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ModMyPi Raspberry Pi Case Offers 5% Back To the Foundation

Posted by samzenpus on from the case-by-case dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Raspberry Pi Model B is now available to purchase, but most people are still waiting for new stock to be manufactured and delivered. In the meantime you can prepare for the tiny PC's arrival by figuring out what to do about a case. The fact the Raspberry Pi ships without a case doesn't cause a problem when using it, but encasing it in plastic will help protect and keep the dust off the components. Geek.com has already reported on one case design from hobbyist designer Marco Alici, but now another one has appeared that actually has a release date, color options, and an extra incentive to purchase it."

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  1. Re:Sticking out ports by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Jesus, so make your own, Mr. Clever. Seriously. 3D printing is so cheap, put your design where your mouth is.

  2. Just for clarification by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm not an "hobbist designer", as written in many blogs. I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I work as Industrial Designer since 2001 (see http://marcoalici.wordpress.com/info).
    My case is designed to be printed by Shapeways (http://www.shapeways.com),using highly professional SLS (Selective Laser Sintering), SLA (Stereolithography), and FDM (fused deposition modeling machines. Nothing to do with the overall quality of home/DIY hobbyist fused-wire deposition processes. That's why it's not so cheap.
    Just as a clarification. ;)

    Best regards,
    Marco Alici

  3. Re:Lego Case by Muad'Dave · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What would I do with 256 MB of RAM?

    I love these sorts of posts. My first computer had 16K of RAM (TRS-80). I do hobby work with embedded controller CPUs that have a whopping 384 BYTES of RAM, and I can do all sorts of cool things - take temp/pres readings and send them to the mother ship via ZigBee, etc.There are even TCP stacks for these sorts of chips that have somewhat more memory.

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