This Awesome Pi4 Case Just Got Better! 2.5" SSD Or NVME Support!
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- This is the all-new DeskPi Pro V2 and it turns your Raspberry pi 4 into an awesome NUC style desktop computer with support for NVMe SSD or 2.5” SSD plus it adds a safe shutdown/Rest button and it comes with an amazing little heatsink that will allow you to overclock you pi4 without any overheating.
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Thank you for this informative, detailed and professional video - I am studying programming on my Rpi and take to back and forth to work and this case is fantastic. Your video made setup a breeze!
Finally received the Update Kit sent to me after a Month in USPS Never-Never Land. Works Great.
Just got this case in and man is it sweet and easy to setup too. I seriously like the small weight it has thank you so much for this review on the deskpi pro
These cases for SBs are getting better and better and they all tend to add more functionality to the boards. Good stuff.
The needs to be corrected. The DeskPi Pro does *NOT* support M.2 NVMe SSD's. The M.2 adapter is for M.2 SATA SSD's only (i.e. it's not a PCIe). M.2 is a physical form factor.
Well, that kind of stinks - I bought it and, based on your NVME comments, purchased an M.2 NVME drive for it, only to find out it's M.2 SATA. No big deal - I can use the NVME drive on another box, but now waiting for the M.2 SATA drive to arrive. Love your videos, but going to have to double check what you say, going forward...
same. now stuck with a $50 card i can't use...
Your can use these nvme drives on your PC externally, or even internally if it has an M.2 slot.
Love your videos. Keep them coming. The products being reviewed are really awesome. The only drawback is the need for a usb jumper. With todays technology, these companies should be able to build a produce that doesn’t need a usb jumper for the drive to work.
Great video! But as others have said, you need to be careful with terminology - M.2 or 2.5inch is the size of SSD, whereas SATA or NVMe is the technology. An NVMe drive wouldn't work in this
Truly,the NVME is not support in the DeskPi Pro,because the speed of USB 3.0 for the Pi 4 is not very fast,no need the NVME for the DeskPi Pro
The M.2 slot is M-keyed for NVMe drives. I think (don't quote me) that the Pi 4 supports the NVMe protocol, but with it going over USB 3 you won't be getting typical NVMe speeds. It would be weird for them to use the M.2 slot for NVMe if they didn't actually support NVMe drives: if anything that would create a lot of confusion for consumers who wouldn't know otherwise and could lead to bad press. I definitely agree with your comment that we need to be more careful with the terminology, though.
(pedantic mode on ). Also he refers to the screws used to secure the backplate as Allen Keys. But isn't Allen Key the name of the hexagonal tool, not the name of the screws themselves. (pedantic mode off).
@@juandenz2008 At least he dosnt call wallpapers a screensaver
@@harrisonknox1637 It's set up for an M.2 SATA and @Rusty Brakes is correct. NVMe drives won't work with the M.2 adapter, only M.2 SATA.
Excellent analysis of DeskPi Pro V2!
i have a v1 and im absolut happy with it. was a litte bit amazed as i recived an update package due to an usb? error in the early version...thats customer service!
When we designed and produced the V1 version, we had negligence, which caused trouble to all customers. In order to prevent everyone from paying for our mistakes, we decided to reissue all the circuit boards for the first batch of customers for free, hoping to get yours Forgive me, and I also hope to let everyone know that our team really wants to provide you with innovative and high-quality Raspberry Pi related products
it's a joy watching all kinds of Pi cases
Swapped out from Argon one (v1) to this at the weekend.As commented before the heatsink took forever for me to get all four screws to bite. Googled about ribbon cables and that was ok. All fitted together after fine until I had to fit rear perspex. Had to enlarge USB ports holes slightly for it to fit. Have Manjaro Arm KDE Plasma running fine on it .
How did you do the software install on Manjaro ARM?
I got a pile of errors when I ran the Manjaro-specific installer script. I'm guessing I was supposed to do ... something else.
Thanks for the help. :)
@@sinisterpisces If I remember now,I am sure you have to edit boot.config. Something about "Wayland" but you had better Google
I am loving mine, mounting the heat sync was a little bothersome for me as its a tight fit for the final short screw but yeah this is an awesome addition to the Pi4 ;)
The case is WAY too expensive. Unless you're putting in at least a 1TB HDD, why bother? SSD is fast enough, and if you want more space, a 256GB flash drive is around $40. The case is $200.
Check out the FLIRC case (no, not affiliated with them) - I really like that case. The entire case is a heat sink and it's a nice little package. I can NOT overheat my pi with that, no matter what I do, and I did ffmpeg transcoding with it.
Nice info, thanks for sharing it:)
if they added a breakout HDMI input port for the camera port so you can do HDMI video capture this thing would be perfect
Correct me if I'm wrong but I am almost positive that it does NOT have an actual safe shutdown feature. Meaning the button on the case can't initiate a software safe shutdown, like for example the Argon case . You would have to shutdown the system through the operating system and then the button would cut the power to the board/drive. I really want this case but I haven't bought it yet because of this oversight so if I am mistaken please correct the record and I will buy it right away.
Never the less, thank you ETA for all your amazing content. Keep them coming!
Edit- The brackets for the Ice Tower seem to be deformed upwards away from the board which made it extremely hard to get attached to the Pi. Did anyone else run into the same problem? It seems like a qc problem.
That is one nice case for sure.
Love the case.
Will the case fan controller work with Android tv for an operating system?
Neat setup and great video. Particularly liked the touch screen setup. Looked in your links but did not see it. please provide link in reply if possible.
nice video ! what is the make/model of the touch screen you are using ?
have you tried retro/batocera on an old all in one pc?
What about adding thermal past ? I was going to get the Argon ONE V2 but this one seems much better.
I am waiting for your review of the new DeskPi Super6C :)
what's the point of the dongle thing you plug onto the usb port on the back?
Had to watch this video review, as I bought one of these DeskPi Pro cases shortly after they were released.
I had the pleasure of finding the parts easy to assemble, the only issue I had was that the little ribbon cables were difficult to get perfectly lined up and clamped in place (for my big farmer's fingers).
I chose to buy and use an nvme style SSD (technically it's a nvme sata interface SSD, not PCiE nvme), at 1Tb, so I have plenty of room.
After getting up and running I downloaded and installed Twister OS on my SSD, and boot and run from it, while running in Win-7 Themed OS (it looks EXACTLY like Win-7, it's really uncanny how good of a job they did with that theming!)
I also (unexpectedly) received an upgrade kit from the DeskPi company a couple weeks back that included new circuit boards and the little divider and a neat little stand for the outside of the case. I did not request these upgrade parts, they just sent them to me free of charge with full instructions and with thanks for buying their case. Wow. I was surprised! I disassembled my DeskPi pro and took out all the old parts and included and re-assembled the parts and the case and it all booted right back up (running the awesome Twister OS Win-7 theme), and it's running Great!
I use it daily!! It's a great little lite desktop for lite uses!
Thanks for the review and the nice video of this setup! Nicely Done!
When we designed and produced the V1 version, we had negligence, which caused trouble to all customers. In order to prevent everyone from paying for our mistakes, we decided to reissue all the circuit boards for the first batch of customers for free, hoping to get yours Forgive me, and I also hope to let everyone know that our team really wants to provide you with innovative and high-quality Raspberry Pi related products
Ey, out of curiosity what micro are you using? btw, I have pro case and is rock solid ! Thks
You talking about the commands that we put in for the fan and what not. That last part was confusing and I’m hung up
Looks great 👍
How long did this take to come in? I just ordered one from the link in this video on the 26th of this year 2021 and hopefully I get it before christmas
This is definitely a case like this one that I'll take when I'll get a Pi4
Thank you
Hi, a nice little niche product you have here, I watched your video on batocera very cool, but I wonder, do you know about retrobat? It is literary batocera on windows, it's portable I am sure your audience would be interested, thanks for sharing your experiences.
All man had no idea that this existed thanks man
Got a PI 4 and this case and 240gb SSD really only put ubuntu on the drive but struggling to get the fan and the front USB ports working Linux is pretty new to me by the way.
is there a US distributer 3 weeks is a bit of a wait for shipping
Duuuuude that's way better then the argon m.2 case finally a proper heat sink
Would I be crazy for wanting a real time clock battery built in to this case?
Found one of these at a local store or something like it, what's the max ssd m.2 (this uses m.2 only) can I put for a pi 4? What's a recommendation for future and not running out of storage?
Hey ETA great vid as always...I had a quick question. There's quite pi retro game images online, can you put one of those images on an ssd or nvme and boot off those?
Yes you can boot right from the ssd or m.2 . You just need the firmware to be updated to allow booting from that. Im sure there are vids on here that show you how to do just that. Been using my 2nd pi4 with an argon case that boots from an M.2 for a few months now.... works great. :-)
I can confirm you sure can. (as long as your Pi 4 EEPROM is suitably up to date)
the scripts that you run to control fan speed ect. can you install those controls running Batocera in the script window?
I have been thinking about how cool it would be to take a wii casing and putting a pc inside of it, why hadn't I thought about putting a pi4 in it?!
Installing a heatsink without using the heatsink sticker is tight!
I have a question do you think these things would work with the pi 400? But do you think the other stuff that connects to the gpio?
Can you copy retropi like this to an ssd? Would the speed decrease?
@ETAPrime Could you test the Sata IO and temps head to head with the argon m.2 case. Then give an honest opinion based on performance and price, which is worthy?
How would you compare this to the Argon One M.2 case?
Saw this too late, i settled with a nespi setup :( great review though
Where can I buy the nvme pcie to sata adapter?
Thanks.
The Desk Pi was a disaster.
I bought one and the parts don't fit at all, some people even damaged their pi with one and lost their usb ports.
Already had a pi 4b 8gb, just ordered the case, wont be here till middle of next month. :/ I been wanting to make an all-in-one type emulation box to replace some of my old consoles i got hooked up anyways but hated the idea of buying a massive sdcard or having usb drive plugged in. Now i can pop a drive in with the pi, no more usbs.
This is cool, can you install windows 10 onto this setup?
Thanks for the review I love this case, but only thing, the cooling is far from ideal compared to my Armor Case V2.0 with single fan, I got around 40C at 2.2Ghz. Btw how do I install the SD card copier on Ubuntu-Mate, I couldn't find it in the respo. thanks !
Hi Joe, could you please share a link on where I can get the Armor Case V2.0 please? TIA
@@odhiambo0 This is the 3rd reply to you, the first one with link disappeared I believe TH-cam does not allow sending link so removed the message, actually this is not the first time happened to me. I sent another one w/o link but mentioned brand name in Amazon for you to search got removed as well nothing more I can do here sorry !
Have you noticed any under voltage warnings with this case?, I got mine yesterday and it is constantly showing under voltage warning, tried 3 different power supply, the one supplied in the kit, an official pi4 psu, and a geekworm 4A psu.
does the SD slot become hot-swappable?
didnt nvme have the cutout on the right rather than left?
I have already invested in a good ssd disk with USB-C interface and so I won't be able to take advantage of it to install inside the case.
Do you have any solution?
Thanks.
Looks nice, suprised by the WiFi, but that stupid little loopback on the back pannel really spoils it.
Is there a way to mount a POE HAT in this case?
It's a shame this thing doesn't tick the VESA mount box. I love the look of it
My V1 preorder once it got to me was ok but had ALOT of issues. Once they shipped the updated parts that fixed the sata controller and a few other issues. It turned out to be a great daily driver.
Thanks!DeskPi team will release much more creative product future
Could this be used for a MAME cabinet??
With those special scripts I wonder if it could work with VMWARE exsi.
is there a case version for the Raspberry PI Model 3b? I havent found any for my model:/
where did the giveaway list and giveaway video??
Your vids are top notch my man 🙏🏻
Now I really do not know, what I should need a Raspberry Pi for. I am running a silent Intel NUC i5-8259u with about 15W mean power and are satisfied.
It's NICE 👍
Hmm. Too bad video playback isn't there yet on the pi's else I'd love to pick one of these up.
video playback is great on mine. 4gb pi4 with little OC plays videos just fine.... but i have it set to force at 1080P only.. not designed for more than that
@@josephs1753 I watch multiple livestreams/youtube videos at once at times. Was looking at picking up an atomic pi. They seem to have a little more processing power but still probably not for my use case.
It doesn't look like it's NVME compatible. It's just a M.2 SATA to 2.5" adapter.
That is what I thought as well.
It is. I bought a cheap WD SATA 6 drive for mine and it works great.
I doubt the pi can handle the bandwidth of NVME anyways
@@LunatiqHigh well the regular pi simply doesn't have pcie compatibility. The CM4 has pcie support but yes at a very limited bandwidth.
It's still just hooked up to USB 3.
if this had an inbuilt small screen itd be rad
May be next version will be support.
can use for thin client pc?
By nvme you mean m.2 sata? I have my doubts it supports nvme drives.
Is posible with UPS system?
i love mini pcs
Keep in mind that that´s nit the best desktop replacement. if you want that, use something like a Larkbox, it´s more powerfull. But if you want gpio use the pi of course
What script do we install at the end to download? I didn’t see anything in the video downloaded other than piOS????
Why not a full SD card slot???? I appreciate the micro SD's but hard to handle. I prefer putting them in the SD card adapters when I can.
It doesnt support nvme. Nvme requires pci express lanes to work. This has none.
It supports m.2 sata
nice look but still expensive. I dont know why it goes high like that when it actually uses much less materials than a full ATX case you can buy for a PC. Heck if you going to spend a 100+ dollars on a Pi PC, its much better just buy a x86 barebones instead.
Coolness factor 😌
I'm now making systems for auto and solar and power usage is becoming a huge factor. The less power it uses the longer it runs so x86 just uses too much power.
It may be too low volume to amortize tooling costs as ATX and especially MATX.
it doesnt make any sense to me. also, they are a lot of sbcs that have REAL nvme ports out of the box (for example, rockpi4 does nvme with 4x pci 2.0 lanes)
@@BrianBoniMakes then rpi4 isnt the most efficient neither being 28 nm.
Really wish they would produce one without the silly little adapter for using the ssd!
Does this case work fully with latest Android 13 or 14 builds?
hi i want to run this 24/7 for my ip camera backup. is it ok to run 24/7 ? planning to mount a 2.5 ssd or hdd
When we change or reinstall a new OS in the raspberry Pi with deskPi, do we need to run this script everytime?
Does anybody know if he has a recommendation or preference between the argon m.2 vs Deskpi pro v2?(Seem pretty comparable?)
What about the preferred basic passive cooler for the Pi?(Looks like Akasa Gem might be his most most recent recommendation)
IDK?
Looked through so many of his videos, and I hate TH-cam how I can't filter as far as recent within the context of a keyword search.
The reason for getting a Pi is portability and cost. We're effectively upgrading the specs to laptop territory, to the point where its actually cheaper to buy a more powerful laptop.
Why would you go with nvme ssd when it’s pluged in into sata as sata -> nvme adapter. Does not make sense
Yeah he messed up. It's m.2 sata, not nvme. There would be no need for nvme anyway because it all hooks up through the usb 3 connection.
Does it support UASP? What are SSD read and write speeds like compared to the Argon One?
not good ...I still use an external adaptor even after the updated parts arrived they missed the chance to save this thing
Why doesn't the case only version have a screw set?
Oh man, had I known this DesPi Pro existed I would not have bought a NasPi case, oh well, good video :-)
Edit: Shame it only ships from the US, so much customs duty and shipping to pay, at least the NasPi was shipped through Amazon from within the UK and arrived 2 days after ordering.
Awesome case but at that price point, I would make my own from scratch.
@Brian Babin Thanks for the recommendation, I was looking at them and they certainly seem to have come a long way!
Thanks for sharing !
Ssd was 480gb nice when I heard 240 I thought it might have been a really old one.
where can I order that case?
So you need proper thermal paste or thermal pad for actual performance of the fan powered and copper pipe heat traveling? Metal on Metal is a horrible solution.
So I'm looking at this on Amazon and a commenter claims this will not work with NVme. It looks like an NVme connector but I'm new to these. What is the verdict? 560 MB/s vs 3500 MB/S I want a WD MVNE drive. Thanks!
Great video thanks , what an awsome case !!
You can search 'DeskPi Pro' or "DeskPi Nano" on any Amazon Site,and can find the link to buy them.
i want get one sometime
if there were an additional ethernet slots it would be a perfect firewall pc.
Is this for mining ?
Total cost and performance?
Are you sure NVME drives will work with this case? Cause the adapter seem to convert M.2 drives to SATA so I think only SATA M.2 drives will work
Truly,the NVME is not support in the DeskPi Pro,because the speed of USB 3.0 for the Pi 4 is not very fast,no need the NVME for the DeskPi Pro
NVME will not work in the Deskpi. i run with a sata ssd 2.5 in one of mine & a m.2 sata in the other. there is very little difference with them. I also have a NVME 500gb in an external case plugged into one of the USB 3 ports that i can boot from if i remove the back connecter. this is only as fast as the USB 3 will run.
Why create another new case and sub board only to still have an external USB bridge?