The Geelkworm X1002 gets a bad rap on Amazon reviews, with a bunch of people knocking the included screws being the wrong size, and one person claiming the ribbon cable was bad.
MY experience was completely different from the Amazon reviewers Everything was pretty obvious just looking at the pics ow it went together, and no issues. It had included and built in risers and a riser for the NVME mount. It kind of limits you to the 2280 size but since that is what I am using no harm no foul.
I have not tested the temps on the NVMEs yet... BUT.... The Geekworm puts the NVME on the bottom below the base, the Pimoroni sandwiches the NVME between the base and the Pi.
There are a LOT of slots in the Keekworm case, there is only below the pi, the slot for the SD card.
NEITHER are easy to operate the on / off button of the pi from.
IF I were to do it over again, honestly. I like the 3D printed case material better for my application, but VASTLY prefer the Geekworm base. I cannot emphasize strongly enough how much easier it was to assemble. OS / Software / Firmware configuration between the two is identical.
If I can keep my cat off of it long enough, I am going to level the bed on my 3D printer and download the STL file for the Pimoroni case and mod the base with some slots for airflow. Neither though, due to lack of fans is particularly good for airflow. The obvious winner though is the Geekworm as it has slots on the bottom and they are right below the NVME.
I had built these the Pimoroni with a 4TB NVME and the Geekworm with a 2TB, well the Geekworm for home, and the Pimoroni for my mobile / RV install. I am seriously considering swapping the NVMEs between the two and using the Geekworm in the camper (More video processing without a place outside to shove files to...).
Honestly, and I am going to work on this a bit, but redesign the 3D printed case base to fit the Geekworm, have a bigger hole for the on / off button and some method of activating that, and some good ventilation on the bottom and I think you could call that a real winner.
MY experience was completely different from the Amazon reviewers Everything was pretty obvious just looking at the pics ow it went together, and no issues. It had included and built in risers and a riser for the NVME mount. It kind of limits you to the 2280 size but since that is what I am using no harm no foul.
I have not tested the temps on the NVMEs yet... BUT.... The Geekworm puts the NVME on the bottom below the base, the Pimoroni sandwiches the NVME between the base and the Pi.
There are a LOT of slots in the Keekworm case, there is only below the pi, the slot for the SD card.
NEITHER are easy to operate the on / off button of the pi from.
IF I were to do it over again, honestly. I like the 3D printed case material better for my application, but VASTLY prefer the Geekworm base. I cannot emphasize strongly enough how much easier it was to assemble. OS / Software / Firmware configuration between the two is identical.
If I can keep my cat off of it long enough, I am going to level the bed on my 3D printer and download the STL file for the Pimoroni case and mod the base with some slots for airflow. Neither though, due to lack of fans is particularly good for airflow. The obvious winner though is the Geekworm as it has slots on the bottom and they are right below the NVME.
I had built these the Pimoroni with a 4TB NVME and the Geekworm with a 2TB, well the Geekworm for home, and the Pimoroni for my mobile / RV install. I am seriously considering swapping the NVMEs between the two and using the Geekworm in the camper (More video processing without a place outside to shove files to...).
Honestly, and I am going to work on this a bit, but redesign the 3D printed case base to fit the Geekworm, have a bigger hole for the on / off button and some method of activating that, and some good ventilation on the bottom and I think you could call that a real winner.
Statistics: Posted by dbhosttexas — Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:33 am