Zebra Zero GPIO Raspberry Pi Zero 2 Case - Black Ice Reviews

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“This case changes your Pi Zero from just a PCB to a cool looking gadget. I bought my first one which was perfect. My second was slightly awkward to put on my Pi as some of the pins (I.e. USB) poke out of the bottom a little too far meaning the bottom pit of plastic was slightly bent. Maybe a few plastic washers to create a slight gap might be useful. Overall a great buy though.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I have tried three cases for the tiny Pi Zero now, ModMyPi, Pimoroni Pibow Zero and the Zebra Zero Black Ice. Of the three the Zebra will be the one staying on my desk. The Zebra is the smallest of the three same size as the Zero (68x31mm), and the thinnest. It uses the boards mounting holes for the screws, and hence the case simply sandwiches the board between layers one and two. The Screws themselves are very well selected been metal with a screw through female socket design that allows another screw to be inserted to securely mount a pHat. A really nice touch. Unlike the other two cases the layers of the Zebra are different thicknesses. The transparent top and bottom layers are very thin, while the middle thicker black layer comes in two parts, with recesses neatly cut where needed. The thinness of the top layers does make removing the backing films quite tricky, but once done it reveals the neatest label printing on the top of the case of all three. GPIO access is excellent, with my soldered on headers projecting above the case. Like the Pimoroni there is full access to the microSD card, a big factor for me. The inactivity LED is also clearly visible outside the case. Lastly the Zebra comes with a heatsink that fits really neatly through the case, while probably not needed this is a really nice touch. In contrast the ModMyPi Case uses four plastic bolts outside the board, and hence is quite a bit bigger (75x36mm), and stands a whole layer higher than the Zebra. The plastic bolts are cleverly recessed half into the outside layers, a nice touch. MicroSD card access is good while the GPIO headers are the most shrouded of the three cases, been up the the top of the headers on all four sides. Top venting is good, but the inactivity LED is a bit hidden only been vewable from the top. Of the three this is perhaps the stoutest feeling case, but I have to say the icon printing on the top is the worst and most "fuzzy" of the three, made especially hard to read as the icons are above reflective silver parts of the board. Of the three this case will be the one that I use for more robust projects away from my desk. Lastly the Pimoroni Piblow, which is VERY similar to the 4 layer ModMyPi. However uniquely it uses a one piece layer two that simply fits snugly aground the zero, and does not clamp it firmly like the recesses cut on the other to boards do. This means having the spend a couple of minutes dismantling the case every time the microSD needs to be changed. This may be a good or bad thing for some folks. The screws are not reset, or special like the others. GPIO access is slightly better than the ModMyPi, at the expense of leaving the pins exposed on one side. Venting and LED visibility is also the worst of the three. Hence this is the one I have put back on eBay and already resold. I'll stick with the other two cases that I'm happier with.”

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Posted 9 years ago