I will reach for my secret key perhaps once or twice per year when I buy a new device. That being so, it's really no biggie to type in. The obvious benefit of

I will reach for my secret key perhaps once or twice per year when I buy a new device. That being so, it's really no biggie to type in. The obvious benefit of a secret key is its high entropy. But I also like how the secret key discourages me from logging into 1Password on anything but my own, trusted, devices. In my view, password managers should not be accessed from other people's computers or internet kiosks.