“I have purchased several of these because they really turn the Raspberry pi into a device that can be used for important processing without worrying about mSD card failures. The components are easy to put together and the instructions make it simple to get the system up and running.
The speed of the drive and the pi5 is amazing. I have one system serving multiple web sites and handling the e-mail for seven domains.
My only nit is that the cases I purchased do not accomodate the NVMe base and drive mounted under the pi. I designed an extended case bottom and have it posted on Thingiverse. (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6583072) I tried to match the flow of the top as best I could given my design skills and I printed mine in TPU 95 to make the fit easier.”
“Everything worked fine. Followed the online instructions through to booting from the NVMe drive. Performance is way better than operating from the Micro SSD.”
“Other than wishing it was a bit cheaper, the whole thing couldn't be better. Well designed, gives you hints about your existing case may not fit, cooling tips and instructions that are really easy to follow. You can use the shield as a base anyway, it's as robust as you like. Top job.”
“I knew the RPi5 was the fastest Pi yet, but adding the NVMe makes it crazy fast. And I haven't even kicked in the higher bandwidth! Boots are almost instant.”
“Great base and easy to install. Quick delevery and if you need to gewt in contact with Pimoroni there reaction is very fast. Top product and great service!”
