rd-party services and partnerships, which might fall into the "managing crypto" category. 

Well, I both use them in terms of being used but it's just that Trezor is being turned on most of the time. So I guess it's okay? I haven't fully thought about it yet 

[n0nce]

It depends on when you purchased your Nano X... If you got it in the past year or so, you've probably dealt with some of "these issues" due to its buggy nature so that one should be for the hodling part and the Model T for managing your cryptocurrencies on a regular basis. Did I get it right?

I believe it's the other way around. I think he trusts the Trezor more than he does Ledger. So Trezor is his long-term storage device that doesn't get accessed that often, and Ledger is for smaller daily amounts, altcoins, and whatever crwth is interested in. Ledger has greater support for altcoins and more 3rd-party services and partnerships, which might fall into the "managing crypto" category. 

Well, I both use them in terms of being used but it's just that Trezor is being turned on most of the time. So I guess it's okay? I haven't fully thought about it yet 

As long as you have at least one seed phrase backup, in a physically different location than the Ledger, it is fine for HODL.
I would probably do the same, simply because struggling with Ledger's various problems on a daily basis seems like a huge pain.

Just make sure that after a few years of HODLing you can still access the funds, even if the Nano X decides not to turn on anymore, not to show anything on screen or having other symptoms.

[Pmalek]

TBH, I really like Trezor with their feature of being able to generate a new wallet with a different phrase.

Are you saying you can have multiple recovery phrases on your Trezor at the same time without having to recover from seed each time you switch between them? And is there even a "switch" that needs to be done or does the Trezor just work perfectly fine with multiple seed phrases? If that's correct, it really is a nice feature, I agree with that. So how many recovery phrases can you use simultaneously? If I have 5 different Bitcoin wallet/accounts, can each one have its own phrase? 

[Husna QA]

Here is my hardware wallet, Ledger Nano X and Trezor Model T:



The Nano X was my first hardware wallet and one of the most used. While Trezor T is for hold purposes.

I bought both because I wanted to know how to use and experiment with both. To find out the advantages and disadvantages or even combine the two hardware wallets, for example, to create a multi-signature wallet on Electrum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5392586.msg60534500#msg60534500.

[crwth]

TBH, I really like Trezor with their feature of being able to generate a new wallet with a different phrase.

Are you saying you can have multiple recovery phrases on your Trezor at the same time without having to recover from seed each time you switch between them? And is there even a "switch" that needs to be done or does the Trezor just work perfectly fine with multiple seed phrases? If that's correct, it really is a nice feature, I agree with that. So how many recovery phrases can you use simultaneously? If I have 5 different Bitcoin wallet/accounts, can each one have its own phrase? 

From my understanding, it creates a new wallet with every different password phrases. I'm not sure how it works completely but I'm just amazed that it could be done. I haven't fully utilized it since I didn't input a password phrase with the main wallet I'm using. It's just probably going to be handy if you are planning to hide a wallet from a person that knows you personally or something. At least that's how I think it would come in handy.

[m2017]

Here is my hardware wallet, Ledger Nano X and Trezor Model T:



The Nano X was my first hardware wallet and one of the most used. While Trezor T is for hold purposes.

I bought both because I wanted to know how to use and experiment with both. To find out the advantages and disadvantages or even combine the two hardware wallets, for example, to create a multi-signature wallet on Electrum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5392586.msg60534500#msg60534500.

You have chosen a peculiar option in the dispute between the two camps Trezor and Ledger by combining them in use. Well, to be honest, this is a laudable solution and seems to be a safer way, although it requires a little more work /actions than if you use a device from only one manufacturer. If one company is compromised, there is no way to get access to your wallet,  and the probability of simultaneous compromise of two companies at once tends to zero.

Taking this opportunity, I would like to ask about the results of your experiment on the use of both devices. If you had to choose between Nano X and Trezor T, which hardware wallet would you prefer and why?

[Pmalek]

From my understanding, it creates a new wallet with every different password phrases. I'm not sure how it works completely but I'm just amazed that it could be done. I haven't fully utilized it since I didn't input a password phrase with the main wallet I'm using.

Are you talking about passphrases maybe? Passphrase as in an extension of your seed, aka the 25th seed word? The original 24 words of the recovery phrase remain the same, it's just the passphrase that changes if you use that feature.

This option exists with Ledger hardware wallets as well. You can unlock your passphrase-protected accounts with a secondary PIN (different from the main PIN) or by entering the whole passphrase during the login stage. 

[SFR10]

Maybe dkbit98 will do it, he is a big fan of the Nano franchise.

Incoming war in 3... 2... 1 (peace )

What are you going to do with it after that? Seems like a waste of money just leaving it to collect dust..

Apart from considering it as a collectible item, I'll probably do some tests to prepare myself for the next time that someone like @jerry0 creates a thread with their strange questions

It's not recommended to purchase HWs from non-official sources, but maybe you might find someone on the forum who would be interested in purchasing a slightly used Nano S Plus after your review for a discount.

I completely agree but IIRC, few users tried selling brand new HW recently, and even though most of them were limited edition Nanos, no one seemed to be interested in purchasing them, so I'll probably have little to no chance of recouping anything.

Yes, you should order one. :p

I'll try to find some time next week to go to one of their official resellers that has a brick-and-mortar store

[Husna QA]

You have chosen a peculiar option in the dispute between the two camps Trezor and Ledger by combining them in use. Well, to be honest, this is a laudable solution and seems to be a safer way, although it requires a little more work /actions than if you use a device from only one manufacturer. If one company is compromised, there is no way to get access to your wallet,  and the probability of simultaneous compromise of two companies at once tends to zero.

If the hardware wallet is damaged (or one manufacturer is compromised), whether it uses in a multi-signature wallet or not, a preventive action that the user can take is to have a backup seed phrase to recover if this happens.

Taking this opportunity, I would like to ask about the results of your experiment on the use of both devices. If you had to choose between Nano X and Trezor T, which hardware wallet would you prefer and why?

Nano X (hardware wallet, cables, accessories and boxes) feels more premium than Trezor T. Even though the price is lower than Trezor T.

 

In addition, Ledger is sometimes quicker to add features such as Taproot address and Coin Control. Although, Trezor adds these features as well.

So far, I haven't had any issues using either of them (hopefully, it doesn't happen). If the question is which one to choose, I choose both.

[kkdao]

FYI there are different DIY bitcoin hardware wallets displayed in this Telegram chat: t.me/DIYbitcoin

I'm most partial to the Specter DIY, then Krux. I like how Krux has several options for devices. If you want something simple, just get the Maix Amigo, but if you really want to DIY you can build the Maix Dock (soldering involved). Just need to print a case for it now! https://t.me/DIYbitcoin/4839

[Pmalek]

FYI there are different DIY bitcoin hardware wallets...

I know there are. I am aware of them. We have a thread on this forum with Open Source Hardware Wallets and DIY solutions are part of it. If you have a hardware wallet you built yourself, do the same as everyone else. Post a few pictures of it, give us some feedback based on your use of the device, and you can also explain how hard/easy it was for you to build it.

[kkdao]

FYI there are different DIY bitcoin hardware wallets...

I know there are. I am aware of them. We have a thread on this forum with Open Source Hardware Wallets and DIY solutions are part of it. If you have a hardware wallet you built yourself, do the same as everyone else. Post a few pictures of it, give us some feedback based on your use of the device, and you can also explain how hard/easy it was for you to build it.

I know, I am aware of it. Thing is, I am not able to post pictures because I have a newb account. Otherwise I would have done the same as everyone else...

[Pmalek]

I know, I am aware of it. Thing is, I am not able to post pictures because I have a newb account. Otherwise I would have done the same as everyone else...

Don't worry about the pictures and your newbie account. If you want to write a review explaining a little bit about your setup, then go ahead. Make a new post, write what you want, upload the images to Imgur and place the links in your post where you would like to have those pictures visible. I will quote it for visibility, so the pictures can be seen on the forum.

Then when you rank up to Jr. Member, you can post images without restrictions. You can already place them in img quotes, and when you get promoted to a higher rank they will pop up.

[kkdao]

I know, I am aware of it. Thing is, I am not able to post pictures because I have a newb account. Otherwise I would have done the same as everyone else...

Don't worry about the pictures and your newbie account. If you want to write a review explaining a little bit about your setup, then go ahead. Make a new post, write what you want, upload the images to Imgur and place the links in your post where you would like to have those pictures visible. I will quote it for visibility, so the pictures can be seen on the forum.

Then when you rank up to Jr. Member, you can post images without restrictions. You can already place them in img quotes, and when you get promoted to a higher rank they will pop up.

Gotcha, but honestly I have built too many to share in one post that's why I shared my Telegram chat which has almost all the possible DIY bitcoin projects shared in there (pics+info). Jade, Specter DIY, Seedsigner, Krux, Bowser wallet, LetheKit, LochaMesh, etc. I usually create a thread on Twitter each time I build something to explain the process simply if anyone else wants to try.

[ajiz138]

I want to show off the hardware wallet I currently have.

1. Ledger Nano S - This hardware was given to a friend as a gift in mid-2019. This device is still working and continues to be used to HODL the bitcoins that I bought during dips or lump-sums so far.
Still in pretty good physical condition with a few scuffs but that doesn't affect anything.

2. Trezor Model One - This is purchased in 2021, this is also to store bitcoin from DCA results which I continue to do every week - month, and indeed I distinguish between buying bitcoins with lump-sum and DCA I differentiate between the two hardware wallet.

3. SafePal S1 - just bought a few days ago, this is only for altcoin needs, (sometimes I hate altcoins) but for short term I think it's fine. LOL