Geekworm NASPi V2.0 2.5 inch SATA HDD/SSD NAS Storage Kit with Safe Shutdown & Auto Power On Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B(Not Include Raspberry Pi 4)

I don't normally leave reviews, but wow - this thing is solid. Extremely well thought out design, with a clear revision history. My only gripe is that there were no paper instructions. There is a YouTube video, but sometimes, paper is easier to work through.

Very nice ans solid case. With the script for the fan it is very cool 😎

This product is perfect for creating an inexpensive NAS. It took 5 to 10 minutes to assemble the hardware. I'm using a 4TB SSD with a 32GB micro SD card for the OS. The cooling fan runs whisper quiet and does an excellent job of keeping everything cool.

Nice solid case. Simple and clear instructions. Everything works fine.I am very satisfied !

Looks and build quality:This case is made of a nice thick, black aluminum, with NO "give", and as far as aesthetics, is very premium. It has a NUC-like appearance, just as the description says. It makes my inexpensive Raspberry Pi 4B (8 GB RAM) look great! The front aluminum panel can be exchanged for the included acrylic face plate, which is included because WiFi/Bluetooth signals may be blocked by the aluminum plate (also included). I did use the acrylic face plate on my build. The cut-outs for all ports and buttons are very precise. An absolutely perfect fit.Ease of assembly:Geekworm includes printed instructions in a small booklet, which has print that is a little small for my vision. This, although not great for my vision, is good for the ecology, in that there is less paper waste. The instructions include QR codes to scan with your phone, which takes you to an excellent video guide to installing your Pi to the NasPi. Just pause the guide as you do what they do, and with a reasonable amount of skill (which you probably have if you are tinkering with a Raspberry Pi), you should be good to go. There is also a link to the code to install software that makes the switch and fan work. I just copied and pasted the commands, one at a time into the terminal, and rebooted to a spinning fan, and working power button. I will say that the power button requires fairly precise timing to work as expected. You hold it in different lengths of time for rebooting, safe shutdown, or forced shut down. So pay attention to the paper manual for how long to hold in power button for each function. It does work, but you must follow directions!!The only thing second rate about the appearance of this case is the included USB to USB adapter that connects the Pi to the SSD tray. It has exposed metal pins which are not only unsightly, but also I worry that something inadvertently touching those pins could short something out, perhaps causing damage to something. So I put some electrical tape over those pins, just to be safe.SSD or Hard Drive support:One reason that I bought his NasPi case was to use a faster and more spacious SSD. You can also install a 2.5 inch spinning hard drive, but I opted for a 1 TB SSD in the SATA slot, and used the Raspberry Pi "SD Card Copier" Utility to copy the previously installed Raspberry Pi OS to the SSD. (You can install other Linux versions, but I figured that Pi OS would be most likely to have all drivers for Raspberry Pi 4B already installed.) I then removed the MicroSD card and booted to the SSD. Tweezers needed to remove card when in the case. (For best experience, make sure to update the MicroSD install to latest Raspberry Pi OS updates before copying to the SSD. The current Linux kernel as of July 26, 2022 is 5.15.32-v8+. The newest boot loader looks for about 20 seconds for a boot image on the not-installed MicroSD card. After it figures out that there is no card, it goes on to boot from the SSD. Worked great! Much faster! More storage space! Just what I wanted!Temperatures:Pi runs about 48 to 49 degrees Celsius at idle (with house temperature at 73 degrees Farenheit, or 23 degrees Celsius). I don't pay much attention to synthetic benchmarks. I prefer to test for my own real life use temps. Running a full screen Youtube video raises system temp to 64 degrees after 10 minutes. Not bad!Wish list:If I were to suggest improvements to this case, they would be:1.) Better looking USB to USB SATA adapter, or maybe snap on rubber cover for exposed pins.2.) Adapt HDMI ports to full sized, instead of including mini-HDMI to full sized adapter.3.) GPIO pins are not exposed for Pi projects. Even if you remove Pi form outer case, first 10 pins are blocked by Fan connector.Other than USB to USB adapter being ugly and unsafe electrically, I knew these limitations when I bought the NasPi case. So I can't fault the case for number 2 and 3 above.