Review on 📦 GeeekPi Raspberry Pi 4 Case with Fan, USB-C Power Supply, Heatsinks, Card Reader, HDMI Cable, Adapter – Complete Kit for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (RPi Board Excluded) by Jack Boldt

I was initially very excited about this kit, it seemed to be the best price for a universal Pi 4 kit on Amazon (no pi and no micro SD card, both of which you can get at the micro center for less than $40). If you look at the images you will see that this is the same case as the top search result for "Raspberry Pi 4 Case" (published by iUniker and case by Geeekpi). This kit just has the case, fan and heatsink for $11, this one has everything plus a micro hdmi to hdmi adapter, a micro hdmi to hdmi cable, a 5v power supply with power switch, a small cheap screwdriver to assemble, and an even cheaper card - micro SD reader. Yes, and both kits include rubber feet for the case. When I received this I already had the Pi 4 card and micro SD ready to use, so I grabbed the card reader by the chain and pulled to remove the cap - and the plastic loop holding the chain snapped instantly and the Chain fell into the vent hole in the floor where I couldn't get it out. The thing clicked absolutely effortlessly, I was kind of amazed. After being able to remove the top part, I was surprised to find that the card reader is just a USB connector, part of which has been cut/modified to accept a micro SD card. It looked cool although it was a bit tight and uncomfortable so I put my card in and put it in my computer which could read it. However, after writing the OS image to the card and removing the hub, I found that I could not remove the card from the reader. I wish I had taken a picture at the time, but if you have a card in that thing, it could also be part of the port - only the end of the card with the plastic tab is sticking out, so it's not the best way. to hold it, except with something flat and sharp to pry out the plastic edge of the card (my fingernails, which were long at the time, were useless for this, I almost bent/broke one trying to pry it out). Not only does the reader not provide a good grip on the card for removal, it seems to hold it in place like a vise. Eventually I found a flat razor blade and by pressing it against the edge of the card and using enough force at the right angle I was able to pop it out a little - enough to grab it. with pliers and finally free him from this deadly trap. I am concerned that this test damaged my card which cost almost as much as this whole pack. With this garbage card reader alone, it's hard to recommend this kit. Also, the supplied installation instructions are mostly lacking in detail - the case consists of only 4 parts and the assembly is basically quite simple, thank goodness, but there were no clear instructions (just a small picture that doesn't show it clearly) on the the GPIO pins are used for the activated fan. After searching the web for explanations on this and finding nothing (the website listed in the manual has no information on this) all I had to do in the end was go to the manufacturer and ask them directly. For anyone curious, here's where you need to connect the fan pins: For low power mode (quieter): Red wire - pin 1 (3.5V) Black wire - pin 6 (ground) For high power mode (more airflow): Red Wire - Pin 2 (5V) Black Wire - Pin 6 (Ground) All in all, if you're already familiar with this and have another card reader to use, this is still a good deal and you probably won't get one find much better than one. If you already have other parts, you'd better buy a separate case or another one (the case is well designed for the most part, but it has one big drawback worth noting - GPIO pins aren't available in this case). , The location of the pins and the distance between them and the only hole they fit through prevent them from being used for anything other than a fan as the cables stay inside the case). I eventually discovered passively cooled cases like the FLIRC case and found that they worked much better for my purposes and sent this kit back.