Pi-Blox Case for Raspberry Pi 2 & Raspberry Pi Model B+ & Pi Camera, different colours, from CPC, inc. VAT, if spending over £5 - £2.75 @ CPC Farnell

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Pi-Blox Case for Raspberry Pi 2 & Raspberry Pi Model B+ & Pi Camera, different colours, from CPC, £2.75 inc. VAT, free delivery if spending over £5

£2.75
Free P&P CPC Farnell9 Feb 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Technology

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arthurplank

7 Feb 16

Raspberry Pi 2 and B+ enclosure with space for the Pi camera. Normally £4.79 inc VAT.
The spec says:
"Studs for construction blocks fitting on enclosure"
As a way of avoiding saying you can stick lego to it.
They can also stack because they have reciprocal holes underneath so you can buld a tower of Raspberry Pis.
I already have one and the Pi fits in very securely and it looks very neat assembled, it feels well made.
Considering the typical prices for Raspberry Pi cases and with the added functionality of this one, I think its a good deal and may be useful to someone.
Available in Black, White, Red, Yellow and Blue.
This price can be had by adding 03 to the end of the product code:
Black: SC1385903
White: SC1386003
Red: SC1386103
Yellow: SC1386303
Blue: SC1386203
To get free delivery you will need to spend over £5 before VAT, otherwise it's comparable with the price of the case, unfortunately.

Top comments

OrribleHarry

7 Feb 16 3 #10

A pi2 works better than a Amazon stick....I have both!

Latest comments (46)

nervejam

23 Mar 16 #45

(cough) err, I bought 36..

arthurplank to nervejam

17 Apr 16 #46

Entrepreneur hey? or CS teacher?

nervejam

16 Mar 16 1 #43

Actually, DO panic - the discount code no longer works. It links back to the £3.99 listing.
Damn.

arthurplank to nervejam

17 Mar 16 #44

Well I now have 5. 2 Black, and 1 each of Red Blue and Yellow. They look ace.

nervejam

15 Mar 16 #42

Don't panic! CPC website is under scheduled maintenance - none of the hukd links will work until the site is back up.

arthurplank

10 Mar 16 #41

Deal is still on and I can confirm the Pi 3 fits in this case. Only problem is they have moved the activity LEDs so they no longer line up with the holes. With one of the lighter coloured cases you can still see some of the LED light through the case a bit.

arthurplank

10 Feb 16 #40

That works, out of harms way.
Robotics tend to get more abuse though, horses for courses I guess.

dazigster

9 Feb 16 #39

Actually we tuck them out of sight entirely behind the screen panel

frownbreaker

9 Feb 16 1 #38

Thank OP really nice looking case for a good price. I normally get the ones for under a pound from AliExpress but this looks really cheap for this type of case. Also RP PSUs from RS are £3.60ish + VAT. Heat+

frownbreaker

9 Feb 16 #37

No issues here streaming HD muti-GB blu ray rips MKV from NAS and Plex. Also internet streams work fine including Youtube and TV from USB tuner (RP in another room) all flawless with surround sound HD and SD. I'm using OpenElec.

dazigster

8 Feb 16 1 #29

Worth pointing out that a case only increases the need for a heatsink by reducing air circulation. I run dozens of overclocked pi's 24/7 for years with no case or heatsinks - they are quite robust enough not to need cases - we've not lost one yet.

arthurplank to dazigster

8 Feb 16 #36

They don't need heatsinks :smiley:
But also they look a mess without a case and someone else in the house might moan about the way they look.
The flipside is, they look really nice in a case; but if you prefer bare boards then simply carry on and don't buy one.

benwwatson

8 Feb 16 #31

so the prices on the site state they include VAT but it charges you VAT again in the checkout... what's that about

arthurplank to benwwatson

8 Feb 16 #35

It shows with and without VAT both on the site and at the checkout.

soulio

7 Feb 16 #3

I'm deeply disappointed with my pi 2 as a kodi streaming device. It just seems horribly slow and unresponsive and HD streams rarely buffer more than about 20 seconds despite us having a fast internet connection. Has anyone else had better luck with it?

0BS1D1AN to soulio

7 Feb 16 #5

I haven't no, experienced the same. Once it's working it's fine for streams but navigation etc can be really slow. I notice problems mostly on HD streams though and not pre-recorded movies/tv shows etc. regardless of quality.

fishmaster to soulio

7 Feb 16 #8

Amazon Firestick is £34.99 and works better for Kodi.

OrribleHarry to soulio

7 Feb 16 #9

Just overclock it config.txt on sd card, transforms it! no more lag.....

peterpickles to soulio

7 Feb 16 #11

With a couple of heat sinks and a simple text file to overclock, it works well.

tempt to soulio

7 Feb 16 #16

I gave up on the Pi and switched to Nvidia Shield which is great for Kodi.

EastLondon to soulio

8 Feb 16 1 #19

Use openelec it is much smoother and overclock also.

tafarrant to soulio

8 Feb 16 1 #20

I have used both Kodie and now using Plex with no issues with lag or streaming, I stream all mine locally. Sounds like your trying to stream from some dodgy free movies sites (will always be rubbish) pay as already suggested.

Peter9588 to soulio

8 Feb 16 #23

Where did you get Kodi from?

I am using an Openelec image and it works great.

jamie1984 to soulio

8 Feb 16 #34

Prob best to stick to kodi and openelec forums mate. However, the RPi2 is a solid performer and can handle just about anything. I dont have a bad word to say about it. Usually issues are due to the setup and environment of the individual. As others have said, stick with openelec as its optimised for the hardware. Personally I rarely stream using the various addons, too much hassel. Some of these addons can cause performance issues and the weak links are your connection and the host serving the stream. If streaming is your thing then pay for it. Also, if youve bought one of these preloaded boxes off of flea bay then start again, it will be full of junk. I throw full BD rips at mine from my NAS with zero issues, no overclocking. Setup as it comes. I'd also recommend offloading your audio by bistreaming to an AVR.

Simon Woodcock

8 Feb 16 #26

I use OSMC on my Pi B+ with a Hifiberry DAC+ and I am very pleased with the results for streaming and user interface responsiveness.

jimunix to Simon Woodcock

8 Feb 16 #33

Another vote for osmc. Runs fine on my Pi2, but I don't do HD. You can download osmc as an image too, so no installation work.

enigmo

8 Feb 16 1 #32

One of each colour for Technicolor Tower Of Tiny Power!

enigmo

8 Feb 16 #28

Does this case have a 'female' base so they lock together and stack?

Youngy to enigmo

8 Feb 16 1 #30

from OP "They can also stack because they have reciprocal holes underneath so you can buld a tower of Raspberry Pis."

peterpickles

8 Feb 16 #27

If you open your OpenElec files on the MicroSD card. Open the file called config,txt
Add your overclock settings at the end of all the writing, and then save the file. Reboot the raspberry and it will run at the overclock settings you choose. CPC are doing 2 decent cheap copper heatsinks cheap at the moment. The Raspberry will probably still not run as fast as your laptop but it will be a lot quicker. Good guide here http://linuxonflash.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/a-look-at-raspberry-pi-2-performance.html I hope this helps.

soulio

8 Feb 16 #25

Yeah I've been using openelec for months but it's always been slow and unresponsive. I tend to use Genesis and going back to the menu while you're watching a stream takes a minimum of 10 seconds and often a lot longer. Artwork takes an age to download too so navigating through multiple pages is an exercise in frustration. Kodi is lightning fast on my laptop so I know it's an issue with my Pi openelec setup or settings or with the Pi itself not being powerful enough.

stefromuk

8 Feb 16 #24

its already set up to overclock in openelec it just goes to turbo mode when it's required then back down again when idle,
but you can change that by putting your SD card into your laptop and changing the text in there

soulio

8 Feb 16 #22

Could you link me to somewhere that details how to do this? That would be much appreciated.

Also what is turbo mode?

For the record, I am already using the latest version of openelec.

Kloppenhagen

8 Feb 16 #21

I've always looked on with interest at the Raspberry Pi, the customisation options make them so versatile

welshy81

7 Feb 16 #18

my pi works better than my shield

ivandobsky

7 Feb 16 #17

Handling charge £2.50 !!!

Skybird

7 Feb 16 #15

Got mine for 88p including heatsinks from Aliexpress and perfect fit .Only downside is that it took 17 days delivery.

alwaysunny

7 Feb 16 #13

nothing else to buy to fulfill free delivery :disappointed:

solarfusion to alwaysunny

7 Feb 16 #14

Batteries. The GP Ultra ones are probably on promo :smiley:

OrribleHarry

7 Feb 16 #12

I've had mine on "turbo" for 12 months without heatsinks and it's fine.

OrribleHarry

7 Feb 16 3 #10

A pi2 works better than a Amazon stick....I have both!

amour3k

7 Feb 16 1 #7

Sweeeeeeet price for the Box Cases for one of these. :-)

Elsewhere like Amazon & the like your looking at 2-3 TIMES the OP's price! (for practically same thing ..... ) :-)

garrafk

7 Feb 16 1 #6

you need to use real debrid its not an issue with pi its the source of the streams real debrid costs £12 for 6 months

esq3585

7 Feb 16 #4

.....

turbo_c

7 Feb 16 1 #2

thanks op

Josh Rogan

7 Feb 16 1 #1

Great deal, great cases...