#ARGON NEO VS FLIRC FULL#
#ARGON NEO VS FLIRC FREE#

The USB dongle, to connect your Raspberry Pi to the M.2 slot.The expansion board, with the two HDMI ports and Jack output.The case itself, in two parts, with the fan built-in.I already had one M.2 SSD, but it wasn’t compatible with this case. I ordered the Argon One M.2 case with a WD Blue SSD. A few things I already introduced will become more clear.

Let’s take a look at what you get when you receive your order. You need to have 6 pins on one side, if there are only 5 it won’t fit ( this is the one I used for example). First, it has to be an M2 SSD (it looks like a RAM module, not an external drive), and it’s only compatible with B-key or B+M key. The V2 version has a similar design and features, but it doesn’t have an SSD support built in, nothing under the Raspberry Pi.Īnother thing to know, is that the Argon One M.2 isn’t compatible with any SSD on the market. If you order one, make sure to pick the one you want. There is a similar product, named Argon One V2, which costs almost half the price. I tested this, so we’ll get back to it later, but overall, it’s a good system. And there is also a fan that you can program to turn on when the temperature gets too high. The top of the case acts like a giant heat sink that touches the CPU once assembled. The Argon One M.2 uses a combo of a passive case with a fan.

Fan: a bit noisy, but should be enough for almost anything.

Passive case: slight improvement of the heat sinks option.Heat sinks: to keep the CPU temperature at a decent level.Nothing: should be enough for basic use on a limited time.To cool down a Raspberry Pi 4, there are several options, depending on your overall use of it: These cases don’t have the same features, but it’s worth considering before spending as much on your case as on your Raspberry Pi. The Flirc case and the Argon Neo are ones that I use a lot and are both available for around $15. The official price of the Argon One M.2 case is $55, which is pretty expensive for a Raspberry Pi case.Īs a comparison, there are other great cases that are way cheaper. You can use it to start the Raspberry Pi, and once configured to stop it properly. There is also a power button just above the Ethernet port. Basically, there is an additional USB port on the back to access the SSD content. We’ll get back to this later, but it’s connected to your Pi via the USB thing you can see plugged in the picture. What we don’t see in the picture is that there is space under the Raspberry Pi to put an M.2 SSD. It has a nice removable lid and some indications about the port numbers. You can also have access to the GPIO pins directly from the top of the case.

#ARGON NEO VS FLIRC FULL#

The USB and Ethernet ports on the right are the same as a Raspberry Pi board, and there is extra space on the left for two full HDMI ports, the USB-C power supply and the jack audio output. As you can see on this picture, you have all the ports on the back of it. This case is a bit bigger than the other Raspberry Pi 4 cases I have, but there is a reason for that. I love the Argon40 brand, they build nice products with a great design.

#ARGON NEO VS FLIRC FREE#

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Argon neo vs flirc