Having known folks who sold safes for many years and having owned and sold safes for years myself, I can say that the quality electronic locks are very reliable and durable. AFAIK, S&G makes quality e-locks.I have a Liberty with the spinning dial and I'm very pleased with it. Make sure whatever you get has an actual spinning combo I would highly advise against a keypad style safe as I know 2 people with $1,000+ name brand safes that had the keypads malfunction within a couple of years. They are waiting to get them replaced and currently their safes will not lock with a malfunctioning keypad.