Trezor model One & T discontinued

[dkbit98]

Trezor silently discontinued two of their devices, model One that is oldest and first hardware wallet in the world, and model T.
This was expected decision for me and I announced it many times last year, but now this is reality.

All I can say to you is, don't worry, Trezor got you covered for a long time and your devices will continue working perfectly.
Both Trezor model One and T will receive maintenance updates until at least 2031, and critical security fixes until at least 2036.

 
https://trezor.io/support/logistics/orders-payments/support-for-older-models

Latest firmware updates for both models happened on 22 January, v1.14.0 for model One, and v2.10.0 for model T, so you can go and update if you didn't already:
https://trezor.io/other/product-updates/firmware-changelog#trezor-model-one
https://trezor.io/other/product-updates/firmware-changelog#trezor-model-t

Compared to other manufacturer of hardware wallets this is amazing support, even better than on most smartphones have.
You can always upgrade to new models, but this is not mandatory.

In this topic I will post firmware updates for discontinued devices, especially important security updates.

[zabzob]

The end of an era. I still have my Model One, even though I've moved on to other HW wallets. I think it's still one of the best out there. I'm keeping my Model One long term, will probably be a valuable collector's item one day.

[bitmover]

It is sad because they will be discontinuing cheaper models to sell more expensive ones, like ledger did..

I dont have a trezor one or T, but I was expecting to buy one of them if my ledger ever breaks. Looks like those trezor models wont break either, and there wasn't a real good reason to discontinue them... just to sell something more fancy and expensive

[FinneysTrueVision]

It is sad because they will be discontinuing cheaper models to sell more expensive ones, like ledger did..

I dont have a trezor one or T, but I was expecting to buy one of them if my ledger ever breaks. Looks like those trezor models wont break either, and there wasn't a real good reason to discontinue them... just to sell something more fancy and expensive

The Trezor Safe 3 and Safe 5 were reduced in price to $59 and $129. Naturally, there is going to be more demand for newer and more secure models. You can’t really expect them to keep manufacturing older, less desired models forever.

The Model T is still sold on Best Buy for $129 and Amazon’s price history also shows that it is occasionally at that price. $59 for the Safe 3 is a very good deal for something that is going to protect your savings for many years to come.

[crwth]

It's a natural cycle for products in general. It's not just about hardware wallets; at least they would still be able to support them for years. I still have my Model T, and it's still amazing and easy to use. I would still be using it until it stops, but I'm just going to be worried about the security trade-offs of discontinuing updates.

By that time, maybe a better, more modern HW would have been produced.

[m2017]

After reading this thread, I checked Trezor's website; indeed, models One and T are no longer available for purchase. It appears all the devices in stock have been sold out, and these models are now unavailable for purchase directly from the manufacturer. I suspect they'll still be available from dealers and retailers. That's where things were heading. This factory's production capacity is now focused on producing updated devices.   

It's good that support for these devices won't be discontinued. Trezor doesn't abandon its customers, and that's wonderful.

[ABCbits]

Both Trezor model One and T will receive maintenance updates until at least 2031, and critical security fixes until at least 2036.

Compared to other manufacturer of hardware wallets this is amazing support, even better than on most smartphones have.

Trezor One released back in 2014, so it means we can expect it'll be supported for 23 years. This is even longer than OS with paid support aimed for enterprise (such as Ubuntu or Windows LTSC) doesn't last longer than 15 years ago. Trezor and Ledger was 2 most popular option a decade ago, but now both headed on very different direction.

[SFR10]

It is sad because they will be discontinuing cheaper models to sell more expensive ones, like ledger did..

You have a point, but unlike Ledger, they won't sell any of their devices past their EOL ^{[not sure if it's the norm for them, but they did it for Nano S]}.

BTW, I'm curious to know if other users are also experiencing issues installing the latest firmware on any of these discontinued devices?
^{- Mine says complete, but as soon as it restarts, it shows the penultimate version instead!}

[Forsyth Jones]

It is sad because they will be discontinuing cheaper models to sell more expensive ones, like ledger did..

I dont have a trezor one or T, but I was expecting to buy one of them if my ledger ever breaks. Looks like those trezor models wont break either, and there wasn't a real good reason to discontinue them... just to sell something more fancy and expensive

Let's compare it with the Ledger Nano S, launched in 2016, as soon as the Nano S Plus was launched, it didn't take many months to them to announce the end of its production and support, it ended in 2024.

The Trezor One, which is the oldest hardware wallet, is still supported to this day, even though it has stopped manufacturing and selling on the official Trezor website. Even so, they will extend support until mid-2031 and critical security fixes, if any, until 2026, users will have plenty of time to upgrade to a newer model in production.

There is a gulf of difference between the two companies.

I still use my Trezor model T, it's super functional and has never let me die on the beach. For now I won't upgrade to a newer model, as this one is serving me very well.

BTW, I'm curious to know if other users are also experiencing issues installing the latest firmware on any of these discontinued devices?
^{- Mine says complete, but as soon as it restarts, it shows the penultimate version instead!}

I believe you are referring to Trezor devices, I always updated my Trezor Model T and it never had this error of showing the previous version even after updating.

[dkbit98]

The end of an era. I still have my Model One, even though I've moved on to other HW wallets. I think it's still one of the best out there. I'm keeping my Model One long term, will probably be a valuable collector's item one day.

I doubt Trezor One will ever be valuable enough, unless you preload it with Bitcoins and provide password 

You can’t really expect them to keep manufacturing older, less desired models forever.

They practically gave away old models for free recently around blackfriday, I think within some bundles.
Good thing that everything is open source and DIY Trezor One can be created by (almost) anyone.

BTW, I'm curious to know if other users are also experiencing issues installing the latest firmware on any of these discontinued devices?
^{- Mine says complete, but as soon as it restarts, it shows the penultimate version instead!}

No problem here, everything updated perfectly fine.
Trezor Suite restart and device restart usually fixed this.