What's your top pick for a Hardware Wallet

[julerz12]

As the title says, what's your top pick for a Hardware Wallet? And why? Is it because it's cheap yet secure? Simple and easy to use? Impossible to break 'cause it's literally a hardware?

I'm asking this question because as it happens, my current HW is no longer supported by the guys who made them. ^{(cough* Ledger)}
I've searched the web for answers to this question as well but I'd be more comfortable buying a new device from what some of you might suggest here and what utimately is everyone's top pick.

Some hardware wallets I found listed on a website was Trezor, Tangem?, Coldcard, Onekey, and SafePal ^{(of course Ledger too)}. There might be others I haven't mentioned so feel free to tell me/us what it is.

[Charles-Tim]

The best hardware wallet for me is Foundation Passport. The best hardware wallet for altcoins for me is Trezor. In over all bitcoin hardware wallet, I prefer Passport because it is open source and also because it is airgapped. Trezor is also open source but support many shit coins (altcoins).

[julerz12]

The best hardware wallet for me is Foundation Passport. The best hardware wallet for altcoins for me is Trezor. In over all bitcoin hardware wallet, I prefer Passport because it is open source and also because it is airgapped. Trezor is also open source but support many shit coins (altcoins).

Interesting. That's this one, right? https://foundation.xyz/passport-core/


I'm digging the design of it, too. Looks like the old and indestructible Nokia 3310  

Passport Core’s ultra-hard glass and copper-plated metal chassis protect it from everyday wear

Power
User-removable 1200 mAh Lithium ion battery
Nokia BL-5C form factor (included with purchase)

Damn. Well, I guess they did make it like that old Nokia Phone, indestructible. Currently out of stock, though.  
How much is this thing? I can't seem to see the price on the website.
[EDIT]
I just found out they have a dedicated ann thread here as well, and the nearest reseller to me is in Thailand. It's $200?
https://thaibitcast.com/products/foundation-passport-batch-2-hardware-wallet

[mocacinno]

I've got a couple trezor's, they never failed me so far... I used to have a ledger aswell, but i tossed after they introduced a "feature" that made it clear you could export your private key from their devices.

The trezor model one retails for 49€ at the moment, and black friday is around the corner...

Heared great things about the one Charles-Tim proposed (the Foundation Passport), but i have 0 hands on experience with that one.

[Charles-Tim]

I just found out they have a dedicated ann thread here as well, and the nearest reseller to me is in Thailand. It's $200?
https://thaibitcast.com/products/foundation-passport-batch-2-hardware-wallet

I saw buy on the website and it will take you to a page that you can proceed.

This is it in teal colour or so:






In addition, these are their official resellers: https://foundation.xyz/resellers/

[rdluffy]

Hey julerz12, nice to see you here
I have a Ledger Nano S, which has also been discontinued, and following the good advice here on the forum, I bought a Trezor Safe 3, which was exactly what I was looking for: a simple, secure, long-tested, open-source hardware wallet at a VERY good price

There are more advanced options, more resistant and with more security technology, but I considered it a good purchase and I am happy with my choice

With Black Friday approaching, I think it's a good idea to wait and buy on that date, as companies will certainly offer good promotions

The Safe 3 costs $79, but if you think you need something better, there is also the Safe 5 for $169 and the brand new Safe 7 for $249

[LTU_btc]

OP, I'm in same boat like you. I have Nano S and Nano X. I still use it time from time, but after all stuff that was going on with Ledger, I'm not feeling comfortable with it. Was a bit lazy to upgrade to new wallet, but probably it's time.
What I can say that I'm not going to pay more than $100 for hardware wallet. I don't need all these fancy features that I'm not going to use anyway. Hardware wallet isn't something that I use daily, it's more for storing and occassional use. So, Trezor Safe 3 looks like optional choice for me.

[bitmover]

I've got a couple trezor's, they never failed me so far... I used to have a ledger aswell, but i tossed after they introduced a "feature" that made it clear you could export your private key from their devices.

The trezor model one retails for 49€ at the moment, and black friday is around the corner...

Heared great things about the one Charles-Tim proposed (the Foundation Passport), but i have 0 hands on experience with that one.

I also own ledger. I have one old ledger nano S model (which doesn't have new seed online feature), which i love. I also have a Ledger nano x which i received in a referral program.

That being said, i think trezor is the best one nowadays, and i would certainly buy one if I needed. Trezor is the best hardware wallet, and support for altcoins is important, specially stablecoins which will be much more used in the future.

[The Cryptovator]

As the title says, what's your top pick for a Hardware Wallet? And why? Is it because it's cheap yet secure? Simple and easy to use? Impossible to break 'cause it's literally a hardware?

I will prefer to use Trezor; I will explain why from my perspective. I have been using two hardware wallets, Ledger and Trezor. Though the Ledger has a lot of controversy, it is one of the old and trusted companies. So the first hardware wallet, Ledger gave me the first hardware wallet experience. Lately even their devices have been giving trouble due to low-quality battery issues. Not sure if it's a business policy to sell new devices on the market. So overall experience isn't better with the Ledger, except for the user-friendly interface. Also, that's a closed-source wallet, which is a big red flag. Hence, I don't prefer Ledger.

Trezor is an open-source hardware wallet that supports a lot of coins. It doesn't matter if they added shitcoins or not, but you have an option to choose which coins you will store. The Trezor user interface is also pretty easy, the same as Ledger. I think the price is almost similar for Trezor and Ledger. But I feel safe when using Trezor, and since there is no battery, you can use your device longer, unlike Ledger. We really don't need to buy every new model device. This isn't something to show up, so the longer life of the device is more important to me. Hence, I prefer to purchase Trezor.

If any hardware wallet stops their service, it shouldn't be an issue for you. You can simply move your funds to another wallet since you can recover your wallet on supported wallet software. Yes, it's a waste of money for end users, so it's better to purchase a reputable company's wallet. Trezor is one of the reputed companies.

[promise444c5]

Trezor is okay, you can try it out..
They have the Bitcoin only firmware which you can always switch to if you don’t like the universal firmware, and you can always switch back to universal anytime if you don’t want the Bitcoin only firmware anymore, the button to switch back and forth between the firmwares is always there and you can still install it manually  if the button is missing( don’t  really know how that works but you can figure that out if you ever need to switch back)..
https://trezor.io/learn/supported-assets/bitcoin/bitcoin-only-firmware-on-trezor..