In my previous post I talked about the Raspberry Pi case and accessories I got for my recent Raspberry Pi 4 order.
While I do like this case, for $15.99 it includes a 40mm fan, heat sinks, 3A power supply with flip switch, and a nice looking case.
For roughly the same amount of money as the official case and power supply, you get heat sinks, fan, and a power supply with a built-in switch.
I think I have found better, in fact, this case is amazing. It does come at a premium though.
Introducing the Argon One Raspberry Pi 4 Case
While it is rather large, you will see why in a few moments.
This case features a breakaway panel to get to GPIO pins easily. While keeping the case together. This panel is magnetic and not just a snap in and out.
The case also features a daughterboard that includes a fan and moves all the ports to the back of the case so they are all in one place. I really love these set-top cases that do this.
You would think that was enough to convince you this case is amazing, but I am not done! The case includes a power switch as well as a script to add smart functionality similar to a PC.
A short press of the Power button, while power is off, will turn on the Raspberry Pi.
While the power is on, you can long-press (3+ seconds) the button and it will initiate a safe power down and remove power.
If you double-tap the power button, it will initiate a reboot.
If you are having trouble with the Pi you can do a long press (5+ seconds) and it will completely power off the Pi with a forced shutdown.
The Argon One case also includes a smart fan script that will adjust the fan speed based on the CPU temperatures.
The top of the case is metal and acts as a large heat sink for the Raspberry Pi.
This case is pure genius but comes at a premium, the case alone is $25 on Amazon and does not include a USB-C power supply which can be purchased separately for $8-10 typically or you can get the bundle for $36. This case isn't cheap and starts to get into PC price territory, but it does come jammed packed with features.
I haven't tried it yet, but glancing over the scripts included with the Argon One they can be modified for any case to give smart fan control and a smart power button.
You can look over the installation script [here](curl https://download.argon40.com/argon1.sh | bash)
All Argon One Case images are from the Argon One website
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