Argon ONE V2 Aluminum Case for Raspberry Pi 4 | with Power Button and Fan

I gotta be honest, didn't expect a raspberry Pi case to be "premium" but this one surely is.It is heavy, and the case design and supplied A/V and sound board that comes with it to move all the connections to the back is truly a game changer for cases.The case was easy to assemble to the Pi board, save for a slight alignment issue with the two boards mating together, there is a miniscule fraction that the board is crooked on the connection on mine where the power usb-c plug coming out of the case from the Pi board is a tad crooked matching up to the hole in the case for the power port. It says to push the boards together very firmly to allow for firm connection, when I did that, the two boards overlapped one another and one sat on top of the other and the screw holes didn't align up, and it was slightly crooked. I had to pull them apart just slightly to align the screw holes to mount boards to the case. The power plug port on the board is still slightly off when aligning to the power port hole on the case, but it doesn't affect the plug in any way from being able to be plugged into the connection on the board.I haven't turned it on yet, but this is a solid premium case with a great feature that all cases should have anyway, why anyone would want their connections on the front of the case, or the sides is beyond me, it should be like a full size computer cases are with all connections in the back and out of sight, and this case fixes that design error by other manufacturers.I am so impressed with this case, I'll be buying more for my other projects.The only con I would note is the supplied thermal "paste" pads to help with cooling, are pretty much worthless and wouldn't stick to the sections the instructions say to put on the heatsinks on the case, the thin and fragile paste crumbled in my hand when trying to gently apply it to the two sections they advise. It would be fine I think to just leave it off, as the metal case acts as it's own heatsink and allows heat to escape anyway, plus there is a built in fan that comes with the case already, so essentially two ways to cool the board with this case.All in all, this is a fantastic case, I don't imagine there is currently anything on the market that will top it.It does not come with a power supply, so you will have to order one separately, I webt ahead and ordered the matching same brand power supply to be safe.So stop reading these reviews and just buy it already, you will be glad you did.

This Argon One aluminum case is a flawlessly engineered work of art. The designer(s) put a lot of attention to every single detail while crafting this case. It feels very solid. It has a nice weight to it, and will not move or get pulled around by the cables. The Pi fits snugly inside, and is well protected. Even the power supply is of high quality. The transformer is nice and heavy, and the cable is soft, yet sturdy. The power button has a nice tactile click. The USB-C power connector fits just right, without any amount of play. The included HDMI/Audio PCB extender is a perfect fit, and nicely made as well. The PCB extender is the perfect solution to having all the ports located on the back side of the case. The case itself is the heat-sink for the pi, and it has a fan built into it, keeping the Pi very cool, even when under heavy work loads.I have quite a few cases for the Pi, and I have never, ever fallen in love with one, like I have with the Argon One. It's gorgeous, and the most functional case I have ever had hands on.Also, last but not least, the instructions even, are of excellent quality. Everything is explained step by step, clearly. The Argon One has raised the bar on Pi cases. Their craftsmanship surpasses all others. I will be buying another one for another Pi project that I am putting together.

Very attractive design. Excellent construction. I had doubts about the passive cooling (essentially parts of the case itself that are in contact with hot components) but it works nicely. With the added fan I have no issues with heat on the Pi 4 at all. The case and fan are silent.The removable lid gives easy access to the GPIO pins. The daughter-board design to move all I/O ports to the rear of the case is clever, and also provides a spot to plug in the fan - no need to use up the GPIO pins for that.The multifunction on/off button works perfectly. I've printed out the list of presses and taped it to the bottom for easy reference.The designers of this case missed only one thing that I can tell - since they made the daughter-board to move all of the ports to the rear anyway, I think they should have changed one of the HDMI ports from micro to normal size. That would have eliminated the need for a Micro HDMI to HDMI Adapter for the Pi 4.