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Pros
Pro Open source
Being open source allows the client to be peer reviewed. It also allows you to download the source code and compile it yourself in case you're worried that the source code is different from the distributed version of the application.
Pro High level of security
No third-party has access to your private keys. Private keys are both generated and held locally. Additionally, as it is the official client, it is the most actively peer reviewed wallet.
Cons
Con Initial sync takes a lot of time
Since the wallet downloads the entire blockchain the first time it loads, which as of July, 2020 is over 320GB, it can take a long time to download.
Con Takes up a lot of space
As of July 2020, the entire blockchain is over 350GB. The growth rate has been more or less linear for the last 5 years when it grew in size by about 200GB. Thus it's reasonable to expect the blockchain to grow to ~400GB by the end of 2020 and so on.
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