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    December 22, 2015, 01:32:36 AM
    Last edit: December 22, 2015, 05:23:44 AM by notlist3d
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    TREZOR - Hardware Wallet

    0) General information
    1) Unpacking
    2) The Trezor
    3) Install
    4) Using the TREZOR Wallet
    5) Conclusion
    6) How to purchase

    0) General Information + Hardware Needed to buy
    As said by the Manufacturer: TREZOR is a single purpose device which allows you to make secure Bitcoin transactions. With TREZOR, transactions are completely safe even when initiated on a compromised or vulnerable computer. Because the use of TREZOR is very easy and intuitive we believe it will help Bitcoin adoption among people not familiar with the security issue

    Specs:
    CPU - TREZOR is using a 120 MHz embedded ARM processor (Cortex M3 to be precise) with a custom developed system.
    Screen - Bright OLED - 128x64 pixels. Enough to hold six lines of text. Can display all the details you need to verify a transaction in a single screenfull.
    Case - Both TREZOR Classic and TREZOR Metallic will have a similar case with dimensions of approx. 60 x 30 x 6 mm. The Classic edition is made of a reinforced plastic providing great durability. The Metallic TREZOR is made of a polished CNC milled aluminum.
    Safety and certifications - The TREZOR is CE and RoHS certified, so it meets all quality, reliability and environmental standards. Its fine to take your TREZOR with you on the airplane. Like all modern electronics, the X-Rays won’t hurt it.

    The TREZOR really came out and redefined the hardware wallet area for Bitcoins with it's design and screen.  It works with many different Operating Systems:  Windows, OS X and Linux.  It also can be used on Android giving a mobile safe way to carry and send Bitcoins.  One of the great things is TREZOR code is open-source, this provides with a secure code that anyone can look at.   The unique thing this has created such a great code some other hardware wallets can and have used the code of TREZOR.  Which I think is a big sign of the good job they have did with R/D, and creation of this device and code.

    1) Unpacking
    Your TREZOR will arrive with a very nice packaging that makes it easy to know if it's been tampered with. The TREZOR packing I tried to open cleanly and it still becomes very easy to spot it was opened.   The shrink wrap around the unit is there but just as a added layer.  The real security was the security sticker.  And I was surprised the box itself really is part of the security.  You can tell even when I used a knife to get a clean cut the boxes cardboard is instantly noticeable that it was opened.

    When unpacking they included a nice longer usb cable, a nice lanyard, and stickers outside of the box within the envelope.  Once the box is opened the main things is your TREZOR, smaller usb cable, recovery seed packet, and instructions.  The recovery seed packet is very important you can write the label of the TREZOR in case you have multiple, and then within it write your recovery seed words.







    2) The TREZOR
    Below are images to showcase the TREZOR Wallet.





    3) Install
    Install is very simple with TREZOR Bridge.   After these main steps you will be all ready to use your TREZOR.  I used Chrome but firefox appeared no issue either.  They do recommend connecting your TREZOR, then downloading, and of-course setup after.


    1) Plug in your TREZOR via usb to your computer.
    2) In your web browser, go to the trezor website - Download
    3) After you are there confirm the install of the TREZOR bridge and you will start the install. It should ask for a device label which allows you to identify TREZOR's easily if you have multiple.
    4) You will want to write down the seed words on the provided paper.  Mine was very secure and by default did a 24 word seed - Example of backing up seed's
    5) After this you will be able to go to the settings and set up other settings such as pin.  And you can really start using you trezor as of now - Other settings

    Thanks to TREZOR for above picture

    As shown above install is a simple thing to do  and can be very custom depending on what settings you want. This is very secure wallet one thing to make sue you keep the security is writing the security key in booklet, and store it in a safe place such as a security deposit box.  And your TREZOR after this setup is ready to be used on the many different operating systems, or android phone.

    4) Using the TREZOR Wallet
    You now have a very secure hardware wallet, that you can send and store bitcoins safely with. (And a few other coins aswell).  It is very simple to use after set up. To show this here is a video showing sending bitcoin:

    Special thanks to Youtube user: Phillip George for such a good video

    5) Conclusion
    I have just started my usage with the TREZOR, but it has been arguably the most popular hardware wallet.  They created an amazing Hardware wallet and shared the code with being open source making it strong and secure.   It has a substantial feel to the wallet, and it usable on many OS and even on the go with Android. Add all the features and a nice LCD screen at a fair price makes this a real contender in hardware wallet.   It no doubt will remain one of the most popular hardware wallets in the space.


    5) How to purchase
    Below is link to order direct
    1) Direct - https://www.buytrezor.com/

    Please don't bash others.  This thread is meant for info on the TREZOR.  If your topic is just bashing hardware wallets in general it will be deleted.  That is a topic for another thread.
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