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Element 14 Raspberry Pi bundles/accessory pack

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The Element 14 bundles/accessory pack for the Raspberry Pi seem a little strange to me. The wi-fi dongle seems useful, but no doubt all of them could be easily purchased separately elsewhere (or indeed individually at Farnell/Element 14). However, my main concern is the a very obvious item that most users would need, namely a case, *isn't* in the bundles/accessory pack at all.

 

 

It seems to me that the big aftermarket accessory for the RP would be a case, since its probably going to have be custom designed for the positions of the ports, so nothing obvious exists right now that could act as an RP case. Like all accessories for the RP, it would have to be pretty cheap too.

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  • Well it would be nice to have a case, but what purpose does it serve ?. There isn't any lethal electricity, there isn't an on/off switch, the interface sockets are different from each other.

     

    From the educational point of view it's probably a good idea to show all the components as it helps people understand the component parts and the extra bits you may need to convert it into a working system.

     

    The idea behind RPi is that clever people design stuff around the basic computer, this includes a case. Personally, when I manage to get one of these things, it will going inside my ancient Acorn Risc PC; in part just as homage to where this all began.

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    A case can

     

    - prevent accidental shorts of the pins on the bottom of the board

    - reduce the chance of the board being dragged around by the cables

    - mount the board on the back of the monitor, or up against the wall

    - may be even a power switch

    - easier to carry around (try put the bare board in your backpack)

    - may be to house usb hub for expansion

     

    Of course, a transparent case would be nice - to show off how simple the device is.

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    A case can

     

    - prevent accidental shorts of the pins on the bottom of the board

    - reduce the chance of the board being dragged around by the cables

    - mount the board on the back of the monitor, or up against the wall

    - may be even a power switch

    - easier to carry around (try put the bare board in your backpack)

    - may be to house usb hub for expansion

     

    Of course, a transparent case would be nice - to show off how simple the device is.

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