Raspberry Pi Official Grey / Black Case for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (The board is not included.)

My Pi4B 4G is my first hands-on experience with a raspberry Pi. I have been fascinated with Raspberry for some time but didn't have time for something quite as minimal as the 2 or 3. I found the downloading and creation of a Raspberrian SD card easy enough and have even successfully installed PowerShell 6. It won't replace my go-to daily machine, I live in a Microsoft world, but what it can do is amazing. In terms of bang-for-buck, nothing I'm aware of can touch it. My Pi4B 4G is my first hands-on experience with a raspberry Pi. I have been fascinated with Raspberry for some time but didn't have time for something quite as minimal as the 2 or 3. I found the downloading and creation of a Raspberrian SD card easy enough and have even successfully installed PowerShell 6. It won't replace my go-to daily machine, I live in a Microsoft world, but what it can do is amazing. In terms of bang-for-buck, nothing I'm aware of can touch it.

I'm using the Pi 4 as disk storage controller/node for my homelab VMs (separate hypervisor machines). SSD attached through the USB3 and 1GB Ethernet makes the Pi into a zippy storage controller. I'm using the Pi 4 as disk storage controller/node for my homelab VMs (separate hypervisor machines). SSD attached through the USB3 and 1GB Ethernet makes the Pi into a zippy storage controller.

So far this products has worked fine although i'm still a little weary using it as it seems very delicate. But definitely worth the buy as it is practically the same price as the 3b. So far this products has worked fine although i'm still a little weary using it as it seems very delicate. But definitely worth the buy as it is practically the same price as the 3b.

The raspberry pi 4 is a substantial upgrade over previous models, especially including the chipset and firmware. Unfortunately most of the more niche features, like 64 bit OSes, USB booting, and booting into anything other than Raspbian Buster just aren't here yet, and there's no ETA on when any of it is coming.
Outside of synthetic benchmarks, the performance isn't anything crazy either. Pushing it to it's graphical limits with Minecraft: Java edition is barely an improvement over the Raspberry Pi 3, and YouTube playback in the browser is terrible. Though these both could be improved with software updates.
Thermal performance is concerning...view more The raspberry pi 4 is a substantial upgrade over previous models, especially including the chipset and firmware. Unfortunately most of the more niche features, like 64 bit OSes, USB booting, and booting into anything other than Raspbian Buster just aren't here yet, and there's no ETA on when any of it is coming.
Outside of synthetic benchmarks, the performance isn't anything crazy either. Pushing it to it's graphical limits with Minecraft: Java edition is barely an improvement over the Raspberry Pi 3, and YouTube playback in the browser is terrible. Though these both could be improved with software updates.
Thermal performance is concerning, as the summer months come along I would expect more thermal throttling without a heat sink of sorts. With previous generations, it was optional. It's not anymore.
In my personal experience, powering the pi4 is difficult as well. Most standard usb power supplies tend to taper off at 2.4A, anything higher is often using a form of fast charging, which the pi doesn't support.

Hi,
Initial testing looks good, my intention is to use it for Astro photography, just waiting on software guys to modify their code for the Pi4B
These Pi4B's need cooling to work reasonably and I expect life span will increase if cooled.

Need options for cooling , and cases:
Please get in stocks of cases , choices of heat sinks, small suitable fans, noting there is fan hat already on the market.
With the cases, get the FLIRC's and cases with fans.

The genuine case is only good for keeping the Pi safe from elements, will overheat without a fan modification. Hi,
Initial testing looks good, my intention is to use it for Astro photography, just waiting on software guys to modify their code for the Pi4B
These Pi4B's need cooling to work reasonably and I expect life span will increase if cooled.

Need options for cooling , and cases:
Please get in stocks of cases , choices of heat sinks, small suitable fans, noting there is fan hat already on the market.
With the cases, get the FLIRC's and cases with fans.

The genuine case is only good for keeping the Pi safe from elements, will overheat without a fan modification.

Pros:
Nice looking case, easier to put together than Pi3 case because there are only 2 parts.

Cons:
No vents and/or fan mount for cooling (Pi will run at 75 deg inside just idle)
No access to GPIO pins because there is no side panel like on the PI3 cases.

Recommendation:
If there is a Pi4 case with a fan available then buy that, if not you will probably need to mod this case and install a fan (there are tutorials on the internet) Pros:
Nice looking case, easier to put together than Pi3 case because there are only 2 parts.

Cons:
No vents and/or fan mount for cooling (Pi will run at 75 deg inside just idle)
No access to GPIO pins because there is no side panel like on the PI3 cases.

Recommendation:
If there is a Pi4 case with a fan available then buy that, if not you will probably need to mod this case and install a fan (there are tutorials on the internet)

Not much else to say other than it fulfills it's purpose as housing for the Pi4. Very easy access. I've since discovered the need for a heatsink for the Pi4, so it will be interesting to see if the heatsink fits within this chassis without any challenge. Not much else to say other than it fulfills it's purpose as housing for the Pi4. Very easy access. I've since discovered the need for a heatsink for the Pi4, so it will be interesting to see if the heatsink fits within this chassis without any challenge.

I purchased the Pi4 to replace the Pi 3 model B purely for the increased processing power and the USB3 ports for fast media transfer. In summary, not at all disappointed with the purchase, however you may want to invest in the heatsink, as streaming 4K video raises the temps, as does simply transferring large files over the network onto a USB3 connected device. I purchased the Pi4 to replace the Pi 3 model B purely for the increased processing power and the USB3 ports for fast media transfer. In summary, not at all disappointed with the purchase, however you may want to invest in the heatsink, as streaming 4K video raises the temps, as does simply transferring large files over the network onto a USB3 connected device.

It's a case.. fit's Pi v4. It's a case.. fit's Pi v4.

Makes a pretty decent multi head media/bedroom device at a decent price and very quiet. Don't forget to get a mini hdmi -> hdmi lead. Makes a pretty decent multi head media/bedroom device at a decent price and very quiet. Don't forget to get a mini hdmi -> hdmi lead.

More power in the Pi is just what was needed. Put one to work as a security camera monitor, the extra CPU can handle more cameras. Looking forward to a compatible release of RetroPie to see what old consoles can now be emulated. More power in the Pi is just what was needed. Put one to work as a security camera monitor, the extra CPU can handle more cameras. Looking forward to a compatible release of RetroPie to see what old consoles can now be emulated.

Having used the previous 3b+ model as a cheap and cheerful Raspbian desktop, the 4 makes a great leap forward into usability. Of course the biggest change is in the memory. With this 4Gb model, I've noticed a much better experience. Granted I'm not stressing it with a huge amount of local apps. But now you can have many more tabs open. Switching tabs and apps is "way" better. (Yes, that's a totally acceptable objective measure.) System paging is obviously much lower, and there's no sign of thrashing that used to occur from time to time with the 3b in use. BTW you'll still going to be happy running Libreoffice, VLC, ...
...view more Having used the previous 3b+ model as a cheap and cheerful Raspbian desktop, the 4 makes a great leap forward into usability. Of course the biggest change is in the memory. With this 4Gb model, I've noticed a much better experience. Granted I'm not stressing it with a huge amount of local apps. But now you can have many more tabs open. Switching tabs and apps is "way" better. (Yes, that's a totally acceptable objective measure.) System paging is obviously much lower, and there's no sign of thrashing that used to occur from time to time with the 3b in use. BTW you'll still going to be happy running Libreoffice, VLC, ...
I've not done an exhaustive test or anything like that. this is just subjective feeling after switching boards. You do need to upgrade Raspbian to Buster for the 4. I find the Google apps I use daily work fine. Even the browser based Sketchup tool seems to be usable. In this later case i suspect the better processor and GPU help.
I'm only on a single head, HD tv through a standard HDMI cable. And using a 2.5A (13W) DC adaptor. The later is crucial to success. Don't try using these late model Pi's with any old micro USB lying around. It just won't work. I have just used my old micro to C adaptor (from my old Nexus) and have had no problem so far with the power. Similarly you'll need a standard to micro HDMI adaptor to use one of your HDMI cables lying around. Note if you're planning on going two head or 4k, then you'll need a new cable with the slimline plug. You won't get two HDMI adaptors side by side.
Can't talk to the heat problem you'll read about on the 'Net. It's bound to be hotter. Mine just sits out in the open collecting dust so plenty of natural airflow. No thoughts on increase in performance with the separate USB 2/3 buses now. Or the Ethernet moving from the USB bus. It has to be better though.
If you're looking for a simple, small, low power draw, quiet computing device with responsive desktop performance, IMHO you can't beat this for the price. The Raspberry Pi4 with 4GB does as advertised on the box