Pseudonymous maker “3d Printz” has designed a compact desktop case to show a Raspberry Pi 3, 4, or 5 right into a low-cost network-attached storage (NAS) system with as much as 10TB capability — and it is, unsurprisingly, 3D printable.
“This case in your Raspberry Pi 5, 4, or 3 is designed to carry as much as 10TB of storage,” 3d Printz explains of the design, which presents a neater resolution to a Raspberry Pi powered NAS than naked circuit boards and USB exhausting drives. “The case options two full-sized HDMI ports, a USB [Type-]C energy in, Ethernet port, a display screen to show stats, and good airflow.”
This 3D-printed case packs in as much as 10TB of storage and a Raspberry Pi, for a low-cost fully-featured NAS field. (📷: 3d Printz)
Designed to be used with the full-size Raspberry Pi vary — 3d Printz constructed it with the most recent Raspberry Pi 5 in thoughts, although it also needs to be suitable with earlier variations — the case features a mounting level for the Raspberry Pi board itself, pressure-fit mounts for USB exhausting drives, a 60mm fan for airflow, and intelligent use of adapters and a USB hub to supply the full-size HDMI ports and a number of exterior USB 3.0 ports.
The venture provides slightly aptitude by constructing on earlier work with including system standing stories on a compact OLED panel, offering at-a-glance info on system temperature, the assigned IP tackle, accessible reminiscence, and disk utilization. “I’m operating OMV and Immich,” 3d Printz says of the software program chosen for the construct, “however you may set up no matter you need.”
The print recordsdata for the case, and hyperlinks to the entire elements used, can be found on Printables below the Artistic Commons Attribution 4.0 Worldwide license. “All elements are already oriented appropriately and don’t want help,” 3d Printz says. “I printed mine at 0.16mm layer peak in PLA.”
