“Gives a neat result when assembled but lots of manual dexterity to put it together. The instructions say make sure there is not an SD card in when you assemble this. Given you could use a usb SD card reader and change the boot order to boot from it if needed, its not a huge problem. If you are not familiar with NVME cards you might not pick up from the instructions that you need to move the fixing stud with screw if its not a 2280 size nvme and not just the screw. Good that they supple a spare cable and clip!”
“The Argon ONE V3 with the PCIE expansion board is the best option for a Pi5. Attaching the ribbon cable to the expansion board can be a little fiddly when it's in the case, it would be nice if it wasn't located so close to the side of the casing as it's tricky getting fingers close to it. I had to use tweasers to put it in.
Also note that before setting up the Argon it's worth making sure your Pi5 firmware is updated and that it's configured to boot from NVME first. I had issues installing the OS and changing boot priority before Raspberry Pi firmware was updated.”
“The expansion board is working flawlessly. Assembly was simple and the documentation is good. There are plenty of YouTube videos demonstrating how to set up the all in one m.2 ONE V3, which is effectively the same as this. Just be sure to read the product listing, as some m.2 SSDs are not compatible.”
