Safes
Honest basics from a specialist, or more mechanism for a little more?
BURG-WÄCHTER calls its own product basic valuables protection, which is unusual and useful. KESSER puts more hardware in the door, states a 4 mm (0.16 in) steel door and plans for the batteries dying; on this site it costs about $30 more.
The count and the ratings point different ways here. KESSER Electronic Safe 35 × 25 × 25 wins more rows below, and BURG-WÄCHTER Favor S3 E carries the higher rating. The count weighs every row equally; the rating comes from each product's own page and weighs what the product is for rather than how many claims it wins. Read the rows, not the totals.
| Compared on | Favor S3 E | Electronic Safe 35 × 25 × 25 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ≈ $140 | ≈ $170 |
| Outside dimensions | 200 × 310 × 200 mm (7.9 × 12.2 × 7.9 in) | 35 × 25 × 25 cm (13.8 × 9.8 × 9.8 in) |
| Body | Single-wall, thickness not stated | 4 mm (0.16 in) steel door, walls not stated |
| Bolts | Not stated | 3 double steel bolts |
| Lock | User-programmable electronic | Electronic keypad |
| Alarm | Not stated | 130 dB on tampering or after 3 wrong codes |
| Override key | Not stated | Supplied |
| Anchoring | Not stated | Floor or wall |
| Flat batteries | Not stated | External battery box |
| Security rating | Not stated | Not stated |
| Maker’s description | Basic valuables protection | Not stated |
| Listed on amazon.com | Yes | Yes |
A tick marks the better answer on that line only. Counting ticks does not decide the page — the two verdicts below do, because these products answer different questions.
Buy the BURG-WÄCHTER for candor. A maker that also builds certified safes calls this one basic valuables protection: that is not a rating, but it is an honest placement. Ask how it opens with flat batteries before buying; the listing does not say.
Buy the KESSER for the external battery box and the override key. Flat batteries are a common nuisance with electronic safes, and it is the only safe in this hub to state an external battery box.
One thickness of steel rather than two with a filling between. It is the ordinary construction at this price; it stops an opportunist, not serious tools, and BURG-WÄCHTER does not publish its steel thickness. Saying so, rather than implying otherwise, is what makes the description useful.
In an occupied house, yes — 130 dB in a bedroom is an interruption. In an empty one it is a noise nobody hears. It is a deterrent feature rather than a security one, and it should not decide the purchase.
Anchoring. An unbolted furniture safe leaves with its contents and gets opened somewhere quiet. Bolt it through the base or back into masonry, concrete or a floor joist; KESSER states floor or wall mounting, the BURG-WÄCHTER listing says nothing.
200 × 310 × 200 mm (7.87 × 12.2 × 7.87 in) · self-programmable electronic lock · single-wall body · basic valuables protection
BURG-WÄCHTER describes the Favor S3 E as basic valuables protection: a single-wall body with a self-programmable electronic lock, in a furniture safe of 200 × 310 × 200 mm (7.87 × 12.2 × 7.87 in).
Best for: A household that wants a safe from a safe manufacturer rather than from a general brand.
≈ $140
35 × 25 × 25 cm (13.8 × 9.8 × 9.8 in) · 3 double steel bolts · 130 dB tamper alarm · external battery box
KESSER states three double steel bolts, a 130 dB alarm that fires on tampering or after three wrong codes, and an external battery box so a flat internal cell does not lock you out.
Best for: Someone who wants the safe to make a noise rather than sit silently while it is worked on.
≈ $170
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
