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Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2025
I like how there is a large amount of cooling this case offers. I run some servers on my PI and it stays warm, this helped alot and looks great
R.A. M.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025
It fits my Pi 3B+ perfectly, is sturdy and stable. Follow the assembly instructions so you don’t get the stack out of order.It’s not difficult to keep my fingers out of the two-speed fan. I think I’ll Loc-Tite the fan fasteners.On/Off switch on the power cord is a nice touch as are the stick-on feet.
ComputerGuy
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
I like the look and feel of the case. It has several pieces that are layered on. A slight pain to put together because of the layers, not sure why they needed to design it like that. Instructions or so-so, I found a YouTube video that was more straight forward. I do like the finished product.
Bento
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2025
Very happy with this case and power cable. The cut-outs fit perfectly with the cables and wires we're attaching. It protects the board and the fan works immediately when powered. Keeps cool to the touch. We are running multiple docker containers and a plex server. We tried a number of other power adapters but we kept running into "Low Voltage Warning" errors and the raspberry pi would power off and reset every couple of minutes. With this cable, we have been running the pi for more than a week now and we haven't seen that error at all! Our plex servers and docker containers haven't crashed either. Highly recommend!
Aaron Young
Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2024
Worked very well. Was a little wonky to assemble, but works great and everything fits together well. Great buy!
M. Bartosh
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2024
NOTE: The Pi 3 in the photos is NOT included. This is a review of the case only!I really like the appearance of this case. It was very easy to assemble. I liked the way they layered the enclosure. It gives it a clean appearance and it provides stability. All of the interfaces are safely protected yet easy to access.The fan is weak (slow) and only time will tell if it effectively cools the Pi adequately. In addition, I expected a covering or grill over the top of it. As it is, you can accidentally put your finger on the top of the fan if you picked up the case. Doing so will easily stop the fan.I did like the provided heat sinks and the power supply that comes with it. The switch near the case makes it easy to restart/reset the computer.I can highly recommend this case for its ability to house a Pi 3 B+. Be sure you do not confuse this case with any of the others ones this company offers. This one will only work for the specified Pi 3 B+.
2bland
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024
The 3B+ fits perfectly, the fan works nicely at either 3 or 5 volts. I have 3 of these and all three are working fine.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2024
Love the case and the fact it came with all the cooling accessories was awesome.
R. Hoffmann
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
This cas was very easy to put together. It was already together with the screws holding it, and I just had to take the layers off one by one to get to the bottom and put the pi in the right spot. Then proceed to put the layers back on. Well, almost! I realized I didn't put the heatsinks on, so I stopped 1/2 way and was able to put the heat sinks on (they have adhesive pads on them and only have to peal off the protective cover and stick them on). There are 3 of them with good instructions on where to put them. I found having the case partially together helps position the heatsinks so the case will not hit them -- but the heat sinks centered on the chips will miss all of the case parts.The top holds the fan and with clear instructions on which pins to use -- it has 2 options -- one for a slower fan speed (I am using that one) = 3V and another pin arrangement for fast speed = 5V. The case top is open so changing from slow to fast can be done after the case is together.The power supply comes with a USB-c to micro USB adaptor to fit the power connection on the pi 3B+ (the charger has a USB-c termination.
M C
Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2024
This is an excellent Raspberry Pi case plus kit, it is exceptionally well put together and feels super premium. The included power supply is able to power the Raspberry Pi 3 without any under voltage warning (unlike all the other so called 5V 3A supply that I tried so far), and the clear acrylic case has a very nice fit and finish and looks great, providing good protection as well as access to all the ports. The kits is well thought out and includes all the parts and accessories, heat sinks, stickers, bumpers, clear instructions, screws, fan etc... it even includes an extra screw and nut in case you accidentally drop one. With the included fan at low speed mode, my Raspberry Pi's steady state operating temp decreased from 65C with the bare board only to 48C with this case setup, with no more undervoltage or soft temperature limit warnings.Good fit and finish and visual appearanceGood physical protectionGood thermal managementGood power managementEasy assembly with clear instructionsThis has my full recommendation
Randy Zarowny
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2023
I went to put the Pi in and found one of the parts would not fit until I removed a small piece, once done it fit perfectly. The Pi is not a 3, it may be a 2, as it's not marked, it is marked as a Model B+ V1.2All the same ports as Pi3, Raspberry Pi 2014. Slower than the Pi4 8gb. I'm guessing its almost a Pi2.Maybe a smart Pi guy has a better idea. Oh the case, Is great, looks good, fit and finish is good, easy to assemble, a real Pi3 would be happy in this case! and the fan works great too!
Martin Reed
Reviewed in Australia on June 17, 2021
Works Great !!
Chris Lehto
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2021
I've had this Raspberry Pi 3 B+ for about 2 years now but haven't used it much as I didn't have a safe way to operate it in a useful application. Overall it gives excellent protection to the Pi. Basically the equivalent of having your computer motherboard in a PC case as opposed to running it open on your desk. The power supply is exactly as pictured and seems to be decent build quality. Includes a little fan to promote air movement through the included heatsinks. You can power your fan either on the 5V rail for full speed or the 3.3V rail for a slower speed. I went with the slower speed since I'm not pushing this Pi to its limits and it doesn't add hardly any noise. The room has to be completely dead silent to hear it.PROS- Sturdy- Acrylic layer concept is clever and someone entertaining to assemble.- Price is reasonable- Solid Power supply with a switch, saving your USB ports from constant plugging- SD Card accessible- All the ports have large "wells" so large grip connectors will almost always fit. The side with USB-C, HDMI and 3.5mm is recessed in and is about 11.75mm tall with the HDMI port just about dead center of those. I don't think I've ever owned an HDMI cable with a connector shield too big for that.- GPIO pins are accessible from the top AND the side for a ribbon cable.- Camera and TFT display connectors are accessible with slits.- USB and Ethernet ports are FLUSH with the edge, so overly large USB devices *ahem*CellularDongles*ahem* will fit just fine.- Mounting slots so this could be hung on a wall (caution - short hazard if not careful)CONS- Tools required for assembly: #2 Phillips and a 5.5mm Hex (or needle nose plyers) to get a snug fit. The 77-piece HyperTough Repair Kit from Walmart (in a green case) has both of these bits.- Not compatible with Pi-hats, unless you can DIY an adaptation to this case somehow. I don't own any to try but the most common one I think is the PoE hat and I know that won't fit on this case. Not sure if another case in the same design is made for one or not.- No grille or screen for the fan. Not a safety issue per se but it might get quite dusty. If I need a screen I'll cut out a small piece of window screen and sandwich it between the top layer and the fan.Overall I love this case and I have bookmarked it for future re-purchase if I find myself with a few more Pis to protect.Although the instructions are good, I have some tips and tricks for assembly, which you might want to skip the rest of the review if you are in it for the "puzzle" enjoyment factor of it. As you can tell from the listing photos the case is really nothing more than acrylic layers bolted together.1. My kit came "preassembled" however you have to take it apart completely to get the Pi into it. Take the four screws and nuts off, and set them aside. Lay the pieces in order on your desk so you can maintain an idea of how it assembles. Peel the films off the acrylics.2. Install the fan on the top most layer, and set it aside. Be careful and pay attention to which side you mount the fan on. The picture in the instructions, Figure B, is accurate so use that as a reference to figure out that you're holding the acrylic sheet properly. The fan is supposed to go INSIDE the case with the Pi, and the fan's label faces inward toward the Pi, away from the acrylic sheet you are mounting it on. This way the air is forced into the Pi and will pass through the heat sinks and exit via the other openings of the case. Trying to pull air out might be less efficient.3. I used a 5.5mm socket *FINGER TIGHT* to tighten nuts with a #2 Phillips screwdriver in one hand and the 5.5mm socket in the other hand. Finger Tight as I'm sure any amount of real torque can crack the acrylic.4. Install the heat sinks but only install the ones on the top for now.5. This kit has slots to hang it on the wall. The slots are 2 plus-shaped cutouts on the bottom layer. Keep in mind there is NO electrical protection between these slots and the Pi itself, so if you intend to mount it, consider electrical tape or something on the bottom of the Pi in this area to prevent a short.6. When building up the layers, take two of the long bolts and send them up through the bottom side of the first layer, and use them as alignment pegs as you add the first 3 layers, the Pi, and the 6 top layers. Then add the nuts but leave them mostly loose until you can get the last 2 bolts sent up through the same way. As you can see in my photo the bolts on mine go up from the bottom with nuts on top because of this reason. It's opposite than how it's "supposed to be", per the photos and instructions, but I don't see a problem here. You could instead send the second two bolts down the proper way, then reverse the first two. Tighten the bolts the same way as in note 3 above FINGER TIGHT.7. Finally install the bottom heatsink. You'll see why we waited. You won't have to "carefully" get the heatsink exact on the chip and have to wonder if it'll fit through that hole during case assembly. Put the rubber feet on the bottom and you're good to go!
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