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

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 cause is built very well. Materials are top notch and so are the looks. Cut outs are about as precise as you can get (argon1 neo is absolutely perfect though.) One plastic side means you get ok wireless. Plenty of room for a hat or other reasonable compact add ons. My biggest issue though is the cooling miss. You have a massive and thick aluminum case that sinks zero heat. Don’t get me wrong, the top risers and large bottom slots are ok, but what a wasted opportunity over all. If you’ve got room for a heat sink or fan, use it. Otherwise I would suggest something more open or the argon 1 neo which makes use of the metal it has to deal with heat.

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.

Sehr schick, mit Platz für Kühlkörper.

I bought this case for a HiFi-Berry Dac+ HAT sitting on top a Pi 4. The case is tall enough to take the HAT board without issue. I had to cut holes for the RCA connectors on the HAT. To start with I had perfect circular holes but could not get the HAT mounted onto the RPi using them as there was not space to pass the RCAs through the holes then seat the HAT at an angle. So I had to cut slots to allow the HAT to be mounted straight down, this was not the fault of the case but note that there is very little extra space in the case depending on the sort of HAT you are trying to accommodate. As others have said this is expensive for what it is and if I could have found another alternative I would have used it but the only others were plastic or the poorly reviewed HiFi-Berry case.

Molto facile da montare, direi banale. Materiali solidi. Una volta assemblato si presenta esteticamente molto molto bello. Ci ho messo anche il modulo HAT per la ventolina ed il PoE con display oled, che con la finestra trasparente pare fatto a posta.

Very happy with the case as it fit the GPS hat perfectly, and the internal GPS antenna still works through the Perspex top. Wifi signal is reduced based on the direction of the signal going through the aluminium or Perspex.

Ce boîtier est très pratique et élégant. La ventilation naturelle suffit amplement pour un PI en utilisation intensive. Seul petit bémol: les vis de fixation du Pi ne sajustaient pas bien.

I final (dating myself a bit) and thought it may be fun to try programming with Python. I was right, bought a pi 4 with a SenseHat and have had several days of learning and triumph. Very cool toy!! Case fits well with a natural heat sink. All necessary hardware included. Would highly recommend for anyone using a Raspberry Pi 4 with a SenseHat.

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