Review Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: NVMe for Me

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Pimoroni has released its own version of the M.2 HAT board for the Raspberry Pi 5. NVMe Base can work with NVMe SSDs from 2230 to 2280 and provides a welcome speed boost for the fastest Raspberry Pi yet!

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[RayOfDark]

Thanks for the heads-up on this. I've just paired one with a 1TB Lexar NM790 running in Gen 3 and it flies like stink!

I've replaced the base of an aluminium heatsink case with the NVMe Base. The supplied screws are the same M2.5 size that usually hold the bottom on to the case, so it all stacks up very tidily and securely.

Couldn't be happier!

 

[GhostGreyWolf]

I combined this board with an SK Hynix PC611 256GB I had lying around and it works like a champ in Gen 3 mode, using the RPi 5, OEM heatsink/fan, and a 5" Elecrow touch screen. It boots lightning fast. I had to break one fin off of the OEM heatsink for the touchscreen to mount without interference, but everything else is good. Also playing with a Rii wireless HTPC mini-keyboard which works great as well.

Now I just wish there were more case options that accommodate a bottom hat.