“I've now ordered 3 of these for all my new set of PI's and that alone should tell you that they are great, work perfect and I get good speed out of the NVMe interface.
I use 3 across two instances of Home Assistant where they are dealing with constant traffic from all the devices connected and 1 for my Retro PC.
I wouldn't hesitate to order another as they're really easy to use and do the job admirably.
Now for the minor niggles I have. If you're just using this Base + PI 5 then the Pimoroni NVMe case is perfect to fit everything safe and secure. However, if you use a HAT as well (such as a POE HAT) then finding a case is very hard. I had to modify a Geekworm case to fit
All in all, if you want an M2 NVMe drive, and like the Pimoroni NVMe case, then look no further!”
“Excellent bit of kit. My Pi is super quick now, and I no longer have to rely on temperamental micro SD cards. Setting up was a breeze thanks to a video on YouTube. Highly recommended!”
“Fantastic piece of kit!
I love that it mounts at the bottom of the Po, so that it leaves plenty of airflow for the top part. Great build quality, easy to set up.”
“Works well, but it took a long time to set up the OS with a 4TB SSD due to a lack of good documentation.
Ribbon cable over the microSD slot can be problematic.”
“A great little kit for the NVMe memory card, easy to install. Had to buy additional M2 x 20mm bolts to enable me to connect it to the black Ali active heat sinc but more than happy with it”
“Most Nvrams come with heatsiknks these days. I doubt most Pi5 use they would be needed. To fit one with the heatsink the pillars need to be 2-3 mm taller and cable little longer. I like the underneath approach rather than a hat, leaving the top free.”
