Paper wallet vs wallet.dat on memory stick for long term storage?

Question

What does everyone think? Also what are the advantages and disadvantages of each one?

Answer 1

Paper wallet:

pros:

• easy to store
• easy to create
• provide the same amount of security as the fiat money does
• you don't need to worry about viruses
• valid for a long time

cons:

• easy to be misplaced
• if you cannot provide phisical security, it is more likely useless

wallet.dat on pendrive

pros:

• none, in my opinion

cons:

• easy to be misplaced
• pendrive can become corrupted in the next few years, due to hardware deterioration
• it can easly be stolen or copied
• again, you need to provide phisical security
• wallet.dat format can change over time, thus making your data hard to recover (depends on the future decision of devs)