Konig 1.0 Smart Safe Review: Is this the right safe for you?

Hey guys, welcome back to the channel. This is Austin from A Man In His Gear. Hey, today we are

actually having a really exciting product that we're going to talk about. Have you ever wanted

a smart safe that you can easily access but also looks really, really good on your counter or desk

or anything like that? Well, today we're going to be talking about an awesome candidate for that

and that is going to be the Koenig 1.0. The Koenig 1.0 may be familiar as it used to be called the

Gunbox 2.0 so this actually was a product that I had reviewed in the past as the Gunbox 2.0

this is actually an updated version where it combines some of the features of a couple different

of their products into one and I'm gonna go ahead and review it and let you guys know my thoughts so

the major concerns I had when I reviewed this product five years ago was that they didn't

combine the features of their two different versions they had a biometric version and then

they had a keypad version and you had to buy it separately and they weren't combined

So you could either have a keypad or you could have a biometric and it just didn't quite make

so much sense to me. So this version, they actually combined both of them. So this one

you can get in via an RFID. You can get in via biometric and keypad. All of these are different

ways that you can get into this safe. So let's go ahead and get into the review and I'll show you

everything you need to know about the Koenig 1.0. As I alluded to, the Koenig 1.0 does have many

different ways of accessing it. So when you get into the box the first time, you'll see a bunch

of different accessories for it. You will see these key fobs. So these basically these key fobs

have an RFID chip in them. You get two different ones of those and you get this credit card looking

thing. So basically this is an RFID chip inside this card that allows you to gain access. You also

have the keypad right here and then you have the biometric right here. So the Koenig 1.0 is an

aluminum-bodied safe as well, which is actually rare in the industry. There really aren't

really any other aluminum-bodied safes that I can think of, especially in the smart safe sector

This is a high-end product. It sits around $300. So if you were wanting to get this

there's not a ton of high-end competitors out there. We'll talk about competitors a little bit

later in the video. But this is also the only safe, honestly, that looks great. This safe

Honestly, it has a kind of a metallic kind of silver color to it

It actually kind of looks more like a hard drive or like some kind of electronic rather than a safe

which in itself is actually a really nice feature. So other features of the safe are that it can charge multiple of your devices

So you can actually plug your devices into the back here and it will charge up devices

And then it also does have an anchor port on the back as well. We'll talk about that in a minute

But inside of the safe, you also have a lot of really nice features. As you can see when I opened it up

that you have two gas struts here so it is an auto It a soft auto so it doesn like spring open like a lot of the other safes out there that auto It uses gas struts which are really great and I like that The interior of the safe is kind of a rubbery feel so basically when you

put firearms in here or other electronics or something like that, you don't have to worry

about them getting damaged on the metal, which is really nice. Outside of that, there aren't a ton

of features, other than you do find some anchor holes down here, so they are not drilled all the

way through, you would need to complete the drill, but there are some divots down there to give you kind of a guide point

So before we talk about what I do and I don't like about the safe, I want to talk about

the differences between the old version that I reviewed and this one. So the major differences is like I had talked about earlier is it does combine the biometric

and the keypad, which is awesome. That was one of my biggest complaints

The other thing was the fact that the gas struts on the one that I had didn't like to

open every single time. it would take it kind of partially open and then it would wait and then it would pop open this safe

doesn't do that they didn't fix that that is a much better quality control issue that they did

fix the old one you could immediately touch the keypad um this safe you have to push the

the koenig logo in the middle wait for it to go blue and then put in your code and it'll open i

think why they did that is so that they didn't so people didn't accidentally open the safe like a

with an RFID or whatever, it's just an added step. I don't super like that, because it does make one more step

for you to open the safe, but you know, hey, it's what it is

Another change from the Gun Box 2.0 I had reviewed before is it actually changed how they do the biometrics

So the old one actually looked like, kind of like a white little plastic thing

and that one actually took pictures of your fingerprint and not actually scanned it

So basically, it would take a picture of your fingerprints and then compare it to the fingerprint that it has on file

and it would open the safe if it matched. Instead, they changed out the fingerprint scanner

so this is actually a much nicer one. It actually pays attention to the ridges and like valleys of your fingerprint

So it's a little bit more reliable, and it also makes it so it's a little bit easier to access

if you have, say, you're working out and you had sweat on your fingers

or you had some kind of water on your finger or something like that

The old one would have a little bit of issues of getting you in. This one, again, pays attention to the ridges

and valleys of your fingerprint, so it's more reliable even if you have wet fingers or anything like that

So that is another major difference between the two. Again, one more thing before we jump into kind of my thoughts finally of the safe

is that Gunbox did change their name over the clinic. This is the same product as the updated version of the Gunbox 2.0

They did for a short period have this safe under the Gunbox name. However, they changed their name because they realized that people were using their safe

without using it for firearms. So they were using it for electronics, valuables, that kind of stuff

just because it does have the styling not of a gun safe. A lot of people are buying this for their valuables rather than firearms So changing their name over to something named Koenig made a lot more sense and made it so that they get branded a little bit better So that why they changed it from Gunbox to Koenig

So finally, my thoughts on this safe. So what do I like? Honestly, the first thing that stands out

really is the styling. This really is the best looking safe on the market

They're just hands down. So no one else is really going through the effort to be able to make something that just looks really nice

Sure, the, you know, like other competitors, they do look nice and look cool

but this is the only one that I would put on a countertop. This is the only one I would put on a desk

or I would have ever once seen in any way. So if you are wanting something like that

this is an awesome option, really the only option for a safe that's actually gonna look nice on a countertop

Again, if you're putting on a countertop, make sure you anchor it down, or at least use the anchor cable

Another thing that I like about this safe that a lot of other safes don't have is access points

We had talked about it a couple different times. There are many different ways to access this safe

and I really do like that. So if you do want those multiple access points, this is an awesome safe for you

Another thing comes down to build quality. This thing is fantastic. The paintwork is awesome

It looks really, really nice. Everything about it, even on the bottom, on the top, inside, everything is super well done

That gastra issue was fixed. And I just really, really like this safe

There isn't a safe that looks better and nicer out there. If you're looking for a nice safe, this just really is it

So, you know, everything has its downsides. what do I not like about this safe? The first thing that I don't like is honestly there's no

phone access for this safe. So other competitors on the market actually can access their safe with

a phone application and this safe doesn't have that. It is a smart safe and it is an expensive

smart safe. So I really do feel like they should have phone access to be able to get into this safe

They do have an application coming out soon that they're telling me will allow you to be able to

check you know like tamper alerts and that kind of stuff and I'm going to bet

at some point they'll probably come out with a feature where I'll have a firmware update for this that you can access it via the phone application but

at the moment they don't have that and that honestly is a big downside the

competitors it is really nice that you can just open it whenever you want

wherever you want so if you had somebody that needed in the safe and say you were

out of state you could open it with your phone no matter where in the world you are and honestly the only other thing I don't like about this safe is that it

doesn't come with an anchor cable. For some reason, I think the old version came with an anchor cable

and this one does not, which doesn't make sense to me considering that's going to be the way that

most people do get into the safe and especially at this budget, not having the anchor cable there

just honestly doesn't make sense. It really should come with that instead of making you buy it

yourself. All right, I promised you guys earlier in this video that I would show you all the

different ways to get into the safe. So the first one is the biometric. I will say I don't actually

personally like using fingerprint scanners. However this one is a high quality one but if you wanted to see how that works there are plenty of videos out there to be able to show you how to do that so I not going to show you how to do that in this video and I apologize for that I just don like using fingerprint scanners however I can understand a lot of people that do

so if you do want a good fingerprint scanner again this is the upgraded version and it is a great

lock anyways so what you also have are RFID as I kind of discussed before all you do with this one

is you push the the Koenig logo right there and then you hold your RFID and it pops right open

which is really, really awesome. So it's easy to use, quick to use, and RFID is something that not

a lot of other safes do have. And it's a nice addition to this safe. So the next thing is

actually probably what I would personally use the most is that keypad. So again, all you do is you

just tap the logo, and then you just type in one, two, three, four, five, and it pops right open

I think there was one time where I was using the keypad, and for some reason, I think I did one

two, three, and then the last two digits didn't show, but you know, I haven't been able to get to

do that again. But so as far as I can tell, this keypad is an awesome lock and just really doesn't

have such a high failure rate. And so it is really high quality. So my final thoughts on this safe

if you are looking for a smart safe, there really are only this safe and the main competitor is

going to be the Voltec. I think it's the VS series. That one does allow you to access the safe via a

phone. So if accessing your safe via a phone is important to you, this may not be the greatest

option for you. You might want to go with that Voltec. However, if you want a really nice safe

that's really high quality and looks great and works really, really well, has a good capacity

all that kind of stuff, you really should consider the Koenig 1.0. There's not many downsides to the

safe that I can think of. And if you are looking for something that's reliable, high quality, and

just a good product overall, I really do like this Koenig 1.0 and I would highly recommend it. And

And if you are in that budget range, I do recommend it. So if this is something that you want to buy, I will have an affiliate link down in the description

I do recommend clicking on it and see if it's something that you want to purchase

The Koenig 1.0 just really is an awesome safe. Anyways, so if you did like this video and it has been helpful for you to you in any

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help them out as well. So that is it for today. I invite you to go down into the comments and let

me know your thoughts on this safe. Is this something you would buy? Is this something you'd buy for a friend or a family member or anything like that? Let me know what you guys think. I do

invite that and I think it's awesome to be able to talk with you guys. So let me know if you have any questions down in the comments about the safe. I'd be happy to test things out and see if

I can answer any questions that you guys have. I hope you guys have a great one