“GOOD POINTS: -
Very nicely designed and implemented PCB's
Design doesn't interfere with the operation of the Pi Cooling Fan
Clever way that the installation of the SSD memory doesn't interfere with the operation of the SD card
Superb documentation on how to fit the kit to the Pi 5.
Bad Points.
Probably only applies to me. You need to be fully dextrous in order to put this together. Approximately 1 week before trying to assemble this unit, I lost the sight in one of my eyes. With no 3D vision I really struggled with this and ended up wrecking my Pi 5. Waiting for my Piggy bank to refill before getting some able bodied someone to put it together for me.
Conclusion
This should have been a 5* review however I have never seen it work I don't think my bad luck should pull its review points down too far”
“At fiirst I had a problem with the ribbon cable. But after reinstallation of the cable (both ends) it was OK. I have installed the OS on the M.2 meemorry, and is booting from it.
The only reason I'm playing with these things is to see how computer technology has evolved.
The first computer I worked with was an IBM 360/30 in 1965. It had 64KB of memory and a speed of 1 MHz. I think the rental cost was around $10.000/month. Data was mainly on punched cards and tapes. I even know about one installation where the Operating System was on tape (TOS Tape Operating System)).”
“I bought the NVMe base for the Pi 5 with a 512 GB M.2 SSD. It was easy to install and I had it up and running in no time at all. It's certainly helps to realise the full speed possible with the Pi.”
“I found the NVMe base along with the 500 GB SSD to be a perfect way to increase the storage on my Raspberry pi 5.
It was very easy to attach to the pi and worked perfectly. The only slight issue I found was the length of the supplied ribbon cable was a little short but this was easily rectified by the purchase of the longer one that is available that is available which solved the problem of being able to the SD slot if needed. The delivery time in both cases was very good and prises are spot on. I would recommend this product strongly as it allows full access to all the pi's gpio pins as it fits perfectly under pi.”
