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FLIRC Raspberry Pi 4 Case (Silver) $18 + Delivery ($0 with Prime / $39+ Spend) @ Flirc Amazon AU

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FLIRC Raspberry Pi 4 Case (Silver) $18 + Delivery ($0 with Prime / $39+ Spend) @ Flirc Amazon AUAffiliate
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Cheapest yet on Camels for this model, previous deals were $21.50.

The best looking Raspberry Pi case made out of beautiful aluminum
All New Manufacturing Process with improved metal quality and design
Made for the new Raspberry Pi 4
GPIO and all the main connectors are easily accessible through the bottom
Built in Heat Sink and comes with a thermal pad and 4 screws

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  • jmoore626 on 19/08/2022 - 17:25
    +24

    Now to find a Raspberry Pi in stock somewhere…

    • MrBr0 on 19/08/2022 - 17:38

      I saw stock at core earlier this week for to 2 & 4gb model

      • joshptyltd on 19/08/2022 - 17:53
        +1

        That's with the DIY kit (where you have to bundle 3 accessories with it)

        Sadly no stock anywhere of just the Pi itself.

    • tharlow on 19/08/2022 - 17:38
      +17

      With this beautiful case, nobody will know you don’t have one

  • Scales82 on 19/08/2022 - 18:08
    +2

    Looks great. But no m.2 SSD space, I'll stick with the Argon one m.2.

    • ashanrath on 19/08/2022 - 18:39

      Absolutely the best available case hands down.

    • MagnamoniousRex on 19/08/2022 - 20:32
      +4

      How do you connect M2 to an Rpi?

      • tharlow on 19/08/2022 - 21:15
        +1

        USB

        • MagnamoniousRex on 19/08/2022 - 22:00

          Won't it be mega bottlenecked by USB?

          • Harold Halfprice on 19/08/2022 - 22:13
            +3

            @MagnamoniousRex: m.2 is a form factor. You can have m.2 SATA drives or m.2 NVMe - NVMe are the fast ones.

            SATA is limited to 600mb/s, which is also the theoretical max speed of USB 3.0

            If you use an NVMe drive, yeah it'll be severely bottlenecked but a SATA shouldn't

            • MagnamoniousRex on 20/08/2022 - 10:23

              @Harold Halfprice: So why wouldn't you just buy a normal SSD and save the money?

              • DeToxin on 20/08/2022 - 10:35
                +1

                @MagnamoniousRex: M.2 is a normal SSD. It's just a small from factor.
                They are not referring to an NVME drive.
                The case they mentioned has a built in m.2 SSD (sata6) socket.
                Whether the USB ports on the case/RP4 run at the full 5gb rate I dunno, but it will still be a very good setup.
                Edit: if by normal SSD you mean external, the price difference these days isn't much, and considering you get the all-in-one form factor with the SSD inside the case, that sounds like it's worth it to me.

              • Harold Halfprice on 20/08/2022 - 13:00
                +1

                @MagnamoniousRex: Because of the form factor… m.2 is small.

                They can plug directly into motherboards that support them, taking up no additional space, or in the case of the Pi 4, they're small enough to mount inside a tiny enclosure with a usb adaptor.

                m.2 SATA SSD isn't a whole lot more expensive than a 2.5" SATA SSD ("normal" SSD).

      • Scales82 on 20/08/2022 - 08:47
        +1

        Look up the Aron one case mate. takes an m.2 Sata drive. Uses a little USB3 connector for it. I'm currently using it for my HASS setup right now. Fantastic little case.

        • DeToxin on 20/08/2022 - 10:38

          Does the USB3 port run at the full 5gb spec? have you benchmarked the SSD in the case?

    • G-rig on 20/08/2022 - 07:10

      I just got a 2.5" SSD HDD plugged in, no power or speed issues (only use as a music streaming device).

      Great cases these flirc ones.

      • Scales82 on 20/08/2022 - 08:48

        yeah but then you have to have a box sitting next to your other box. At least the Argon its all integrated into one unit. And it has passive/active cooling as required. Not to mention a few other features this box doesnt have. So the choice for me was simple at least

        • G-rig on 20/08/2022 - 09:50

          Sounds like a good case.

          Yeah depends what you need, mine is just stashed behind my DAC in the entertainment cabinet with ethernet plugged in, no need to see or accessing it.

  • hamwhisperer on 19/08/2022 - 18:26
    +1

    This is a good case for a Pi4 without a fan.

  • King Steuart on 19/08/2022 - 18:28
    +1

    Haha, I remember these things

    • PainToad on 19/08/2022 - 18:37
      +1

      Remember? They never went away.

      • Budju on 19/08/2022 - 19:05
        +10

        Never had a need for one since a desktop pc became cheaper than a pi 4

        • bargaino on 19/08/2022 - 19:32
          +1

          Yes, great example earlier: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/719787

          And if you actually want to use the GPIO, you can hang an $8 Pi Pico off the USB port.
          The new Pi Pico is a great Arduino replacement.

        • ashanrath on 19/08/2022 - 19:39
          +3

          Yeah I've got an 8Gb Rpi4, m.2 SSD and an Argon One m.2 case. Don't get me wrong, its a great machine, overclocks very well and sips power. But for the same money I could have picked up a refurb 5th or 6th gen i7 + SSD that would demolish it on performance for a couple of bucks extra in power each year.

        • wetwork on 19/08/2022 - 19:56

          yeah - the only reason that I can see now for a Pi is knowing "I built that"

          • Budju on 19/08/2022 - 20:04
            +2

            @wetwork: Seems to have lost all purpose to be honest.

            • mctubster on 19/08/2022 - 20:14
              +3

              @Budju: Guess it depends, I'd rather run Home Assistant and Octopi on dedicated hardware, rock solid appliances, couple of Watts each average power draw. Docker's nice and all but a lot more work and when (not if) an upgrade goes wrong everything is down until you fix it.

              Windows has become a right royal pain since they started pushing features back into the updates … just like how they lost control of the stability of XP / Vista back in the day.

              • Budju on 19/08/2022 - 20:27

                @mctubster: I guess home assistant and niche case printing could justify it. Amazon Alexas are like $20 though, and your phone already listens to everything you say.

              • muppet on 19/08/2022 - 20:46

                @mctubster: Or ditch windows and install Linux

                • Budju on 19/08/2022 - 20:57

                  @muppet: Wasn't going to address the complaints about windows as they were moot.

  • wintoand on 19/08/2022 - 18:32
    +2

    Argon 1 is the best cost more but gud

  • iamthecaptainnow on 19/08/2022 - 19:05
    -5

    Don't buy these, get plastic casing. You'd be stupid to use these with a metal case, 1 overheating issues ( I know I ordered 3 and threw them out) 2. If no ground/earth and it anything touches the case goodbye Pi.

    • thedean on 19/08/2022 - 19:17
      +5

      I run my Pi 3 and Pi 4 in these cases. Temps never go above 40c.

      • mt19 on 19/08/2022 - 19:23
        +1

        Same with Home Assistant & a few other things running, temps are stable. Case is well made.

      • iamthecaptainnow on 19/08/2022 - 19:51

        Ah yes summer is coming. Don't say I didn't warn ya

        • thedean on 19/08/2022 - 19:53
          +1

          I've run these on the second floor of a hot townhouse for years now.
          I don't even run the heater, hottest i've seen is 45c, so really not understanding what your problem is.

          Compared to my x64 PC next to it that sits on 60c this is fine.

        • MagnamoniousRex on 19/08/2022 - 22:01
          +3

          You should put "air conditioner" in your search alerts

    • ashanrath on 19/08/2022 - 19:35
      +5

      What? By that logic you shouldn't be using a metal case for a PC either, but Lian-Li seem to have been going pretty well for a couple of decades now.

      Being a metal case won't in itself cause any heat issues, especially when the metal portion of the case mounted as a heat sink like this. Ironically the problem in this case is the plastic on top of the metal that effectively acts as an insulator.

      Been using an Argon One aluminium case for a few years and don't even need to use the fan on it until I go above 2.2Ghz at load. Drastically better than any plastic case.

    • Tim Mc on 19/08/2022 - 20:22
      +1

      I run a few RPI4's in these FLIRC cases 24x7. They work ok during summer without aircon.

      I tried some cases with fans but the fans start squeaking and break down over time.

    • RecklessMonkeys on 19/08/2022 - 21:09
      +3

      You know that the case gets warm because it's drawing heat away from the computer?

  • Sapiens on 19/08/2022 - 19:25
    +4

    I have this, excellent looking case.
    (PM me if you want the free original black pi 4 case)

  • cryptowiz on 19/08/2022 - 20:15
    +1

    I also own several of these. Brilliant (and beautiful) case at a bargain price.

  • polarq on 19/08/2022 - 21:14

    How do folks manage cooling with this case? Is there a spot to add a tiny fan somewhere pointing the CPU?

    • MagnamoniousRex on 19/08/2022 - 22:02
      +3

      The whole case is a heat sink, you thermal pad the CPU to the case

      • polarq on 19/08/2022 - 23:05

        thanks, I should have read the reviews and product description first before commenting… !

  • x x on 19/08/2022 - 22:01

    Where can I buy one of these set up to run as a PC running Win 10 with Office and used mainly for web browsing and YouTube

  • Cbuck on 20/08/2022 - 03:45

    thanks, picked one up now just waiting for the 8gb board from core electronics 🤞🤞

  • charliechao on 20/08/2022 - 15:09

    ok so what is this thing?

    • xoom on 20/08/2022 - 16:43

      It's a metal case for raspberry pi 4. It's fanless as it relies on dissipating heat through its metal body.

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