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Fractal, take my money! (Pi 5 Cases)

Jeff Geerling 8:10

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Cases and other things mentioned in this video:

- Raspberry Pi 5 Case: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5-case/
- Fractal North (sadly, not the Baby): https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/north/
- Pironman 5: https://www.sunfounder.com/products/pironman-5-nvme-m-2-ssd-pcie-mini-pc-case-for-raspberry-pi-5
- EDATEC Fanless cases: https://edatec.cn/en/ac/pi5-case.html
- Argon 40 Pi 5 cases: https://argon40.com/collections/rpi-cases
- 3D Printed Pi 5 cases: https://www.printables.com/search/models?q=pi%205%20case
- Acrylic tray cases: https://amzn.to/3L1kTYr (affiliate link)
- Argon 40 THRML coolers: https://argon40.com/search?q=THRML&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
- 52Pi Ice Tower cooler: https://52pi.com/products/ice-tower-cpu-cooler-rgb-led-light-cooling-fan-for-raspberry-pi-5
- 52Pi Armor Lite V5 cooler: https://52pi.com/products/armor-lite-v5
- Michael Klements' custom Pi enclosure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_8MURePbo
- Flirc fanless Pi 5 Case: https://flirc.tv/products/raspberry-pi-5-case

Note that a few of the cases were sent to me for testing, while others I've purchased in the months following the Pi 5's launch. Fractal sent me a copy of the Baby North after I asked them about it watching other people's Computex coverage on YouTube. So far they don't seem to have plans for selling it!

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Contents:

00:00 - The saltine of Pi cases
00:39 - Fractal Baby North
01:37 - Pironman 5
02:34 - EDATEC fanless cases
03:28 - HAT compatibility
04:31 - Argon One V3 and Neo 5
05:57 - 3D printed cases
06:24 - My favorite case is none at all!
07:01 - Pi coolers, more and more extreme
07:22 - Thank the sponsor!

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