“Nice case. Keeps the Raspberry Pi protected. You can only use the processor heat sink with it. Needs to include some instructions on how to assemble.”
“I really like this case, but needed help understanding how it went together. I'm visually impaired and have built many, many things over the years, but this little plastic beast confounded me entirely. Luckily, I asked my wife who found there were numbers listed on the pieces, and she put it together for me, but never have I been stumped by something like this. Aah well, I'll know better for any future endeavors. Great case though.”
“Firstly, if you're willing to make a few adjustments to the case it's a good solid performer for the brand new Pi4. Trying to find another case out there with hat compatibility is non-existent at this stage so I'm happy I've got this.
The Good:
It goes together nicely, and all the layers are numbered for easy of use. The protective backing on each layer comes off easily and there's no faffing with it. Great access to the GPIO, open topped and the heatsink that's sold seperately fits like a glove.
The Bad:
I hate to be this picky, especially as the case was out so soon after the Pi4 was released so I'm hoping it's updated in another revision (hence the 4 stars).
As the case is made up of 5 layers of plastic, the spacing for the power/hdmi is one layer thickeness of plastic. This was fine for the Pi3 versions as the HDMI/MicroUSB connectors are the right height, but on the Pi4 the USB-C connector is too thick and the top layer is bowed outwards slightly when the screw threads are tightened.
I've worked around this by using some nylon washers to increase the distance between 4 & 5 by 1mm. If in future versions layer 4 is increased in thickness, or the power/hdmi ports are cutout then this would resolve this issue. If the layers aren't tight and you're running a fan you'll get vibration noises.
Overall it's a good case, keeps everything snug!”
