Pibow Zero Case for Raspberry Pi Zero version 1.3 Reviews

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This case is easy to put together and the different colours layers look great once assembled. Definitely feels like it will keep the pi safe. The only minor niggle is that you can not access the SD card while the case is built. This can be forgiven however considering how compact everything is.
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Posted 7 years ago
Christo Panayotov
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The case is good, it's sure the most beautiful I've seen. However changing the SD Card takes much more time ( it's not directly accessible, so you have to disassemble it to some point to remove the SD Card ). But it's a great case, looks amazing I recommend it very much if you're planning to use the Pi for a long time, without accessing the SD Card. Haven't tested it with GPIO Headers.
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Posted 7 years ago
Lovely design, perfect fit. Shame it doesn't work with the 90 degree GPIO header (unless you modify it). Would definitely purchase more for my growing collection of Pi Zero's!
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Posted 7 years ago
Just connect it to your computer via USB (regular USB port, not power!) and follow the instructions here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/computemodule/cm-emmc-flashing.md
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Posted 7 years ago
Just the job to protect your pi zero! Keeps everything minimalist but pleasing to the eye.
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Posted 7 years ago
This is *almost" exactly what I was looking for and overall I'm pleased. Although the lack of access to the SD card is mentioned in the assembly instructions I didn't didn't notice the (encloses micro SD) clause in the description. I suggest that this be emphasized more because it is important. For some this may be an advantage, but for the experimentation I'm doing I want to be able to swap OS's and configurations often and swapping the SD card seems to be the quickest/cleanest way to do that. I may do some minor surgery on the case to allow access. Also I found a trick which works well for me. As mentioned here and elsewhere the heads of the bolts should go down (on plate #0) with the nuts on top. Before assembling the case the second time (I had to get to the SD card so it came apart) I put a spot of glue on between the bolt heads and the plate. That made it much easier to keep the bolts in place while I put it together and means I will be less likely to lose them if/when I take it apart the next time. Overall -- thank you for a great product.
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Posted 7 years ago
Manny Barreira
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I had to remount it because I didn't realize that the SD cards fits INSIDE the bow. There's no slit for it. That's cool because I won't switch the SD cards and that "weak point" is protected for damage. Very recommended.
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Posted 7 years ago
CESAR CAAMANO BEIRO
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Perfect case to protect your pi-zero without loosing space!
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Posted 7 years ago