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Argon One M.2 Raspberry Pi 4 Case

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Argon One M.2 case fitted with a Raspberry Pi 4 and a WD Green M.2 SATA SSD. Video includes SSD speed test and comparative temperature test. The Argon 40 manufacturer web page for the Argon One M.2 case is here: https://www.argon40.com/argon-one-m-2-case-for-raspberry-pi-4.html Note that I purchased the unit shown in the video from Pimoroni -- https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/argon-one-m-2-case-for-raspberry-pi-4 -- but have no association with either company. The video in which I built my Ultimate Raspberry Pi 4 Rig is here: /watch/UC91cswZYIHZ1 My most recent video in which I perform cooling tests on a number of Raspberry Pi 4 cases, fans and heat sinks is here: /watch/Y0qpGpO6CJV6p And I first covered USB booting on a Raspberry Pi 4 in this episode: /watch/s5MycGjwrz2wy More videos on SBCs and wider computing and related topics can be found at: /explainingcomputers You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: /explainingthefuture Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Unboxing 04:51 Assembly 09:33 Testing the SSD 11:47 Temperatures 15:07 Wrap #RaspberryPi #ArgonOneM2 #ExplainingComputers

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@butters_1473 years ago This is the perfect box to replace my 12 year old linux box. I love the adaptor for the full size hdmi ports. The m. 2 drive just puts the icing on the thanks as always chris. You' re a gentleman and i could listen to your videos all day. ...Expand 27
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@jayknight8503 years ago The argon 1 m. 2 has made the perfect case for opencpn on my sailboat. Robust, integrated, compact, and should help the pi survive in the marine environment. Great review, as always! 13
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@deviationblue3 years ago Yay, my favourite computing channel did a video on my pi case! I bought the argon one m. 2 in november and it has served me very well. 24
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@piconano3 years ago My first computer was an ibm pc i put together out of parts i was supposed to send back to ibm, working as an ibm field technician back in 1984.
id="hidden3" />the motherboard alone cost $1500 to buy as a part, so i did component level repairs on things i needed, until i built a system. Something one can' t do today.
one look at today' s motherboard, and one will faint at the thought of repairing it!
now, one can buy a rpi 4 for under $100 that is 400+ times faster (1600 times with 4 cores) and has 500, 0+ times the ram of an original ibm pc!
how far and fast we have come! Amazing times. ...Expand 276
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@ikeyasector3 years ago This is why i love your videos. You introduce not only new sbcs, but really good multi-function cases and accessories for them. Most of the time i' m . ...Expand 7
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@NewAgeDIY3 years ago Thanks chris, you made your case for this case! I love the design its a easy build for anyone. 15
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@MrTasic3 years ago It' s nice to see vendor taking into consideration criticism as they put regular hdmi sockets in contrast with the previous version of the product. 16
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@KryptoKiddi3 years ago I think the biggest selling point is the design! I love the look of it and the easy. 6
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@AskaLangly3 years ago I got two. One for my retropie build and one for my dedicated minecraft server. Both got 250gb samsung 860s. Love this kit. Thank you for showing it off for the rest of the world to see. 6
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@ElmerFuddGun3 years ago The glittery silver grey paint finish reminds me of the early trs-80computers! 24
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@MartinBgelund3 years ago I' m quite happy with my argon one (non-m. 2) case. It gets quite warm during operation, meaning it does a good job at pulling the heat off of the pi' s ic' s. 8
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@Flymochairman13 years ago I am a railway muddler. It' s way past time i got a pi or two. Great video as ever; concise, to the point and clear. Cheers chris! Keep well, sir. 1
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@kevflanagan25003 years ago Still loving your videos. No fakeness. Always professional. Thanks chris. 1
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@paullandry65733 years ago Good to see stanley the knife again. And, as always another excellent video. 12
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@alextrotta7963 years ago I actually bought one of these (with the m. 2 upgrade) about a month or so ago to house my new pi-based nas. I really love it, it' s quite solid in its construction! 1
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@lawrenceallwright70413 years ago "Oh, there's an instruction leaflet in here, that's always good to have."
(Tosses it aside like a true pro.) 83
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@msthalamus21723 years ago You had me at " all the connectors are on the back" trying to arrange several pis in anything other than a stack is normally a messy endeavor! 8
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@eddiehughes21363 years ago I bought several of these cases for a project after watching your review, chris. I added a heatsink with thermal adhesive pad to the top of the case for . ...Expand 2
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@TheSulross3 years ago Really like how they devised a daughterboard to bring out the micro hdmi to conventional connector sizes - and the ssd usb connector was interesting as . ...Expand 4
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@grigoris.77323 years ago You, sir, are the source of my computer literacy, and i can' t thank you enough. 2
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@cleanycloth3 years ago Considering everything this case has, the price is actually pretty amazing! 14
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@Ollital3 years ago The assembly of this case is so easy that i could do it single handed on my own in a few minutes. I love it. 1
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@darlakim51203 years ago Excellent review as usual. I very much enjoy your series. Three additional thoughts:
1. Running the rpi without the gpio cover significantly improves 2. The argon one' s power port frees up the rpi' s original usc-c port! Unbeknownst to many, this port is also capable of passing data as well as power delivery ( the argon one' s usb-c is only capable of power delivery)
i modified my case to connect an apple ipadpro oem cable usb-c cable to this connector, and can directly power and connect to the rpi via ssh or xrdp from my ipadpro while on the road.
i have full access to my programming environments (command-line, python, jupyter hub, etc. As well as rpi desktop accessible from the ipadpro ( i don' t own / need a tradition laptop anymore;
3. Argon sells just the m. 2 bottom-half of the case to upgrade the original argone one for about $25 usd.
-thanks! D. ...Expand 2
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@paladingeorge60983 years ago I still love what you did for your " ultimate raspberry pi" video but this one is going to be my ultimate raspberry pi! 4
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@jondycz3 years ago Is there a passive cooling case that you could recommend even when the raspberry pi runs on 100% cpu utilization for a long time? Thanks a lot for advice. 2
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@JustinEmlay3 years ago Love this case and the m. 2 drive is screaming fast! The best thing is, even with pi hole running 24/7 the fan never comes on. And it' s also very nice . ...Expand 1
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@Firespirit7073 years ago I use this case for 3 month and this is the best case i ever had for my nas. I' m thinking about buy another one for building a gaming console. 12
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@moaliyt3 years ago Extensive and to the point reviews. No unnecessary, feigned excitement or theatricals as linus who had binged on sugar candy. Subscribed! 1
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@luquestruke3 years ago Hi christopher,
what raspberry pi 4 case with vesa system do you recommend? I like mounting the pc on the back of the monitor instead of upon the what about other computers apart from raspberry, any suggestion to have a computer hidden behind the monitor? Will you do a video regarding this?
regards!. ...Expand
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@HKey_Root3 years ago Most interesting as ever. I' m so pleased you didn' t video the tearing apart of the ' ultimate raspberry pi 4 rig' i couldn' t have coped. A sad day. 5
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@Colin_Ames3 years ago It is definitely a good looking case that goes together nicely. Great video, as always. 2
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@OwtDaftUK3 years ago I love the pi computer idea. Computers can be very expensive and so any computer made to be cheap gets a thumb up for me. 7
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@chriholt3 years ago Wow chris, that is a very impressive case. If i were ever to use a raspberry pi as a daily driver, that' s the case i would get. Thanks for the (as always) great review. 1
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@sbc_tinkerer3 years ago Full size hdmi sold!
also love how you always add screws diagonally for torsion control. 13
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@Phallen693 years ago Thank you for the video. One question i have. When using the m. 2 with overclocked cpu wifi and blue tooth i have a low power message come up. Is id="hidden18" there a way to fix this? Or are the just limitations to how much you can run at a time?. ...Expand
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@minigpracing30683 years ago This is pretty neat, i might need to get one for an application i have. I wish there were more cases that brought all of the connections out the back. 7
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@lastinline19583 years ago Thanks c. Been using this case for a while now. Can' t say enough about how great it is. My rpi 4 4gb in this case running twister is my main system, . ...Expand
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@IRgEEK3 years ago Thank you for this awesome post. Been looking for a next-level case beyond bare canakit type shells for my 4s. This post was super helpful mate. 1
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@SuperHaunts3 years ago A most excellentfind. Thanks for introducing this to the world! 4
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@ElmerFuddGun3 years ago That loop back USB to USB is such a kludge to get a USB HD/SSD connected. -
It has to be exactly that spacing and the Pi is the only use for one. .. ...Expand 7
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@darrick.S2 years ago How does the argon one temperature active cooling work? How does it sense the temp of the cpu? I could not find a temp sensor. Is it with resistors?
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@arthurdent80913 years ago Hi chris, a belated towel day greetings to you. I just bought a baofeng tri-band radio for about $35 here and it seems to be performing quite well soo i' m a bit wordy but i didn' t have the time to make it any shorter. 73. ...Expand
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@Dani218963 years ago Short question here:
is there enough space to connect a ribbon gpio cable?
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@GuitarreroDaniel3 years ago Just got mine and assembled along you. Thank you very much, this is such a good looking case! 1
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@Sonaga3 years ago I use this case for several months now and i' m very pleased with it.
though i must point out that if you have a complete new rasperry pi4, . ...Expand
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@seguramlk3 years ago That second thermal pad triggered my ocd lol. Awesome video again my friend. 4
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@avivlab2 years ago Can you use thermal paste instead of those pads (for cpu & ram) can you put heatsinks on the ethernet and usb controllers?
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@smartassist97003 years ago Argon has stepped up bigger on cases! Awesome! 1
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@rickieodem4883 years ago I built one of these using pi4 4gb, wd 250gb ssd, and put in a 256gb microsd because i had a spare. Bought the $10 remote control too. The best things . ...Expand 2
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@setLillie3 years ago I' ve been wanting to see a video (by you) about this case! 5
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@rainsnow91749 months ago Understood it most it as all your videos are always clear, but i got a bit confused on setting it up to run on m. 2 ssd configuration part to run directly i finally ordered my first rasberry pi mainly for tinkering around with all sort of projects due to chip shortage, but have no hands on experience with its settings or os, ill be also getting ahold of 512gb m. 2 2280 for media server side of it. ...Expand
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@deechvogt15893 years ago Yep have the original argon 1 case. Still need to upgrade to this model with the full size hdmi. Thanks for another video and as always, cheers and stay well.
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@stressedbunny3 years ago Argon one have released a m. 2 expansion board for the original argon one, 18. 16
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@mlgreenspan17603 years ago This is just about the ultimate case for the rpi 4 - my only (almost too minor) comment is to take the door off the top that covers the gpio pins out id="hidden27"
i noticed a 2-3 degree drop in temp from doing this, as i think it helps increases airflow.
bought a rpi 4 about 2 months ago and love it - used this case to go from the 32 gb micro sd card to a 128gb ssd.
this case might seem expensive but it' s worth it and it looks sharp. Great video!. ...Expand
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@RetroSegaDev3 years ago Beautiful little case! I am very tempted to pick one up! 2
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@MrMalchore3 years ago So glad to see you got around to reviewing this amazing rpi case. Love this case. But i have to admit - blocking the microsd port is a pain. Also - it . ...Expand
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@plutoniumshore3 years ago Ive got one of those older argon cases. But i absolutely love it. 1
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@garyreinsch5103 years ago How do you create the ssd for booting without using a microsd card? I created a microsd and used the sd card copy utility. It worked but boot from ssd is prefixed with numerous errors, not really clean.
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@Capitaine.Albator3 years ago Again amazing review and awesome little case. You are the best sbc / tech channel.
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@DannyNilsson2 years ago For the m. 2 is it still possible to use img prebuild images you setup with etcher? Or will it require modifications afterward to know its not sd it needs to boot from? 1
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@chrisg65973 years ago One thing that is really useful to have with one of these cases is a usb3 a plug to a plug cable. This allows a pc to be connected directly to the bottom . ...Expand 1
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@TheOceanLoader3 years ago What a great video! Very informative and educational, as well as inspiring me to go out and buy one of my own. 1
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@GreenRecon3 years ago From steampunk to cyberpunk - another excellent video. 1
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@chocolatecolombo2 years ago Just tried to install the lineageos from konstakang on a new sdcard to try different os from the raspbian, is there a way i can have the fans running.
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@OneCupOfCoffee2043 years ago Question. If i were to put together one of these with all the bells and whistles as a backup pc would it be as secure as my windows 10 pc?
also, stanley is mac' s brother.
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@soumynonareverse78073 years ago What' s the cheapest option that supports hdmi 2. 1? Also, what' s the transferspeed of m. 2 via usb vs a dedicated m. 2 slot like on a rock pi?
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@Sidecutter3 years ago Looks like they could add a couple very nice features pretty easily. Extend the sd card slot out slightly and give you a slot to use it on the case, and . ...Expand 2
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@martinkuhk3 years ago I hope they can re-route the csi connector as well. Overclocking the pi with this case and using an ssd definitely help when doing computer vision projects. 1
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@Lukes-Tech3 years ago Great review! Im hoping to get my hands on one of these myself soon as well! It looks like an amazing case! 2
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@DrFunFonglast year Would a sata with dram cache speed up the system, or does usb 3. 0 limit speed?
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@splitjonas3 years ago Noob question. But does the official raspberry pi usb c power cable suffice for the powering the m2 ssd? 1
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@Psychx_3 years ago How is the fan noise? Does it sound differently from the original argon one, which has a considerable amount of whine to it?
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@rogerkoh19793 years ago It is a nice case. Have been using it for threeis well control.
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@Ahmed-ic9ft3 years ago What about connecting a pi cam? Do i have to drill a hole through the case for it to work?
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@MauroSanna2 years ago Nice video!
does this case require a different power supply other than the original raspberry pi 4 one?
or is that psu enough?
thank you. 1
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@lighty2623 years ago So it means that the ssd can also use as an external ssd device, just plug in a male-to-male adapter?
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@KanielD3 years ago Always excited for a new video! Thank you!
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@alexmcd3783 years ago Just found out they released an adapter to add m. 2 to the original argon one. Nice! 1
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@smartassist97003 years ago Classy brass. Reminds me of fancy clock on brass base with glass dome. 1
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@juansuarez33842 years ago Help, i have m. 2 case, my fan keeps running even under temp settings. I updated ubuntu, installed curl and fan script, set default fan settings and reboot. . ...Expand
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@massimodileo71693 years ago I am very concerned about the temperature on long term. I have the old argon one and it gets very hot, its not very comfortable to hold in hand (also t . ...Expand
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@epsileth3 years ago Bought the original case when pi 4 came out, glad the lower m. 2 part is sold separately. 4
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@JuryDutySummons3 years ago I have this case! It' s really nice. I use it as my bench pi for writing my python scripts for my other pi projects. The top fits a gpio ribbon cable just fine, thankfully. 1
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@JanTeamHvr3 years ago Is the upper usb 3 port still accessable when the adaptor to the ssd is plugged in? 1
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@WilliamHeaps3 years ago Is there a similar case or a way to mount a sata i ssd in the same way? I love this case, but i want to use my sata i ssd.
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@debr9613 years ago I got this case a while ago. I love it. Kinda reminds me of tesla' s cybertruck aesthetic wise. 1
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@yowassup463 years ago Anyon ssds? Getting confusion with m2 sata and nvme?
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@beauregardslim19143 years ago Good review! If it took nvme drives, i' d grab one of these. I' m reluctant to buy a sata ssd when nvme ssds cost only a bit more and are significantly faster if moved to a pc or whatever. 2
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@MicrobyteAlan3 years ago Well worth considering. Interesting, informative and well presented, thanks. 1
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@shanearmstrong74762 years ago So did you put on the original pi heat sinks?
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@Tuulos3 years ago Argon actually sells a conversion kit separately so if you have the older argon one case you can simply convert it to m. 2 case using it. 5
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@squiddymute3 years ago I' m trying to use the pi (4) psu powering x2 3watt speakers and an ssd directly from the pi via usb and i' m having boot issues: /, kinda baffled . ...Expand
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@leonkernan3 years ago Coming third wasnt a bad effort considering it didnt turn its fan on, while the others were presumably on due to their fan based design.
ive been admittedly its winter here in australia, but im expecting it to behave quite well over summer too. ...Expand 1
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@doncosner26113 years ago Very interesting seeing what can be done with such a small form factor! I like your ultimate build better though! 1
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@sagetechnology49133 years ago Idk why, but i stopped receiving notifications from your channel for maybe a month, glad to be back. 1
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@hectorisaiaslinaresramirez88912 years ago Which power supply do you use the one that comes by default with the raspberry pi 4 does not raise the ssd for me.
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@ianbertenshaw43503 years ago The only thing that concerns me is the security of the usb 3. 0 adapter - i wouldnt want to unplug it by mistake while it is running - some form of retaining c i think a few different case manufacturers will now be scurrying about trying to play catch up with some of the features like the daughter board - that really is a neat solution!. ...Expand 1