Re: Foundation Passport (FE) hardware wallet review and walkthrough
@n0nce this is probably one of the best hardware wallet reviews I ever saw on bitcointalk forum, and I am sure it will attract other people who are not registered in this forum.
What an honor! 
I do think that Passport needs a lot of improvements, especially with their display, that is weak spot in many hardware wallets like incase of ledger.
I even saw someone saying that after little use of Passport wallet their screen started to show signs of malfunction, but that could be exception not a rule.
Yes, I saw it as well. Here's a link for everyone else: https://twitter.com/Mandrik/status/1485278977417789444I even saw someone saying that after little use of Passport wallet their screen started to show signs of malfunction, but that could be exception not a rule.
Though it is the only time I (and apparently Foundation themselves) saw it so far, unlike other brands with very high failure rates. So it might very well be an exception. The screen in use doesn't seem like a cheap piece; as a raw component it costs seemingly around $30! That's half the sale cost of some complete hardware wallets.
Thanks to open source hardware, we can easily find the component on Mouser.
We’re sorry to see this, this is the first report of one of our screens failing over time. We can of course send you a replacement device immediately.
As the guy who picks up all the support emails, I've never seen this before.
Going to send you a DM to arrange getting a replacement sent out.
Going to send you a DM to arrange getting a replacement sent out.
It seems Foundation Devices have a good social media presence and fast response times not only in case of issues as above, but even commenting on review such as here + acknowledging mistakes. Admittedly, this increases customers' trust in a company!
I think that price should be lower, they need to make better battery solution, and remove all the games bloatware (or at least give option to easy install without firmware games).
Compared to ColdCard I think they are going in right direction, releasing everything in public and going open source as much as possible.
I agree with what you said, but seems everything's addressed in version 2. Fingers crossed! Regarding games, I was thinking of trying to recompile myself, after deleting the 'extras' menu & flashing it, but just didn't find the time yet. May update later.Compared to ColdCard I think they are going in right direction, releasing everything in public and going open source as much as possible.
In hindsight, I think our AAA decision was a mistake, and we are rectifying this for Batch 2.
I don't know how Keystone is doing it, but they have both options in their PRO version.You can use regular Li-ion battery and optional AAA regular batteries.
I think that is the proper way of doing things.
Plastic Quality
Best thing you can do for plastic material is to have your own 3d printer, and print/control whatever you want.