Metal Case for Raspberry Pi 5, Support Pi 5 Active Cooler, Support PCIe to M2 NVMe Shield PCIe Peripheral Board, POE+ HAT (Only Include Case)

This case is very structurally sound and has an excellent weight, so it doesn't move around simply by the stiffness of the USB or HDMI cables. There is sufficient space to add an M.2 HAT. Cooling has been no issue as there is good ventilation. Assembly is straight forward with no major issues and the supplied components worked as needed for this installation.Perfect fit, other cases will not allow full seating of the cables. This one does.

Everything fits together well. Holes lined up for my pi5. There is plenty of room for a hat on top. Just an FYI - this is metal. If you plan on using wireless, I’d go with a plastic case. The metal will probably block your signal. If you have it plugged into your router with an Ethernet cable like me, then no issues.

I like this case as it has plenty of ventilation and room for a Raspberry Pi 5 with the oem cooling fan and oem NVME hat. It can accommodate even larger hats than the NVME one. It is rugged, has the needed standoffs and screws to mount the pi. The build quality fit and finish are excellent. If you are looking for a Pi 5 case with a lot of headroom, this is the one for you.

It's a relatively big metal case with room for a big HAT device on top of the Pi5. The fit to the Pi5 is perfect. The provided mounting hardware (and screwdriver) work well. It has plentiful ventilation all over, and decent access to the power button. All in all, it's just what I hoped for.

Works great for Raspberry Pi 5 with M.2 hat.

My Pi5 (which has a M.2 hat) fit perfectly in this. Some other reviewers have said theirs didn't fit, or that the holes didn't line up to the board. Mine fit pretty snug in it. Great for the price. Will probably get another one.

So I start out with 4 stars if the product matches the claims in the product page. +1 star if it exceeds expectations. But -1 star for any of the following: each claim in the ad that isn't met by the product, each claim the documentation that isn't met by the product, or poor documentation quality such as bad grammar or translation that makes it confusing.Well, the case does exceed my expectations in quality. It's sturdy steel construction, thinner than plastic, but firm, not flimsy. The thickness and finish feel 'durable'. And it comes with extra screws and spacers. So that would bring it up to 5 stars, but....The board spacers are too short. The product page shows the kind of M.2 I have which is long enough to go over the ethernet and usb ports. The provided spacers are too short. It needs 19 mm spacers and it comes with 17.9mm spacers which allows the bottom of the M.2 board to touch the metal of the ethernet and usb ports. The documentation that comes with the box show pictures that show that the spacers are tall enough so the board it clears the ports. It does not. So -1 star there. Down to 4.The box also came with a pouch of so-called anti-static reddish fiber spacers. The documentation doesn't come with any instructions on what they are for. Fortunately, the male threaded part of the smaller bottom hex spacers was long enough for me to put them on the Pi side of the board so that the spacer would be held up enough to effectively raise up the M.2 board so that it can't short out on the ethernet and usb ports. So +1 star because there was a way to make it work, but -1 star for no documentation describing that's what should be done. Some young users may note even realize that the bottom of their M.2 board should not touch the ports and could instantly short out their Pi or M.2 board or both. Even for M.2 boards when there are no through hole or components on that side could later short out since vibration of the fan will cause any solder mask to eventually wear off against the metal of the ports. +1 and -1. Still at 4 stars.The larger spacers provided have a fairly deep countersink and the black pi screws provided are not long enough to thread through the Pi or M.2 PCB and secure properly. After examining the spacers again, I noticed that this countersink has an inconsistent depth. Some of the spacers' ends had threads close enough to allow the black screws to turn in one or two turns of threads and others couldn't even thread in at all after accounting for the thickness of the PCB. I ended up using my original longer stainless-steel M.2 board screws. The black screws worked fine for securing the smaller spacers under the Pi and closing the case. The documentation clearly shows that these black screws are supposed to secure the M.2 board to the top. -1 star, for spacers' inconsistent threading in combination with the black screws being too short to use as documented.While there were some grammar errors, it was enough to be annoying, but not enough to make it too difficult to understand. So no loss there.Overall, this review could have been 5 stars if the kit had higher quality long board spacers or longer black screws that could be used as documented, and also if it had documented in pictures or words the need to use the so-called anti-static fiber spacers to raise the M.2 board up so that it can't short out against the Pi's ports.

I purchased this case when my previous case wasn't big enough to support the "hat" I was trying to attach to my Pi. However, even without a hat installed, I prefer this case because it is sturdy metal (my previous case was flimsy plastic) and this case lets you firmly screw your Pi to the case itself (and even lets you screw down its case lid). This makes your Pi and case much sturdier than some other options (which will be especially handy if/when I take my Pi with me on trips).However, since this case is made out of metal it has the potential to at least partially block the Pi's builtin WiFi. This wasn't an issue for me, because I don't use my Pis' WiFi (instead I give my Pis internet via the Pi's Ethernet jack). But since I don't use the WiFi built into my Pis, I also haven't tested how much (if any) this case interferes with those WiFi signals. So I can't tell you how much of a problem this would be for someone that does need the builtin Pi WiFi. Just be aware that WiFi interference is a potential problem of this metal case.