anidees Aluminum Pi case for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B – Black(AI-PI4-BB)

I received my extra high Pi4 case today and was excited that I would be finally able to put my pi to work, rather tHan just tinkering with it on my test bench. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be. The AL case itself was in the box, along with the instructions and “packing list”... but that was it. No lid, no hardware... nada. The picture available looked terrific and now that I can see most of the case in person, I wasn’t disappointed in the quality, but due to the missing hardware issue, I can only rate it a 4/5. I hope to reach anidees and obtain the missing lid and hardware as quickly as possible. Update: after getting the runaround by the manufacturer and getting nowhere for almost 30 days, I made the return via Amazon on the last possible day. The replacement arrived today and included everything it was supposed to.

Im using this with the Yahboom Raspberry Pi RGB Cooling fan with the optional LCD display, and it fits perfectly. The display is easy to read, through the transparent cover. (https://www.amazon.com/Yahboom-Intelligent-Temperature-Programmable-Light（Quiet）/dp/B085RMLFCL/ref=sr_1_2?crid=M7GXNXMAF56Q&dchild=1&keywords=yahboom+raspberry+pi+rgb+cooling+hat&qid=1593647004&sprefix=yah+boom+ra%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-2 It is a bit tricky to get the brass stands for the cooler installed into the corners of the case, but I found a socket that worked and was able to put them in easily. If you are just using the case, you can use the Allen wrench and screws provided, and then installation would be fairly easy. I have not tried, but I believe other HATs like the senseHAT would work. I have tried the GeekPi Low Profile Ice Cooler, and it will fit with the fan removed, and it works just fine for normal operations as a passive cooler.

Sehr schick, mit Platz für Kühlkörper.

Beautiful and solid aluminum case. Super high quality finishing and fitting. The High model can be used with some HATs and the aluminum body helps dissipate heat even with a closed glass lid - I have some RPis running fine for a ~1 year with Navolabs PoE HATs. The newer case model for the RPi 4B has spacers and longer screws included to create a clearance between the body and the glass lid, helping with the cooling. Highly recommended if you’d like a professional, beautifully crafted and nice looking case.

The case is well build, durable and good looking. Easy to put it together with the supplied parts. Unfortunately, using the PoE Hut, although it fits perfectly the heat gets trapped and sometimes this leads to crashes.

This is a nice metal case for the PI 4b. However, I had two issues with the case: 1. There is no thermal conduction designed into the case to passively disspate heat from CPU, GPU and memory chips. It also does not include heat sinks. 2. You screw down the PI first into the case. This makes it very difficult to align the pins of the PI and a HAT and press it on to the PI. With a HAT installed it makes heat dissipation inside the case even more of an issue.

This is an outstanding case from anodized billet aluminum (its heavy!). When mounted, each of the Pis connectors are perfectly centered in their slots. The rubber feet go into milled out pockets on the bottom of the case. The attention to detail is astounding. However, note that the top is not glass but laser-cut acrylic, which they do mention in the materials section of their comparison, but some reviews had me expecting glass. The images in the description are renders showing perfectly glossy edges but the top actually has a rougher laser finish. Also, watch out for the 21 mm of height clearance on the standard case: its not enough for the Waveshare POE HAT I wanted to use (whose headers stand 30 mm proud of the Pi PCB). This case only supports the official POE HAT that happens to be low profile due to its non-stacking headers and through-board mounted transformer. Unlike many other cases, this case actually mounts the Pi using its mounting holes using M2.5 standoffs in the bottom of the case. This means you can reach those holes to mount HATs securely using additional standoffs. I wanted to use the standard case anyways and use longer screws for the cover (the spacers dont add enough height for my use), but I dont have long M2.5 screws or standoffs. I wish the cover mounted with M3 screws as thats much more common.

extrem hochwertig! tiptop

Best Raspberry case I have ever seen....expensive but worth it if you look for quality

It’s fine and looks good. However for the price I felt the body quality wasn’t all that great and felt no better than other similar cases for much less money. The glass top is the only thing that makes it close to being worth the price.