“Perfect size for the Offical Raspbery PI 5 case. It does need the offical Active Cooler (not the cooler that comes with the case) to keep things at a reasonable temperature.”
“While the HatDrive Nano was fine there were no instructions on its use or installation. The board does not fit into the standard case with the standard fan. So, a new fan is required.
I, unfortunately, damaged the NVMe connector on the PI5 trying to fit the cable. Now I need another PI5. This was caused by lack of clear instructions and a fragile miniature connector.
The board does not appear to power up. I am not sure if this is because I haven't activated NVMe or if it is caused by a poor cable connection caused by a broken latch. A clear set of installation instructions are necessary here.
Finally, I'm left with quite a few bits of hardware that are probably not required. They were probably needed for a different installation.
So, the item is fine, but the documentation is sadly lacking and my HAT drive nano is not functioning yet. I have not had a good experience.”
“The product itself appears to work exactly as expected, comes with spare screws, and is otherwise very well-designed. The only issue and the reason for a loss of a star - even now as I write this review Pineboards have not (to my knowledge) released its documentation (e.g. assembly instructions), unlike their other products.”
“Arrive on time, no NVME as yet will buy in a week or so as soon as I have some spare money.
Hat installation was quick and straight forward Pi 5 boots from Micro SD Card. All looks goos.”
“I had to use the full-size HatDrive! instructions along with some web searches to get the Nano working
- but I ordered it on release so no specific Nano instructions were available at that time. Bump the PCIe bus to the fastest speeds on the Pi 5 to take full advantage. PiHut allowed me to get notified on release, quick and reliable delivery as always - thank you PiHut for your excellent offerings and superb service.”
“Very easy to fit and thoughtfully designed. I like this board a lot.
I was hoping it would squeeze into the Argon One case, but doesn't, but looks like it will fit more 'normal' cases.”
