Wow, I learned a lot from just looking at some of those pictures....
There is one instance in which you might prefer a digital safe. I elected the Sentry with the digital, because it allows me to have THREE combinations that work. One is fixed at the factory (and can never be changed) -- and if you don't remove the stickers on the safe, an enterprising teen could socially engineer the combo out of Sentry....
The 2nd is the one that I use.
The 3rd is the one that I give to family members who should have access. If at any time I think they should NOT have access, then I can change that 3rd combination. I still have access; they don't. You can't do that with fixed mechanical locks, so that's why I bought digital.
(the situation in the US seems so sad at times that my wife gets down in the dumps....if she gets too down in the dump, I'll just surreptitiously change that code )
I can't speak for long term reliability. It has worked flawlessly for a year now, with hundreds of openings. I check with Sentry and hacking off the protruding digital part and doing something to the wires will NOT allow a thief to get in. So at least it provides SOME security. But not much. I'm just trying to protect against children, teens, and dumb thieves.
gordon
There is one instance in which you might prefer a digital safe. I elected the Sentry with the digital, because it allows me to have THREE combinations that work. One is fixed at the factory (and can never be changed) -- and if you don't remove the stickers on the safe, an enterprising teen could socially engineer the combo out of Sentry....
The 2nd is the one that I use.
The 3rd is the one that I give to family members who should have access. If at any time I think they should NOT have access, then I can change that 3rd combination. I still have access; they don't. You can't do that with fixed mechanical locks, so that's why I bought digital.
(the situation in the US seems so sad at times that my wife gets down in the dumps....if she gets too down in the dump, I'll just surreptitiously change that code )
I can't speak for long term reliability. It has worked flawlessly for a year now, with hundreds of openings. I check with Sentry and hacking off the protruding digital part and doing something to the wires will NOT allow a thief to get in. So at least it provides SOME security. But not much. I'm just trying to protect against children, teens, and dumb thieves.
gordon