Moread HDMI to VGA vs Geekworm P173 Heavy Duty Passive Cooling… — Head-to-Head (2026)

Our verdict

Geekworm P173 Heavy Duty Passive Cooling… is our pick.

For a Raspberry Pi 4 build in 2026, the Geekworm P173 aluminum case is the better buy than the Moread HDMI-to-VGA 2-pack, because the case solves a thermal problem every Pi 4 has while the adapter solves a display problem only some desks have — and the Moread's full-size HDMI male plug won't even mate with the Pi 4's micro-HDMI ports without a third adapter in the chain. These are complementary accessories rather than true rivals, so the tradeoff is really 'universal need vs. situational need at a small price difference.'

Buy the Moread HDMI to VGA 2 Pack if you regularly plug laptops, NUCs, Chromebooks, or an Xbox One into VGA-only conference projectors and classroom monitors and want a spare in the bag with a 5-year warranty behind it. Buy the Geekworm P173 Heavy Duty Passive Cooling Aluminum Case if you have a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B doing anything sustained — Pi-hole, Home Assistant, Klipper, an emulation box, a headless build node — and want silent, fanless thermal headroom from 174 g of machined aluminum.

SpecPicks editorial verdict, written June 4, 2026. Prices move, so check the current price on each listing before you buy.