Quote from: dkbit98 on Today at 01:54:53 PM

@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! Cheesy

Quote from: dkbit98 on Today at 01:54:53 PM

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/1485278977417789444
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.

Quote from: https://twitter.com/FOUNDATIONdvcs/status/1485280904092205056

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.

Quote from: https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A/status/1485282741428051969

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.

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!

Quote from: dkbit98 on Today at 01:54:53 PM

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.

Quote from: dkbit98 on Today at 01:54:53 PM

Quote from: zherbert on Today at 02:13:30 AM

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.

It seems to me like the Li-Ion battery in the keystone is basically 3 rechargeable AA's stuck together in a piece of plastic. That would have been possible e.g. as a 'replacement back piece' for FE. As I said; they can make a lot of money in accessories for their FE and 'version 2' if they don't know what to build next! Grin

Quote from: dkbit98 on Today at 01:54:53 PM

Quote from: zherbert on Today at 02:13:30 AM

Plastic Quality

Best thing you can do for plastic material is to have your own 3d printer, and print/control whatever you want.

After a few years of 3D printing experience: if you have one of the common filament-based machines, it's not the best thing, for sure. It's great for quick prototyping and mechanical parts, but nowhere near as pretty as what they send (injection-molded).