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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Mini Tower NAS Kit for Raspberry Pi 4B **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE10316 · **Brand:** [52Pi](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/52pi-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/52pi-mini-tower-nas-kit-for-raspberry-pi-4b.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/52pi-mini-tower-nas-kit-for-raspberry-pi-4b.html.md)) Turn a Raspberry Pi 4B into a gorgeous pocket-sized desktop machine with real SSD storage, active cooling and a live status display. ## Pricing - **Price:** $75.95 (inc GST) — $69.05 AUD, exc GST ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 20 today; more stock is typically available with a 12–35 day lead time. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=CE10316:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. 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Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description A microSD card was never built to be a server's boot drive, and that is exactly what holds most home [Raspberry Pi](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi.html) projects back. Swapping it for an M.2 SATA SSD over USB 3.0 lifts sustained transfer to around 272MB/s and gives you a drive that will survive years of constant writes and uptime. Everything needed to make that swap sits in one moulded ABS enclosure: an M.2 SATA adapter board that draws up to 5V@3A from the Pi's GPIO through spring-loaded pogo pins, a low-profile ICE Tower cooler to keep the CPU away from its thermal ceiling, and a 0.96" OLED on the front panel for live temperature, IP address and disk stats. Assembly is screwdriver-only and the acrylic side panels come away for access, so the Pi stays serviceable. Drivers for the OLED and the WS281X fan and mood lighting install from a single script on 52Pi's GitHub repository, and pre-built 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS images are published on the vendor wiki if you would rather not configure anything by hand. One compatibility point worth reading twice: the adapter is **M.2 SATA B-Key only**, up to 2TB. NVMe drives will not work in this kit. ### Features - Sustained transfer up to 272MB/s over USB 3.0 - roughly an order of magnitude past a good microSD card - Boots directly from the SSD, so the microSD card can be retired entirely once you have migrated. - Low-profile ICE Tower cooler holds the 4B's CPU below its throttling point under the sustained load a file server generates. - 0.96" 128 x 64 OLED on the front panel (I2C, address 0x3C) — drive it with luma. Examples to show CPU temperature, load, IP address or disk usage. - Programmable WS281X RGB fan and mood lighting on GPIO18, controllable from rpi\_ws281x or left running the default cycle. - Disk-activity LED indicator, so you can see the drive working at a glance. - Moulded ABS shell with removable acrylic side panels - consistent panel fit and full access to the Pi without dismantling the tower. - GPIO 1-to-2 edge expansion board keeps a header available after the OLED and lighting are connected. - The adapter board is powered from the Pi's GPIO through pogo pins, so there is no second power lead to run. ### Specifications | Property | Specification | |---|---| | Compatible Pi | Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (not included) | | Storage interface | M.2 SATA SSD, B-Key, 2280 | | Maximum capacity | 2TB | | NVMe support | Not supported | | Host connection | USB 3.0 | | Transfer speed | Up to 272MB/s | | SATA bridge | ASMedia ASM1051E / ASM1053E / ASM1153 / ASM1153E | | Boot from SSD | Supported by the Pi itself | | Display | 0.96" OLED, 128 x 64, I2C address 0x3C | | Cooling | Low-profile ICE Tower cooler with RGB fan | | Adapter board power | 5V @ 3A via GPIO pogo pins | | Recommended supply | 5V / 3A (not included) | | Case material | ABS with acrylic side panels | ### Resources - [52Pi Wiki](https://wiki.52pi.com/index.php?title=ZP-0130) ### What's Included - 1x ABS mini tower case - 1x ICE Tower CPU cooler with RGB fan - 2x acrylic side panels - 1x 0.96" OLED display, pre-mounted to the front panel - 1x GPIO 1-to-2 edge expansion board - 1x M.2 SATA SSD adapter board - 1x assembly manual The Raspberry Pi 4B, M.2 SATA SSD, microSD card and power supply are not included. ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/c/e/ce10316-mini-tower-nas-kit-for-raspberry-pi-4b-1.jpg)