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Why do people use cases on a Pi? I’ve never ever used a case. My Pis are always out of the way and in a shelf somewhere, untouched until I make modifications t
by dannyw 6y ago
Why do people use cases on a Pi? I’ve never ever used a case.
My Pis are always out of the way and in a shelf somewhere, untouched until I make modifications to the setup, in which case the case is often coming off anyway.
- ohazi 6y agoThere are "hardware project RPis" where you're always futzing with the gpio header, and then there are "appliance RPis" that live on top of the router they're connected to via a six inch Ethernet patch cable. A case is common for the appliances.
- Arnt 6y agoSo the cleaners will touch the case, not the electronics. Also, the bare board doesn't offer a convenient way to fix the Pi to a wall IIRC.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago> Also, the bare board doesn't offer a convenient way to fix the Pi to a wall IIRC. My Pi 3 has little circular holes that I assume are meant to mount into a case, but which I have successfully used to just hang the board on a hook on the wall.
- rcarmo 6y agoDust and protection from casual accidents. Having a naked board on any kind of desk is just asking for trouble...
- the_af 6y agoI'm gonna go ahead and be the shallow person here: I kinda like the look of the cases. It's a shame the official case has the worst heat problem, because it looks the coolest to me.