a hw wallet is nothing but a usb stick. Forget it. it's really dumb to use. All hw wallets have backup that you need to print on paper, so why not just use a paper wallet and save yourself 100 USD?
And how do you want to use your paper wallet safely? Just typing your private key from the paper into some webpage or into a wallet software on the PC? What about keyloggers and malware? If you use a hardware wallet, it stores the private key and you don't need to bother with it, and also it signs a transaction on the device itself so the private key won't get to your PC anytime. This security worth that price, especially, if you store a decent amount of coins on the device.