Nice looking slab of alu. Shame about the loss of signal strength. That is a pity. USB antenna.
I have the raspi 4 with a clear acrylic case and a tiny 1 inch case fan on the inside that pushes the heat out. The fan is covered by the top acrylic case for the most part. Only a few holes are available and they are in the shape of the raspi symbol.
Ive been working on getting the raspi 4 to do some low power work while i game. Like getting the manuals up on second screen. I also fit a external M2 SSD today as well. The model 4 has to make due with USB booting.
Functional units and could replace a normal computer in a lot of cases for far less electricity costs. If you dont game and just like to watch stuff or read this is a really good choice.
The model 4 is a bit slow at times but will play video and can run Netflix if you want. Surf the web with some limitations. Speed of page loading being one of them.
After you buy the unit, the cases and all other stuff like the SSD board and PSU, the cost starts to add up really quick. Compared to a small form factor PC with an x86 intel, these SBC's while useful seem rather expensive.
I bought mine after my daily driver X86 died on me and i was without a computer for almost 3 months. I had to save up. So i bought a raspberry pi 4 as back up. I has served me well. I take it with me when i visit mom in spain. Small....and i can game on it and do everything else.
These units, especially the new raspi 5, can replace your full blown 400 watt desktop PC's. As long as you only want light gaming.
The raspi 5 model is a beast compared to 4. Built in NVMe support baked in. Faster, better chips, cool accessories to play with.
Working with linux in earnest since my A+ certification days was an eye opener. Ive been an exclusive windows user for the last 30+years.
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