Argon POD LAN + USB Hub Module for Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W – Wired Ethernet & 4-Port USB 2.0 Expansion | Plug-and-Play Network Add-On for Argon POD Modular Case System

Of all the Raspberry Pi units I now have (11 total), I have had the most fun with this little unit. Coupled with the Argon Pod cases (including the unit that gives me the Ethernet port) and the Innomaker mini DAC unit, this little system plays all my music files and old B & W TV shows with VLC (and even 720p movies without subtitles). Like everyone else, I wish it had 1MG of RAM instead of 512K but the "cuteness" factor of this little system is a 10. I can even run RPI Connect on it, but it's not good for browsing the Internet.

Received dead item. poor quality control

There are a few things about this case that I do like. The design is very nice, though it kind of defeats the purpose of getting a Raspberry Pi Zero. The size of the whole things begins to encroach upon a full size Raspberry Pi. The extra USB ports are welcome instead of having to use a cumbersome USB hub. The negatives.... 1. The LAN port is only 10/100 Fast Ethernet. I know it is connected to a USB 2.0 port, so speeds are capped and cannot take full advantage of a gigabit port. BUT and this is a pretty big BUT, a gigabit ethernet adapter can take full advantage of USB 2.0's 480mb/s theoretical limit instead of just 100mb/s that the fast ethernet does. 2. The LAN port seems to be missing a burned in MAC address. So every single boot it will use a new, random MAC address. This makes assigning a static IP to the Pi almost impossible and workarounds in the OS will need to be used to set a static MAC to it unfortunately.

I love argon 40 as I have quite a few of their cases but as excited as I was to get this , I was very disappointed to see that it is made of very poor plastic considering how expensive it is.