![V-Kits Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (Plus) Basic Starter Kit with Aluminum Alloy Pi Cooling Case [2018 Model]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/916RQ2roGhL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg)
this thing is fun and easy to setup thanks to noobs software. No problems with power as others have stated. For those coming from a laptop or desktop computer this is not an equal nor should it be compared to. This is responsive and easy to operate. I think this would make a great emulator game machine or media center for tv viewing with the right software installed. overall very pleased with this purchase and would buy one again (I already bought a second one for my grandson for xmas). there some downsides the ethernet speed is slower than most full size pc,s , the sound is adequate through hdmi haven't used the audio port yet , the video is adequate for what it is again not going to rival full size pc,s. all in all its a good buy for a gaming machine or media center just not a rival to a full size pc. The aluminum case is great acts as a heatsink for cpu internet and memory. thanks for a great kit with quality componants to make this as easy as can be. Now I just can,t wait for raspberry pi 4 to release with hopefully better cpu ,ram , video and sound.
Products related to this item
Page 1 of 1Start over
Products related to this item
Page 1 of 1Start over
Worth it for the case alone
I bought this to setup a retro pie for my brother similar to my own, but wish I had ordered this model for myself! The case is a solid metal construction that also acts as a heatsink drawing heat away from the board. Very nice and simple feature. It even comes with a tiny syringe of paste to add to the processors to help transfer the heat, but the instructions mention that this is entirely option as the case will still pull some heat away without it. The power supply is also of good quality, and I love the on/off switch it includes so you don't have to constantly unplug the cable to control power like my old model has. I'm so happy with this bundle I'm eyeing up their Raspberry Pi Zero bundle for a Pi-Hole build. Unfortunately it looks like that bundle doesn't come with the metal case...
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews. Please reload the page.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018
- Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2019
I purchased this kit to make a Pi-hole for my parents network.
I needed a case that was wall-mountable, and wanted something that would keep nice and cool.
This kit works great, but if you want to squeeze all the cooling performance you can out of it, you'll need to sand the paint off of the heat sinks that make contact with the CPU and memory. I also shined a flashlight into the case and noticed there was a sizable gap between the heatsink and the CPU. I ended up making a copper shim out of a penny which had to be sanded down to about .030 thick, and using Arctic Silver 5 for the thermal paste. The end result is a nice and cool Pi! It's almost amazing on how warm the case will actually get when running CPU intensive tasks.
As far as the Raspberry Pi goes, this is my first B+ model. I ended up going the Ubuntu route and had to do a little make shift work to get it working correctly as they don't currently have an image released that supports the B+ as of this review. I also was able to upgrade Ubuntu to 18.04.2 LTS on kernel 4.14.62-v7+ armv7l.
Running as a headless unit, it is quite snappy for general tasks.
Images in this review
- Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
I bought this to setup a retro pie for my brother similar to my own, but wish I had ordered this model for myself! The case is a solid metal construction that also acts as a heatsink drawing heat away from the board. Very nice and simple feature. It even comes with a tiny syringe of paste to add to the processors to help transfer the heat, but the instructions mention that this is entirely option as the case will still pull some heat away without it. The power supply is also of good quality, and I love the on/off switch it includes so you don't have to constantly unplug the cable to control power like my old model has. I'm so happy with this bundle I'm eyeing up their Raspberry Pi Zero bundle for a Pi-Hole build. Unfortunately it looks like that bundle doesn't come with the metal case...
Images in this review
- Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
Top reviews from other countries
-
DIEGO E MALPICA CReviewed in Mexico on September 24, 2020
Carcasa metaliza que disipa el calor de manera pasiva.
