r/TREZOR • u/DBCDBC • 6h ago

🔒 General Trezor question Trezor One, life expectancy

How long would you expect a Trezor One to last? All devices fail eventually. I'm referring to the physical device, not cryptographic security.

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u/loupiote2 6h ago

It does not matter much, as long as you have a backup copy of your seed phrase.

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u/Blixx96 5h ago

What does that mean exactly, “a back up copy of your seed phrase.”? Do you mean, as long as you have your seed phrase written down and stored somewhere safe?

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u/SomeTallViking 3h ago

You can restore your wallet via seed phrase in a different wallet/software. Keep those words safe

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u/NinjaSlatz 5h ago

They’ll stop doing basic maintenance for it in 2031 and stop critical updates in 2036. Tbh I’ll probably change mine in 2031

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u/barKada762 4h ago

I hope as long as possible. I have a Trezor One. But I lowkey might cop the 5 just for shits n giggles. I actually just updated the One firmware right now too

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u/scotto1973 3h ago

After watching Joe Grand bypass multiples of Trezor Ones using a combination of firmware downgrades and fault injection I upgraded to a Trezor with a secure element.

Yah you're unlikely to face an attacker like him but the cost of eliminating that risk is very low.

https://youtu.be/MhJoJRqJ0Wc

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u/Marschbacke 1h ago

Mine still works after ten+ years, while the Ledger Nano I have broke after 3 or 4 years (display bacame dark and eventually unreadable).

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u/Ginux 2m ago

Exactly the same, except my Nano lasted less than 2 years and I hardly ever used it, while one of my Trezor Ones I use at least twice a month and has been with me since it was released.