This Awesome Pi4 Case Just Got Better! 2.5" SSD Or NVME Support!
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- 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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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.
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.
Finally received the Update Kit sent to me after a Month in USPS Never-Never Land. Works Great.
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
These cases for SBs are getting better and better and they all tend to add more functionality to the boards. Good stuff.
if they added a breakout HDMI input port for the camera port so you can do HDMI video capture this thing would be perfect
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
Duuuuude that's way better then the argon m.2 case finally a proper heat sink
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.
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!
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
Installing a heatsink without using the heatsink sticker is tight!
Looks nice, suprised by the WiFi, but that stupid little loopback on the back pannel really spoils it.
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.
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?!
Excellent analysis of DeskPi Pro V2!
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.
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.
It doesnt support nvme. Nvme requires pci express lanes to work. This has none.
It supports m.2 sata
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
You can just flash Raspbian directly to the ssd - no copying needed.
if this had an inbuilt small screen itd be rad
May be next version will be support.
This is definitely a case like this one that I'll take when I'll get a Pi4
Thank you
That is one nice case for sure.
Am I the only one who wonders how this 240gb ssd turned into a 480gb one?🤔
Running dual channel xd
He probably installed one and had the other one as a example
Just download more space
he mentions it's now a 480Gb @ around 5 min in
Microsoft DriveSpace. 😂🤣
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
It's a shame this thing doesn't tick the VESA mount box. I love the look of it
Nice info, thanks for sharing it:)
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
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.
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.
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
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.
I am waiting for your review of the new DeskPi Super6C :)
A few things i would like changed.
1. UPS battery
2. Mounts for the 7" touch screen for pi.
3. Mounts for the camera.
4. Make the usb 3 bridge thingy less bulky.
Yes please! Internal UPS support!
My mustache is glouries then pink sheep
ETA prime is my 2nd favourite CZcamsr 💖💖💖
i was about to buy a deskpi pro until i saw this
where did the giveaway list and giveaway video??
Looks great 👍
Can't wait for you to connect an external GPU to it like a RTX 3090.
Not possible.
Even if it's possible, it would be bottleneck as hell
@@microlinux If Willy Wonka could make candy out of dirt then anything is possible.
@@sgirix65 Then bottleneck TF out of it then I'm trying to run The Oregon Trail in 4K.
I bought the Crucial 500GB M.2 SSD you affiliate linked and it doesn't work with this case. Did you test with the drive? I bought it because you linked it. Perhaps remove the links if you don't know if the drives work.
i love mini pcs
So, according to the DeskPi Pro product page, only M.2 SATA SSD is supported... NOT NVMe. This should be clearly stated and maybe the headline for your video shouldn't include NVMe as it is false. Otherwise, love your videos man, keep 'em coming.
Really wish they would produce one without the silly little adapter for using the ssd!
Very nice looking, but in a similar vein to what others have said, it seems like the Argon one m.2, with its ability to use full-size hdmi and an m.2 ssd, is a better deal for $45.
DeskPi Pro with a brand new ICE Tower and QC3.0 power adapter,just $59.99
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.
Stephen from the Verge would be so happy that an allen key was used to build this case
AND? You added nvme slot but does your raspberry pi support the max speed provided even by cheap nvme ssd?
Why don't you show the speed test?
I want SNES, SFC, Genesis and PS1 cases -.-
what's the point of the dongle thing you plug onto the usb port on the back?
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.
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.
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.
What script do we install at the end to download? I didn’t see anything in the video downloaded other than piOS????
have you tried retro/batocera on an old all in one pc?
Ey, out of curiosity what micro are you using? btw, I have pro case and is rock solid ! Thks
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.
With those special scripts I wonder if it could work with VMWARE exsi.
That smol heat sink is cute
is there a US distributer 3 weeks is a bit of a wait for shipping
Saw this too late, i settled with a nespi setup :( great review though
It's NICE 👍
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.
I wish it had an internal gpio header on the board as well. I would have added a watchdog.
What I would really like to see is someone make a pi that has a pcie hub and add support for an nvme drive and some SATA ports.
Even extending the upper and lower case halves back a bit, as in recess it all in would help cover that bodge. I'd also like a retaining screw or two so it cannot go astray, or be disturbed during use.
@@paulstubbs7678 the USB connector doesn't bother me at all. It is pretty clean. But that is a matter of taste really. I find the idea pretty good overall.
if there were an additional ethernet slots it would be a perfect firewall pc.
nice video ! what is the make/model of the touch screen you are using ?
Love the case.
Will the case fan controller work with Android tv for an operating system?
the name is a little confusing, since by seeing only the name i would think that both are for the raspberry pie
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
Where can I buy the nvme pcie to sata adapter?
Thanks.
[update]: as pointed out by BP in the comment below, at 8:10 there's a note about WiFi, rendering this comment useless and my lowered attention evident :D
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Does WiFi work properly or does this suffer from the interference issues the Geekworm suffers from?
You should always test WiFi when this kind of enclosures (sourcing from USB port) are being tested :)
8:10 he specifically says that he has noticed no degradation in the WiFi reception 🤔
@@zaugitude Thank you... guess who missed that section? :facepalm
This is the same size as some mini PCs, probably not much cheaper but way less powerful.
What about adding thermal past ? I was going to get the Argon ONE V2 but this one seems much better.
By nvme you mean m.2 sata? I have my doubts it supports nvme drives.
Your vids are top notch my man 🙏🏻
I was just checking the case and was deciding between Geekworm NasPi or this. Conclusion, i still don't know 😀
DeskPi Pro have been released last year,much more early than the NASPI,and have much more fuctions,the brand new ICE Tower and QC 3.0 Power adpator are included in the box
@@kevindeng1889 Thank you very much
Interesting wifi names... 8:08
Ssd was 480gb nice when I heard 240 I thought it might have been a really old one.
@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?
I bought a dead PS1 for $10, ripped everything out and made it work its an awsome case
Why create another new case and sub board only to still have an external USB bridge?
ooh tiny pi... slap on stuff to make it 4x larger hmm....
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.
it laggs your system , hick ups , but great for ,Retro gaming, then no probs , Recalbox ;)
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
Would I be crazy for wanting a real time clock battery built in to this case?
Why doesn't the case only version have a screw set?
I noticed you keep saying NVME... do you mean Sata m.2? since i have NVME drives that are PCIE only, and don't support sata.
And i noticed you're using a 2.5" Sata to m.2 adapter, which is still sata only, and it looks like a B key m.2 slot.
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
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
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.
This is cool, can you install windows 10 onto this setup?
didnt nvme have the cutout on the right rather than left?
ok that touchscreen looks pretty nice, anybody know the model so I can look it up?
Look up GMK touch screen
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 CZcams how I can't filter as far as recent within the context of a keyword search.