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   PID: PyGate 1.5   
   TID: PyGate/Linux 1.5   
   CHRS: CP1252 2   
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   REPLYADDR news@cct-net.co.uk   
   REPLYTO 3:633/10 UUCP   
   On 21/10/2025 13:57, druck wrote:   
   > On 20/10/2025 22:52, Chris Townley wrote:   
   >> On 20/10/2025 21:29, Daniel wrote:   
   >>> Chris Townley  writes:   
   >>>> I wouldn't trust anything from Argon40 again   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> What happened, if you don't mind my asking?   
   >>   
   >> I had an Argon One for a Pi4 - great, then when I bought a Pi5 I got    
   >> their V3 plus the NVME connector.   
   >>   
   >> In principle it is great, but their software install is a pile of    
   >> spaghetti shell script, and doesn?t really work, although I found an    
   >> alternative that did.   
   >>   
   >> However their design is flawed, as it uses it's own board that filters    
   >> out a lot of checks. Their support forum is carp - they just don't    
   >> respond to anything.   
   >>   
   >> I did get it working, but enough grief for me!   
   >    
   > I didn't find any of that with the Argon One V5 for the Pi 5, maybe    
   > because that has a less complex PCIe to NVNe interface. The software    
   > install was very straight forward and it worked right out of the box.   
   >    
   > The full size HDMIs are very useful as are the front USB ports, and I've    
   > got the optional OLED screen as it looks nice. It's also by far the    
   > coolest running of my Pi 5's, with its large thermal mass the fan is    
   > hardly ever on, even though it is sitting on top of a hot D6000 Display    
   > Link box (almost identically sized) for my laptop.   
   >    
   > I've also got another Pi 5 in very neat and snaller Argon Neo NVMe case.    
   > That does run a bit hotter than a Pi with the official cooler, but it is    
   > in a semi enclosed area with other AV equipment, but again that just    
   > works great.   
   >    
   > I bought both cases from The Pi Hut, and I'd recommend using them for    
   > any support issues, rather than the Argon website, particular as it's    
   > forum seems to have been taken over by spammers last year.   
   >    
   > ---druck   
      
   Thanks, I do use Pi Hut, and they are excellent   
      
   However I believe the ONE V3 is flawed in the way that everything is    
   sealed in, and it overrides the Pi5 power management. Obviously opinions    
   vary!   
      
      
   --    
   Chris   
      
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