Brand | TangYY |
Item Weight | 4.8 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 3.94 x 3.15 x 1.57 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.94 x 3.15 x 1.57 inches |
Manufacturer | TangYY |
ASIN | B07VFRBTG8 |
Date First Available | July 22, 2019 |
A**S
$5? Just buy it!
At this price I really didn't expect much. In fact I only added this to my cart as an afterthought, since I already had chosen one that costs over 3 times as much (and comes with power supply, on/off switch) I figured for $5, I could afford to be disappointed. Well, so far I was wrong. The only disappointment here is that I spent too much on that other one (at least I'll get an on/off switch, and some fancy blue heat sinks when it arrives)Installation: the only difficulty I had with installation was removing that damn protective film from the clear pieces. Which is exactly the same problem you'll have with any type of case like this. It takes patience. Use your fingernail, and just keep flicking the edge over and over until a tiny bit pops up, and then the whole thing comes off easy. After that everything went just fine.Access to ports: I've seen complaints about this, but in my case, everything plugs in just fine, easy to get to, no worries.Fan Noise: I'm using the 5v option, and its barely a background noise. My refrigerator is louder than this: no problem.Cooling: I'm not over-clocking this thing, or doing anything too intensive. Had it running for a while now, and no issues I can see yet. I haven't actually installed the heat sinks, so I can't really say how effective they are, but so far it seems to be running just as well as it was when I had no case at all.Bottom Line: so far this case seems just as good any similarly designed case, and for five dollars? even if this somehow craps out in a week or two, I figure I've gotten my money's worth. Everything fits as it shoul, and it looks pretty nice too.
K**H
Good case, good price.
I used this on a pi 4 and it works well. If you buy the pi with heat sinks use the heat sinks that come with the case or it will hit the fan preventing it from spinning.
E**S
Great case for the cost!
Great case for being so inexpensive! It's sturdy and fits well with the Pi 4. It's a little tough to put together if you also want to have a Picamera attached, but it's certainly do-able. The fan does add 0.15A of current draw, so much sure you are using a 3A power supply as recommended in the official Raspberry Pi 4 spec sheet.I tested this out, and the fan + heatsinks reduced the idle temperature of the CPU on my Pi 4 by about 8°C. When running benchmark tests, it reduced the CPU temperature by 25°C!
E**N
Pain to assemble
Comes in slices and is a pain to assemble. Obviously made on a curring machine. I don't know why it doesn't come as 2 parts
S**.
Not to bad for a case and heatsinks plus fan for PI4
Wish it was a more metal design that further acted as a heat sink to help cool this bad boy off. But it was a great fit for the new PI 4 and comes with active cooling and good directions. I would recommend this case.
C**H
Instructions little confusing
Unit was mostly put apart. Was a little confusing, until I realized all I had to do is flip the screws and ir sits onthe headsof the 4 screws holding it together. Excellent construction and fan is very quiet unlike some cases.
K**K
GREAT CASE
Takes a few minutes to get installed but not an issue if you follow the directions. This is a great case and helped with the known heat issues related to the pi 4. I will buy again for future pi 4's.
M**E
Worth the price
I had to replace a Pi 3 I accidentally blew up ( who blows it up on purpose ) so I ordered a Pi 4 and the case from the Pi 3 didn't fit. The price was great. The assembly could have been a nightmare with all the pieces but the instructions included clear diagrams and english instructions. It took about two minutes longer than I expected. I'll definitely get it again if I need another.
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