I guess it was only a matter of time before cases for the Model A started to be produced, and it’s not surprise that Pibow are the first.
This is a “slimmer, cheaper, more accessible Pibow” with various new openings and, most importantly, a reduction in the number of layers from 9 to 6 (thanks to the single USB and lack of ethernet port). This is a very svelte little case, though at £28 it’s very pricey. and at £8.50 it’s very cheap. You can get a Model A with case for £28. (Thanks to Andrew Oakley for spotting my mistake!)
Click here to see more details and, possibly, buy a case.
This is a very nice case for less than £10. It will be interesting to see what price the SB Components Model A case comes out at – I rated their Model B case at 9/10 in a previous post (no I’m not on their payroll, I just really like their case!)
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Very nice!
Like you said though a tad expensive…
I get that it’s very attractive… but when you can get the SB Components case for around £5-6, and they’ve got all different colours, I’m not sure why Pibow is so popular… Although I expect the amount of publicity they’ve had from the Foundation hasn’t hurt!
Somethings definitely wrong when it costs more than the Pi 😉
The £28 price includes BOTH THE CASE AND THE ACTUAL RASPBERRY PI model A itself! I ordered this myself from Pimoroni last week, the Pi A that I got included was in an Element 14 box, the PiBow case itself in the usual Pimoroni striped paper bag, both items then packaged inside one single padded envelope, for £28 + £2 UK delivery.
The Pibow Model A case on its own, without a Raspberry Pi Model A, is just £8.50 + £2 UK delivery.
Given that Element 14 charge £19.50 for the RPi Model 4, buying the RPiA+PibowA bundle from Pimoroni would therefore seem to be a saving of £1, and Pimoroni’s delivery is cheaper too IIRC.
(I have no connection with Pimoroni other than a customer)
Egads, you’re right! Don’t know how I missed that. Doh. Will correct the article. Thanks for spotting.
Wow in that case its an excellent buy!
Especially as it looks like a real nice case.
Will definitely get one with my next Model A.
Here’s photos of my Pibow Modela case, with the RPi Model A inside it, and also shown is powering the Model A from 3xAA batteries. Case+RpiA £28 as discussed, battery pack £8 from Portapow. http://t.co/wjR8fH42xa
Very swish. How long do those batteries last for on the A?
So far, five hours, although most of those have been idling with an SSH connection on a 30-second keepalive.
Wow. That’s impressive.
Model A wooden cases coming up next week at http://www.etsy.com/shop/bitcrafts
Let me know when you actually release it and I’ll do a blog post for you 🙂
Thank you very much! 🙂