{"id":16344,"date":"2017-02-03T18:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16344"},"modified":"2017-02-03T16:14:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:14:36","slug":"raspberry-pi-highlights-fake-cases-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16344","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi highlights fake cases problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/official_case_sketch.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16345\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/official_case_sketch.png?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/official_case_sketch.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/official_case_sketch.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/official_case_sketch.png?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/official_case_sketch.png?resize=160%2C90&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quite a while ago, Raspberry Pi commissioned designer\u00a0Kinneir Dufort to come up with an idea for an &#8216;official case&#8217; for the Pi (see above one of his sketches). Since then, the case has been produced and is <a href=\"https:\/\/thepihut.com\/collections\/raspberry-pi-cases\/products\/official-raspberry-pi-3-case-white-red\" target=\"_blank\">on sale<\/a>\u00a0at many good Pi retailers. Unfortunately, some naughty people in China (we&#8217;ll call them scammers, for that they are) have begun to copy the case, which\u00a0has resulted in loss of sales of the official case. They haven&#8217;t even done a very good job of it:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raspberrypi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fake-Case-Back-500x334.jpg?resize=500%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crappy fake Chinese clone<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raspberrypi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Real-Case-Back-500x334.jpg?resize=500%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Real case &#8211; note the better fit, no extra light pipes and general all-round better quality<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, please, be on the look-out for fake cases, especially from eBay and places like AliExpress. A dead give-away is the two sets of light pipes and general overall shoddiness. I recommend you only buy them from reputable dealers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thepihut.com\/collections\/raspberry-pi-cases\/products\/official-raspberry-pi-3-case-white-red\" target=\"_blank\">The Pi Hut<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/cpc.farnell.com\/raspberry-pi\/raspberry-pi3-case\/official-raspberry-pi-case-rev3\/dp\/SC14016\" target=\"_blank\">CPC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember<\/strong>: only sales of the <strong>real<\/strong>\u00a0official case results in some of the proceeds going to the Raspberry Pi Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/fake-cases-raspberry-pi-make-sure-dont-end-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry Pi&#8217;s story, with slightly more text, is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quite a while ago, Raspberry Pi commissioned designer\u00a0Kinneir Dufort to come up with an idea for an &#8216;official case&#8217; for the Pi (see above one of his sketches). 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With its low price-point and slimline looks, it's a great choice for embedded projects. Today, it gets even better: Raspberry Pi has launched the Raspberry Pi Zero W. 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