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NESPI Case for Raspberry Pi US $13.50 (~ AU $17.38) Shipped @ Rosegal

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Features:
- Functional POWER and RESET buttons
- Functional LED power indicator
- NES case specifically designed for Raspberry Pi 3, 2 and B+
- Easy access to the SD card (not included) and all other ports without opening the case
Product weight: 0.1460 kg
Package weight: 0.2260 kg
Product Size(L x W x H): 11.80 x 9.40 x 4.40 cm / 4.65 x 3.7 x 1.73 inches
Package Size(L x W x H): 13.00 x 15.00 x 6.00 cm / 5.12 x 5.91 x 2.36 inches
Package Contents: 1 x Case, 1 x Screwdriver, 8 x Screw, 1 x English Instruction

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  • +1

    hey thats awesome

  • +3

    Lately there seems to be a dearth of good deals for a Raspberry Pi 3.

    • +3

      dearth
      dəːθ/Submit
      noun
      a scarcity or lack of something.

      • I was considering using paucity, but felt that dearth better encapsulated what I was attempting to communicate.

  • +1

    That's a great price. These normally cost almost as much as a Pi themselves.

    Note you can pick up heatsinks and fans dirt cheap, and the case is setup to provide power to the fan.

    • can you please link to a headsink/fan you think would be suitable? just bought the case, after that i need to buy the pi itself, an sd card, a heatsink, a fan, and get a controller, right? :)

      • +3

        https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/43752/do-i-n…

        You don't really need a heatsink.

        I have one in a much simpler case and it's fine without a heatsink or fan.

        • thanks! :)

        • +3

          +1 Depends on what it'll be used for. I'm about to set one up as a PiAware for ADS-B aircraft tracking in an outdoor weatherproof enclosure with POE. For this application I'm definitely going to need a heatsink/fan.

          OzB tip: Hosting ADS-B data to FlightAware give you an Enterprise account for free (worth $90USD/month). :)

        • @PinzVidz:

          "OzB tip: Hosting ADS-B data to FlightAware give you an Enterprise account for free (worth $90USD/month). :)"

          And that is good for….? I looked it up on the webpage, what the enterprise account includes, but what would one use the info for?

        • @BlueDiesel: Good for plane nerds, plane spotters, frequent travellers, even pilots I guess.

      • +1

        They're only pocket change, so I figured why not, just in case. Saying that, I never had heat issues beforehand. I just thought it was good that this was worked into the design of the case.

        If you search on any of the Chinese online stores for Raspberry Pi Fan or Heatsink you'll find heaps for next to nothing.

        On my own, I only threw on a heat sink. Unless it's in a very enclosed space or outdoors, and running high loads, you should be fine.

      • +3

        I have a couple of these cases. If you are setting up a retro gaming console, ensure you do use a fan and heatsink for PS1 games or N64 games (obviously roms of games you already own) as it can get hot and throttle CPU with the top of the case on. Heatsinks you can get for around $2 off ebay (dropped temp by about 5-6 degrees), fans you can get for cheap but they are noisy as hell, I ended up buying Noctua 40mm 5v fans (dropped the temp under load by around 15 degrees) and modifying the fan mount support to accept a 40mm fan (cut off all the supports and used high temp double sided tape for attaching new mounts) and it's silent unless you put your ears within around 15-20cm of the unit which you hear a slight whir noise.

    • Fans? Even the NES Classic Mini doesn't need a fan does it. Seems less authentic with active cooling on a NES.

      • +3

        I run up to dreamcast on a pi3 with passive cooling. Fans are optional.

        • How does dreamcast emulation go on it?

        • +2

          @AustriaBargain: I played through illbleed and berserk all the way through.
          Crazy taxi works, but the music is choppy so I don't really play it much.
          I play soul calibre sometimes, which works fine apart from a few graphical glitches.

  • +1

    Looks good. Just the on/off switch and easier access to ports make it worth the price.

    • +2

      You do know the off/on just kills the power, doesn't trigger a safe shut down, right?

      • Yes, at the moment i have to disconnect a usb cable because the switch is under a desk. I will probably leave it on in future as I hope to run something like pihole and ntop off it in the future. Or give it to the kids. Not sure.

    • This is why I bought one

  • Nice One. Was going to build a retro pi Mini Arcade or mod a fight stick. This looks much easier :) Might grab some nice 8Bitdo controllers and Im Done Done.

  • Good, well-built, case, just wished it had a usb port at the back. The power and reset buttons are very handy.

  • +1

    I can't believe that Nintendo don't care about their IP /s

    • +6

      It's more like they can't do anything about it coz it's from China.

  • Nice! Time to upgrade the old 3D Printed NES Case.

  • Slightly off topic: How does the Pi3b go at emulation?

    • +3

      Fantastic in my opinion. Can play pretty much everything up to PSX. Some issues with N64 ROMS.

    • +1

      I'm still running my old pi2 running retropie which runs quite well too!

    • +2

      It can run up to PSX perfectly with the exception of Saturn.
      It runs a lot of N64 very well at 720p.
      With a little overclock, it can run some dreamcast games very well, and some are just 'playable'.

      • Up to PSX.. Does that include PSX or anything below (with exception to some N64 as mentioned by @nitropwd)?

        • +1

          Yeah, basically "what @nitropwd said plus some dreamcast"

          It includes PSX. I've tried my entire collection (about 20 games), all good.
          I count N64 as "just above PSX"
          And anything below also works except for Sega Saturn, which I haven't been able to get a single game to a playable state.

        • @idonotknowwhy: Sweet Thanks!

  • Now I just need a pi to put in it

  • +1

    Thanks adr8! Dont have a pi but this is damn cheap. Guess now ill buy a pi too :D

    • +1

      same! i'll keep an eye out for a deal! :)

  • Thanks op bought one
    Anyone seen good deals on PI 3 starter type kits?

    • +1

      RS Online has it for about AU$50. Otherwise just wait until Light in the Box or another site has a sale.

      • Cheers for that I'll have a look at what you get/what you need for basics etc

    • Core electronics has a good value starter kit.

  • -1

    Knock off Nintendo case for Pi that can be used to emulate games…. no one cares. Knock off Nintendo console, everyone cares and post removed.

    hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    • +1

      Along with including ROMs, people were complaining that it used retroarch emulator cores. For the price it was going for there was zero chance of it using arm based software emulation, was just a NOAC like have been around for decades with an inbuilt multicart.

      • Indeed. I am neither attacking or defending it. I just wanted to see what people's opinion was and I got it as it can be a real hit and miss here. People can upvote one to oblivion one week and then neg it to oblivion the next week. :)

        Now I'll eagerly await the arrival of the case for my own retro rig.

        • I bought both. The NOAC based cheapie was trash as expected, will probably use it as another pi case one of these years :)

    • Pretty sure this case predates the NES mini

  • Is it being shippid from Australia?

    • No From China I'd say my order said 10 - 20 days delivery time

  • +1

    Waiting for a LITB/GB ~30USD pi3b deal now

  • Quick question for those running retropie, how easy is it to configure it run with game controllers such as the gamesir t1s?

    I have 3 seperate controllers, not all t1s which I would like to run wirelessly but not sure of the ease to setup or lag when gaming.

    Cheers

    • +2

      I personally think Retropie is very over rated.

      If you want simple, go with Recall Box. If you want advanced, go with Lakka (my pick).

      • Do both of these run on a pi?

      • what's the advantage over retropie?

    • +1

      I have 4 8bitdo controllers, setting up the bluetooth was easy (took 1 to 2 minutes of reading online and although it stated the connection failed to be created, after console restart it recognised all the controllers) and there is pretty much no input lag (the few milliseconds you expect from a PS3 controller or such)

  • +4

    Good review of the case here https://youtu.be/REoe70fn6ac

  • Bugger, picked one up the other week for a bit more. The case is very good quality.

  • +1

    Thank you for posting this! I've been wanting one of these for a while.

    I managed to purchase for $12.26 USD. Originally the price discounted to $11.24USD, but it changed at PayPal. I was able to reduce the price by using 113 points. Be careful with the shipping insurance that seems to be reached whenever you click on anything.

  • Thanks bought one

  • I mean…I would preferrrr a Megadrive case as that was my childhood, but I can't say no to this!

  • anyone know a good place to get a dual fan for pi?

  • Ordered, now to keep an eye out for a couple of BT controllers :)

  • This is a near perfect case, my only gripe is that I don't like the placement of the ethernet, it would be better at the back than having the front open all the time with a cable coming out.

    I prefer to use the ethernet over wifi for streaming games from my PC using Parsec. Wifi causes too much latency.

    I guess I could cut into the back and plug direct into the board that way, it's just not ideal.

  • +2

    I have one of these cases and they're great. I actually cut a hole in the side and mounted a SNES controller port there. You can connect the controller port directly to the GPIO pins and use regular SNES controllers without needing to buy a USB adapter.

  • I purchased one from Core Electronics for $27. It included a fan and Heatsink. I live in Newcastle so I picked it up, @ 2 hours after I ordered it.

  • They've just shipped mine. Excited!

  • Thanks. Bought two, code worked twice. Went for a third and got "code already used". Hopefully get the two at least :)

  • I tried to buy but it's showing AUD 19.81 for me via PayPal payment.. it seems not much different from core electronics selling at $27?

    • Did you un-tick insurance?

      • You're right.. I untucked insurance and brought price down to A$18.. ordered one even I don't have pi3… any suggestion where to get RP3?

        By the way, I still have a Pi zero w and 64gb MicroSD card in drawer unused 😂😂😂

        • I'm in the same boat, this has inspired me to pull the trigger on a Pi3. Just need to find the best deal hah.

        • @mark-emark:

          Keep an eye on good pi3 deal.

          What other stuff I'll need to make a retropie station?

  • Mind you guys, this can be bit annoying if you have to use an ethernet cable as you have to keep that front lid open in order to access the the port.

  • Great deal OP!

    Unfortunately, deal seems to be expired, comes up for $23.91 USD now. Please mark as expired.

    Cheers!

    • Second code still working just checked use 'LIFERG02'

  • Anyone got theirs yet? Tracking still lists it as "collection" for me..

  • +2

    Mine arrived today.

  • Mine just arrived. By far exceeded my expectations.
    EDIT: I'm just about to buy another

  • +2

    still waiting for mine - tracking info isn’t great.

    • Same here, no sign of it, tracking says nothing.

      Support are pretty useless as well, apparently I have to wait another month for it to arrive before they'll do anything.

      Don't think I'll be buying anything from them again.

      • yeah, same here. keep pushing. they eventually offered me a partial refund.

  • Mine is still missing. I am suspecting a scam: popular item sold cheap, they would score hundreds of orders.
    Mine was apparently sent weeks ago. It doesn't take post that long to get to Australia once sent.

  • +1

    Mine still hasn't arrived. Tracking shows 2018-03-15 08:52 Sydney  Received And Clearing - I haven't received it yet. I find it hard to believe that it's been with customs for over a month.

    • +2

      Mine hasn't arrived either. Support is generally not that helpful. My first and last purchase from RoseGal

  • Don't even have a tracking event for my order. Guessing I've been burned, since support is none too helpful.

  • +1

    They've given me a shipping deadline of 2 May (after it was shipping on 3 March. They also want me to follow up with Australia Post. I'm pretty sure Australia Post will advise that it's the sender's responsibility to do that. My parcel isn't trackable by the Aus Post system (not from my end, anyway, who knows if it is trackable internally with Aus Post.

  • Mine never showed, ended up getting a full refund.

  • +2

    Just arrived, took forever but it and the 8Bitdo Controller both come in, still hope guys

    • wow, I should wait a bit before ordering elsewhere then, I don't need 2 lol.

      When did you place your order?

    • Yep, mine showed up today as well, from NZ according to the postage doc.

      Got a full refund on Monday because I got sick of waiting… 😀

  • Mine turned up today - same NZ postage details, tracking on Rosegal site hasn't changed, so it still says it's in Sydney (I'm in Perth).

  • Mine arrived today, more than 2 months after ordering. I am glad they sent it, but I will take into account their postage times next time I order.

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