i personally find them highly expensive for me to consider buying. for example, trezor that i hear the most is $100, which i find expensive.
i keep my coins in cold storage and so far haven't felt the need for a hardware wallet.
Topic: What would you pay for a hardware wallet? (Read 1022 times)
I am ready to pay $25 for a hardware wallet, if it offers me 100% protection from file corruption, coin stealing and wallet hacks. I don't have that many coins right now (sold almost 3/4th of my coins in 2014 and 2015), so I can't pay any more than this amount. May be I'll increase my offer later, if the exchange rates increase significantly.
Nope, I prefer a BIP38 paper wallet, print a couple copies, wrap them around plastic so the paper doesn't deteriorate and you are set. I trust that more than anything that requires electricity for long term holding purposes.
I dont like hardware wallets. I like the debit card with the display and keypad though. Dont know if its just a prototype or a real thing. Would pay 30usd max for a thing like that.
I've heard about that one too. There is also this one, however it is flagged by BitDefender for some reason. I think that you might be talking about Xapo?I'm not sure how much that costs. According to this post it is a one time fee of $15 which is great.
I think that $50 would be reasonable since a lot of people do have wallets that are a bit pricey. I'm talking about the everyday wallet. I actually paid mine about 60 British pounds.
I'm surprised we were only 4 (as of now) to say we don't want one. I believe it's a great asset for BTC to be totally virtual. I would have the feeling I would spoil BTC if I were using a hardware wallet.
I'm pretty sure that the main reason for buying a hardware wallet would be safety. The right one is considerably safer than keeping Bitcoins on your computer only.
I'm surprised we were only 4 (as of now) to say we don't want one. I believe it's a great asset for BTC to be totally virtual. I would have the feeling I would spoil BTC if I were using a hardware wallet.
For now I think there is no need for me to get hardware wallet at all. I always imagine hardware wallet is good option for people who have a lot of coins, something like mobile safe for your coins.
I think it is useless to get hardware wallet to store 1 or 2 btc on it. You would be honestly better with wallet on your mobile device.
I think it is useless to get hardware wallet to store 1 or 2 btc on it. You would be honestly better with wallet on your mobile device.
I dont like hardware wallets. I like the debit card with the display and keypad though. Dont know if its just a prototype or a real thing. Would pay 30usd max for a thing like that.
I would like a dual hardware wallet. Basically 2 for the price of one that synch to each other.
Thus if you lose one you have a backup. I would pay 50 usd for it.
@ op I could not vote since 50 usd is not an option.
Thus if you lose one you have a backup. I would pay 50 usd for it.
@ op I could not vote since 50 usd is not an option.
Some hardware wallets are very expensive. I personally would pay $30 - $40 for a hardware wallet. But if the hardware wallet has a premium look/feel, some nice features, and maximum security, I may go as high as $100 - $150 for a single hardware wallet.
for me personally the absolute max would be €30 which i find a reasonable amount for a hardware wallet. i currently use usb drives to store my coins. sandisk drives that cost me €8 for 16gb back then.
Right now the amount of bitcoins I have I don't think I'd spend any thing on them paper wallets provide more than enough protection, so I don't know if I'd prefer to buy one ever. Voted for the 1st option.
i don't have a hardware wallet and i don't think i would buy one either.
at least not until i have a large stack of bitcoin and the price is on the roof , maybe then i would pay like 15-20$ for a hardware wallet.
at least not until i have a large stack of bitcoin and the price is on the roof , maybe then i would pay like 15-20$ for a hardware wallet.
I can pay up to 50$ but it should enable me to spend it when I'm not on the computer.
I just paid ~$80 for a Trezor.
It should be somewhere in the range of cheap mobile phones as it doesn't require a lot of tech. Probably the most expensive part will be the case, so $20 for a plastic one and up to $50 if it's steel.
my vote is for 10-15$ no more.
i dont have a hw wallet right now, but i hope that in the next future all of us will need one of them
btw is there is a better wallet who is just a little bit expensive than 10-15 then i think i can pay a little bit more, since security is important.
i dont have a hw wallet right now, but i hope that in the next future all of us will need one of them
btw is there is a better wallet who is just a little bit expensive than 10-15 then i think i can pay a little bit more, since security is important.
I would pay 5-10 euro and would not pay a fee. What would the fee be used for? They don't need to run any service for you..
There should be a balance between having a VERY secure hardware wallet for $20 and a cheaper alternative for the 3rd world countries at about $5. I think this is one of the things, that may me holding people back from using Bitcoins.
The online wallets is FREE but it's not 100% safe and the good hardware wallets out there {Trezor} are too expensive.
Make it cheaper and more people will buy it. The more people buying it, the lower the bulk manufacturing will cost.
The online wallets is FREE but it's not 100% safe and the good hardware wallets out there {Trezor} are too expensive.
Make it cheaper and more people will buy it. The more people buying it, the lower the bulk manufacturing will cost.
I would pay around 15-20$ for hardware wallet 
I need hardware wallet because i think i have a lot of bitcoin
So I better spend a little money to get more security for my bitcoin
So have you bought a ledger HW-1 then? I need hardware wallet because i think i have a lot of bitcoin
So I better spend a little money to get more security for my bitcoin
Do you think dedicated devices help Bitcoin usability and security or are apps and SMS services the way forward?
I think simplicity is key, apps and SMS services will probably play a important role in the future (just look at M-Pesa mobile payment system).
On the other hand, dedicated hardware wallets provide a much more secure way of storing btc, maybe at the expense of usability. Now that you can buy hardware wallets so cheaply there isn't much excuse for not using them.
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