“The NVMe Base by Pimoroni transforms your Raspberry Pi 5 into a powerhouse with its PCIe extension board, delivering super-fast storage capabilities. Installing an M-key NVMe SSD (sizes 2230 to 2280) is a breeze, and the compact design, complete with rubber feet, makes it an ideal storage solution.”
“Works as expected with a Crucial P3 Plus 500G on an 8G Pi 5.
Now the Pi lives behind the TV downstairs running various scheduled tasks and as a repository for various artifacts.”
“Wow, this changes everything! Booting from an NVMe SSD with Gen3 enabled is insanly fast. I'm considering running my Raspberry Pi 5 8GB and Ubuntu as my daily driver.”
“Recieved the NVME base the other day (already had the Pi5 since before Christmas with OS installed on microSD. Added the NVME base which was simple to do following the video tutorials. Attached a 256GB NVME drive (one on the compatible list) and the pi detected it fine.
I then followed the instrucitons to make the Pi boot from NVME by default and mirrored the SD card over to the NVME drive, shutdown, removed the SD card and hey presto - all worked perfectly. Much fast boot times, but I havnt delved more into it yet. I run the Pi headless and the main reason for NVME was for improved lifespan.
One issue, I need a new case. There are not yet any cases that support the NVME base (other than one 3D print I found, but I dont have a 3D printer). I am waiting for Pimoroni to release the updated PiBow case or something simular. Right now I modded my existing case and the NVME base sits underneath it, but it could be better (fully enclosed)”
