This Barska AX11224 biometric safe features biotechnology that recognizes up to 30 different fingerprints to allow quick access to the safe's contents. The 2 solid-steel locking bolts ensure your belongings are kept safe.
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I reaseached quicte a few biometric safes online. Barska appeared to have the best reviews with the least false positive and false negative fingerprint reading rates. So I went with the Barska here. Free second day shipping. It came very-well packaged. The instructions were very simple and set up was a breeze. 1) Biometric/Fingerprint reading: I set up 3 fingers on my right hand and my thumb on the left (of the 32 slots available). I must have tested it 20+ times before putting it in my closet. ALL of the 4 programmed fingers worked flawlessly, even at slightly different angles. I had read that other biometric safes has issues with this. It only misread a correct finger a couple times out of hundreds of times, and even in those situations I was easily able to reset the reader, re-read, and get the safe to open. From beginning of first false read to second appropriate read with safe opening was about 10 seconds- as opposed to 4 seconds with correct read. NOT ONCE did a non-programmed finger work. Very important since I plan on storing a gun in this safe with kids in the house! 2) Construction: most safes in this range are somewhat flimsy. This had the best reviews, but if anyone where to take the safe with them, they could be in it in no time. The steel is somewhat thin, but it comes with anchoring bolts if you want to mount it, which I would recommend. All in all, this is a great safe that does what it is supposed to do: only let programmed fingerprints in and keep non-programmed fingerprints out. If you want significant protection against theft, fire or water damage, you may want to consider something else.
What's great about it: Works 99.99%, easy to set up, zero false positive readings
What's not so great: Somewhat small, check dimensions. Could be easily pryed open.
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What's not so great: Pillowy screen makes touch MUCH less sensitive