The Argon ONE V2 - Aluminium Case for Raspberry Pi 4

The Raspberry Pi 4 has certainly made waves in the Pi-Making community due to the almost excessive computing power that it offers. However, even the most powerful of single board computers are not immune to damage. We always recommend getting yourself a reliable Pi Enclosure to keep your Pi safe from unexpected harm, so that it can continue to provide that awesome level of functionality that you love so much – but without the risk of damage from bumps, knocks, drops or other common mistakes.

And so, we would like to introduce The Argon ONE V2 Aluminium Case for Raspberry Pi 4, which is a beautifully-designed and well-crafted Pi case made for the more recent Raspberry Pi 4 Boards, and is made from durable aluminium with handy cutouts and spacing for all the cabling, wires, FFC strips and other connection you need. These handy features make it more than just a highly protective and aesthetically striking case, but also a very functional case. It even has a magnetic lid that can be removed to reveal the 40-Pin GPIO below, with a really helpful silkscreen pinout printed directly onto the case to make pin identification and utilisation as easy as possible – while still keeping everything as safe as can be.

In addition to features that are based around convenience and ease-of-use, the Argon ONE V2 also offers some valuable (and tangible) benefits too, as it comes with a tiny but effective active cooling fan, built-in heatsinking for additional passive cooling, as well as onboard temperature control to boost fan speed instead of throttling the power. Furthermore, it also comes with a really useful port-extender board that doubles as an adapter for the Pi 4’s Micro HDMI ports into full HDMI ports. This board plugs directly into the Raspberry Pi via the Micro HDMI and Audio ports, which are then extended and adapted into Audio and full HDMI ports to the front of the case as well. The change to full HDMI ports allows you to enjoy to full visual 4K resolution of your Pi board and plug in your favourite HDMI devices. This also means that all of the ports you need are placed directly on the front of the Argon ONE V2, with the GPIO header easily accessible – and no additional wiring at all aside from the basic 2-wire fan connector.

After playing with this super cool Argon ONE V2 Raspberry Pi Case, we must admit that there is nothing about the case that we would want to change. From the aesthetics to the material choice, as well as all of the extras that were clearly designed with some genuine insight, we love every aspect about this beautiful, sleek and extremely robust Pi Protector.

Additional Resources:

• If you’re eager to see what the installation for the script used to run this case on a Pi, before taking a look at the included User Manual, this is a thorough Complete Setup Guide Tutorial Video which takes only 10 minutes to watch and details all of the exciting steps that you can expect to take after getting your own Argon ONE V2.
• For those looking for a fast Guide and showcase of the Argon ONE V2 features, Tim at Core Electronics has posted this quick informative Set Up and Review YouTube Video below:

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