🚀 Elevate your Raspberry Pi experience with style and efficiency!
The GeeekPiCase for Raspberry Pi 4 is a comprehensive kit that includes an easy-to-install case, a PWM cooling fan, a powerful 18W USB-C power supply, a high-speed Micro HDMI cable, and essential accessories like heatsinks and a USB card reader. Designed for optimal performance and convenience, this kit is perfect for tech enthusiasts looking to enhance their Raspberry Pi setup.
M**A
Great value kit
TL;DR:Solid value kit, I would purchase it again.Pros:- Easy to assemble.- Aesthetically pleasing.- Come with everything you need minus an SD card and Raspberry Pi.- Fan works with the Raspberry Pi control so that it's running when needed, not 24/7.- The case lines up perfectly with all the ports and has an opening on the bottom to conveniently swap MicroSD cards without disassembling the case.- Case has holes that make it easy to mount it to a wall or over surface, however, it doesn't include hardware for that type of mounting.- The power cable is a good length and has a switch making it easy to hard power on and off your Pi.- It comes with a Micro HDMI to full HDMI cable and a Micro HDMI to female full HDMI adapter. It's kinda redundant but a helpful addition if you need to plug into an extra-long cable or existing cabling.Cons:- As you'll notice in the third photo, the removable cover in my unit is slightly bowed. This could have been user error during my assembly process, however, annoying nonetheless. It's not very noticeable except when looked at from the angle I took the photo. Not a big deal.- Both the fan screws and the screws that hold in the board are screws, not bolts. So that means it probably wouldn't go back together well if you have to remove the fan or Pi.- The product description says it comes with "1x USB Card Reader" but instead, it *appears* to be a small USB drive. It matches what's shown in the product photo but doesn't seem to be a USB reader. I don't typically trust random USB drives, so I haven't tested to investigate.- If you're wanting to add extra hats or accessories, it might be a bit cramped or not fit at all, so make sure to do your research.
W**E
Great design, great value
I was pleased with the contents of the package. Everything was as described. I was really looking only for a sleek case but the power adapter is a nice perk. The Included tiny sd card reader is pretty darned cool.I’m running the Pi in the case as a NAS server (my daughter named the server lilNASx). The fan is quiet and keeps it plenty cool even when copying data. It never ran over 104 degrees F with the CPU running flat out.I’m running the fan off of the Pi’s 3.5v gpio pin rather than the 5v and I can’t even hear it. But even on 5v the fan is super quiet.The case is well made and has a good design. It’s solid and Everything fits together very neatly. I like being able to pull off the fan cover to access the Pi without taking the whole thing apart.All things considered it’s a very good value.
J**R
Quick assembly
This went together easily. It took about 15 minutes for me to assemble. Well made product.
P**N
Excellent product
Super easy to assemble and get working. Very happy
J**R
Convienient and functional for RP - 4
Easy to assemble, and it is a nice case for my R4. I bought a second after using the first.
J**L
Conforme a mi producto
Lo económico, completo, y es para Raspberry pi 4
M**.
Decent bundle deal but DO NOT USE THE MICRO SD READER
I was really excited about this bundle at first, seemed like the best price for an all-in-one pi 4 kit on amazon (minus the pi and a micro sd card, both of which you can get for under $40 at microcenter). If you look at the pictures, you'll notice this is the exact same case as the top result when you search for "raspberry pi 4 case" (a posting by iUniker, and the case is made by Geeekpi). That bundle just has the case, fan and heatsinks for $11, this one has all that plus a micro HDMI to HDMI adapter, a micro HDMI to HDMI cable, a 5v power supply with a power switch, a small cheap screwdriver for assembly, and an even cheaper micro SD card reader. Oh and both bundles include rubber feet for the case.I already had a pi 4 and micro SD card ready to go when I received this, so I grabbed the card reader by it's chain and pulled to remove the cap - and the plastic loop holding the chain immediately snapped, dropping the chain into a vent on the floor where I couldn't retrieve it. The thing snapped with absolutely no effort, I was kind of amazed. After I managed to get the top off I was surprised to find that the card reader is basically just a USB port, with a section of it cut out / modified to fit a micro SD card. Seemed kinda cool if a little cramped and awkward, so I pushed my card into it and popped it into my PC, which was able to read it. After writing my OS image to the card and ejecting the hub though, I found I was unable to remove the card from the reader. I wish I had taken a picture if it at the time, but once you have a card in that thing, it may as well be part of the port - only the end of the card with it's plastic ridge sticks out, so no good way to get a hold on it other than using something flat and sharp to push outwards on the plastic lip of the card (my nails, which were long at the time, were useless for this, I almost bent / snapped one trying to get it out). Not only does the reader provide no good way to grip the card for removal, it seems to hold it in place once in like a vice grip. Eventually I found a flat razor blade, and by pressing that against the lip of the card and applying enough force at just the right angle, I was able to get it to come out just a little bit - this was enough for me to grab it with a pair of pliers and finally remove it from that death trap.I'm worried that this ordeal damaged my card, which cost almost as much as this entire bundle. That piece of junk card reader alone makes it hard to recommend this bundle.Also the installation instructions it comes with are majorly lacking in detail - the case only has 4 parts and assembly is mostly pretty straightforward fortunately, but there were no clear instructions (just a small picture that didn't clearly show it) on which GPIO pins to use for the included fan. After scouring the internet for clarification on this and finding nothing (the website listed on the instruction booklet has no information on it), I eventually just had to contact the manufacturer and ask them directly. For anyone curious, here's where you need to plug in the fan pins:For low power mode (quieter):Red cable - pin 1 (3.5v)Black cable - pin 6 (ground)For high power mode (more airflow):Red cable - pin 2 (5v)Black cable - pin 6 (ground)Overall, if you know this stuff already and have a different card reader you can use, this is still a good bundle deal and you're not likely to find a much better one. If you already have the other parts you're better off buying the standalone case, or a different one (the case is well designed for the most part, but has one strong disadvantage worth mentioning - the GPIO pins aren't really accessible with this. The positioning of the pins and amount of clearance between them and the only hole they could to through doesn't allow for them to be used for anything beyond the fan, since it's cables stay within the case). I ended up discovering passive cooling cases like the FLIRC case and realizing that fit my purposes much better, and returned this bundle.
P**N
Perfect fit
Good product and a perfect fit, it comes with everything you need to get you going it even comes with a mini screwdriver and a small USB drive. The fan is very quite and it keeps the PCB at low temp, the only thing I wish they would upgrade is for a way to screw together the case instead of just snapping it into place for better sturdiness but overall I like it and I will definitely buy it again.
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