As the price of technology has decreased over the years, biometric safes have come down in price into the consumer market.
There are many manufactures selling these safes now for less than $250.
Biometric Safes have several advantages:

• Can be opened in 3-4 seconds which is important in an emergency
• No need to remember a combination, which studies have shown is difficult in a high stress situation
• Can be programmed with multiple fingerprints for different members of the family.
  

When you are considering a biometric safe, there are some design flaws or missing features that some of the manufactures have failed to correct.
Here are just a few and what you should be watching for when you are considering a safe:

• Low long does it take for the doors to unlock when you put your finger on the reader? It should be less than 5 seconds.
  Some manufacturers use less sophisticated readers and they can have several read errors before finally recognizing the fingerprint.
  This can cost you critical time in an emergency.
  
• When the doors unlock, unlike a traditional safe, the doors often pop open or click.
  How loud is that sound? The Biovault 2.
  0 is a popular biometric gun safe sold at many stores.
  Unfortunately, this safe is very loud when the door fly open.
  Any intruder in your home would certainly hear this and be alerted to your presence.
  
• Is the exterior of the safe made of all metal or does it contain some plastic or polymer? How thick is the metal? Often manufactures will compromise on thickness of metal as a trade off for weight.
  They believe that these safes will be relatively low security safes made mostly for keeping children away from guns.
  Most experienced burglars could open these safes with little more than a crowbar and a couple minutes

Owning a safe is very important for most homeowners, especially if you own guns.
While biometric safes are a great addition to your security, you do need to understand what their limitations are.