Hardware Wallet Reviews: Trezor, Ledger, & KeepKey
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Hardware Wallets.
SO I now personally own A ledger Blue, A ledger Nano S, a Trezor, and a keep key. I am just going to put a bullet list of my thoughts and concerns for each model.
Ledger Blue:
- Beautiful lcd screen display, really makes it a pleasure to use, however the touch sensitivity is not on the same level as say an iphone or galaxy making it a little different than your typical touch screen experience.
- Both ledgers funtion with the most coins its seems. I have BTC (Legacy and segwit addresses,) BCH, ETH, LTC, DASH, ZEC, XRP... overall they seem to be really on top of getting the most coins. Furthermore, the functionality with www.myetherwallet.com makes this very easy to manage tokens.
- the actual display doesn't really show your coins. I was hoping it would but no such luck. You have to connect to the application to actually see your coins. The hardware just signs transactions.
- the ledgers seem to have FIDO U2F capability built in. This is really cool. Makes them even more secure.
- both ledgers didnt seem to be as easy flowing to use on my mac. You have to ensure you get the plug, open, unlock sequence right for the wallet to register on the app. I assume this wil be fixed with newer software versions.
Ledger Nano S:
- All the same functionality of the ledger blue but without the screen. Also quite a bit smaller making it easier to use. (The blue is roughly 2.5x the size of the nano.
- one button easy access, nice clear blue letter screen. good wallet.
- both ledgers didnt seem to be as easy flowing to use on my mac. You have to ensure you get the plug, open, unlock sequence right for the wallet to register on the app. I assume this wil be fixed with newer software versions.
Trezor:
- great functionality. I really appreciate the way the pincode is set up for use of the device. basically makes key loggers a problem of the past.
- easy to use and no plug/play issues like I had on the ledger. Very smooth interaction with the software.
- Has a very great and user friendly interface showing you cool stats and wallet status. I will probably use this as my primary for mining profits due to the cool interface.
- doesn't have as many supported coins as ledger, but its solid for the big names (BTC, ETH, ZEC, DSH, LTC)
- not sure about yubikey support - maybe someone who has one can comment here. ( I am still waiting for my yubikeys to arrive)
KeepKey
- More expensive by about 30%.
- you get what you pay for. They keep is more aesthetically pleasing and has a very pleasing flow for the hardware/software interface.
- It doesn't support all the wallets that the ledger or trezor do, but it has many of the majors. (BTC, LTC, ETH, DASH)
Overall - I think my favorite is the keep key, followed by the trezor, then the ledger. Although i use all of them because of the nature of each one. The ledger is the fastest to support new fetures. The trezors are less expensive, the keep keys are more expensive and support the least number of coins.
Thanks for reading
-libertyhound
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