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Title: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 05, 2019, 07:49:12 am: I have been waiting on the new GPi case from Retroflag for weeks and they went live at 12 am and sold out. What a pile of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. :hissy:
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: JDFan on June 05, 2019, 04:33:40 pm: Quote from: jdbailey1206 on June 05, 2019, 07:49:12 am
I have been waiting on the new GPi case from Retroflag for weeks and they went live at 12 am and sold out. What a pile of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. :hissy:

Probably several scalpers with their systems set up to buy once it went live - so they sell out within a few minutes and then the resellers list them at triple the price a few minutes later !
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: yotsuya on June 05, 2019, 04:51:43 pm: WTF is a GPi case?
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: Gilrock on June 05, 2019, 05:08:57 pm: Quote from: yotsuya on June 05, 2019, 04:51:43 pm
WTF is a GPi case?

I've never heard of it either so I had to look it up. Basically it's a case that looks like a Gameboy but runs Retropie with a Raspberry Pi Zero. It's actually a nice looking case but I'm not really into playing Gameboy games.
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: JDFan on June 05, 2019, 08:11:35 pm: Quote from: yotsuya on June 05, 2019, 04:51:43 pm
WTF is a GPi case?

The newest case being sold by retroflag ( makers of NES and SNES mini cases for Rpi3 ) - it's a complete Gameboy type case that just needs the rpi zero or zero W and AA batteries to build a gameboy type portable pi build - and at $69.99 MSRP is much less expensive and easier to build than the pother similar offers out there.
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: Mike A on June 05, 2019, 08:33:03 pm: That thing looks snazzy. I might have to pick one up if they ever become available.
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 06, 2019, 08:57:03 am: Quote from: Mike A on June 05, 2019, 08:33:03 pm
That thing looks snazzy. I might have to pick one up if they ever become available.

In case anyone was wondering it can be found here. (https://www.amazon.com/Retroflag-CASE-Raspberry-Zero-Shutdown/dp/B07RT9VGS4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=Retroflag+GPi+CASE&qid=1559706805&s=gateway&sr=8-2&linkCode=sl1&tag=e074d-20&linkId=16a6bc3e1bf699095c10e0852c7e8841&language=en_US)

I may have over spoken. Doing some research it looks like it is just a place holder and will be released next week. Retroflag puts out nice stuff for schlubs like me who can't solder.
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: pbj on June 06, 2019, 10:16:51 am: How many hours do you get out of one set of batteries?
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 12, 2019, 08:08:53 am: Quote from: pbj on June 06, 2019, 10:16:51 am
How many hours do you get out of one set of batteries?

It varies on the batteries and what game you run. I've seen a video where settings were different and the guy got 2.5 hours with the brightness setting all the way up to 4.25 hours with the brightness down.
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: Locke141 on June 13, 2019, 10:17:54 pm: They have lots of very similar cases on www.aliexpress.com. I would imagine hacking one to take an Rpi zero would be possible.
Title: Re: GPi Case already sold out
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 14, 2019, 08:43:56 am: I grabbed a GPi case by chance two days ago. I was nosing around Amazon and got one and they sold out within 35 minutes. I started setting it up last night and I'll post my thoughts when I finish on Sunday hopefully.