I think Raspberry Pi made their own SSD (specifically 2230) because of Pi6. when they release Pi6 with nvme slot (which they should have done with Pi 5) they can easily bundle it and sell more, essentially redirecting the profits to their own pockets instead of other storage manufacturers.
I do hope they include an M.2 slot on the Pi 6, or even add one onto a Pi 500 if they ever release one. I'm sure they have prototypes, just not sure why it hasn't happened (IMO a Pi 500 with NVMe support would be a very popular product).
@@Level2Jeff I also hope Pi500 with NVMe happens soon and will be a perfect mini PC alternative if they have at least 16GB of RAM (great for Windows on ARM). The reason i think Pi6 will launch with NVMe is because they need to upgrade PCIe to gen3 x2 or x4 and cannot continue using same flimsy connector. It will be lot easier to design and install expansion hats from m.2 NVMe slot.
Pi 6, when?! I like RPis but i always have an issue with storage reliability if they're on for too long. - SD cares are too unreliable - USB devices can have too loose connections, or there is some USB related oddity - HATs i've not tried due to the very limited number of cases that accommodate them.
I love their MagPi. Essentially, it's a trained homebound Corvidae that has revolutionary lightweight leapfrog-class neodymium magnets strapped to its back. You basically install a number of custom made copper coils, strategically placed along the walls of your room. As the MagPi flaps around, it powers your Raspberry Pi for at least a day. Edit: I'm also a big fan of popping on a sock when I'm tinkering with it. Kudus to Jeff for sharing this 💚
I'd like an A+ variant of the Pi 4 or Pi 5 with at least 1GB of RAM, but 2GB would be a warm welcome and a single USB 3 port. And a Pi 500 with 8GB RAM would be SWEET as a modern every-day web-browsing computer.
@@ireallydontknowifiamhonest It's not small enough. The Pi Zero is great because it's more than a dumb microcontroller yet can fit everywhere I need it. The problem is just too little memoru.
First party "basic but known to be reliable" parts might be a good move for newbies dipping their toes into the Pi ecosystem. Overwhelmed by all the various parts out there? Same brand is a good place to start.
The bumper could be pretty handy... if you've ever shorted out the bottom of your pi setting it down on a screw or a male breadboard jumper that was on the bench... save the magic smoke from being set free.
12:00 It's funny how Jeff doesn't realise that +99% of his videos are about Raspberry Pis, which essentially makes him the Raspberry Pi person on RUclips
5 of the last 12 videos on my main channel were about Pi-related projects-the rest varied between homelab, RISC-V, Windows on Arm, and even a 3D printer... the problem is, I'm pretty sure RUclips pigeonholes certain users into certain topics, so unless you follow someone only on the subscriptions page, you'll only see the videos that are more in line with what RUclips *thinks* you want to see on the home page or sidebar.
@@Level2Jeff I've belled you, so i see all of your uploads. 🙂 Yeah sure, recently you've made fewer videos related to the RPi, but if we look at the last 4 years of your channel, how many of them as a percentage are RPi related? You made RPi videos before the last 4 years, but you didn't do as many except for your RPi cluster mini series.
Peripherals generally have a higher profit margin plus there will also be those that will purchase first party over third party due to compatibility and/or quality. This is how it works for the likes of the console manufacturers.
I believe the pi SSD is just an opportunity to a) make more money which I don't see the problem since we know and trust this brand b) ensure the best comparability so if you are a beginner just buy what works best?
what i like of your comment is that you are writing that comment to pi directly, and they will read it! also would be nice more usb2 headers and led and buttons header for power and similar stuff
@@arch1107 call it wishful thinking. :) Considering Jeff has interviewed the CEO a few times and makes lots of content around PIs, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that someone at the company sees the interest in the idea.
Crazy how affordable this is considering you get built in people/object detection on a camera feed. I foresee this causing a positive chain reaction in the robotics industry.
9:18 that's just a lazy bs excuse, shame on Raspi foundation/corporation. Bro what do you mean you can't publish full specs because they might change in the future? It's a website, not a stone tablet. Just put a revision number on the darn thing and list different specs for each SSD revision number. This is 100% dishonest bs
@@var67 Dude I literally called that "lazy bs excuse". Oh no some autistic people on the internet might be angry about a 2% performance change in a device where performance was poor to begin with and mostly irrelevant!!! We must protect ourselves from the onslaught!!!!
Many people, like myself, would buy a Rasp Pi primarily because it is standardized equipment where you can substitute one Pi for another without every having hardware compatibility problems. Sure, there are a whole number of SSDs that are compatible with the Rasp Pi, but not all of them are compatible. SSDs are not as universally compatible as some people think. Further there are many people like myself that are quite willing to pay the "tax" to know that these parts are all tested and validated by the Rasp Pi foundation.
I am working on a video for a Minecraft Server powered with a Raspberry Pi, and I was trying to figure out how to make the whole M.2 NVME SSD and Active cooler both work and be practical enough for anyone else to replicate. Getting 3rd party parts to build it out could have so many more potential compatibility problems, but within the time span of me writing the script for the project, Raspberry Pi literally released everything I needed as an official part, which is awesome 👍
2230 SSDs are getting more and more traction. The German price comparison engine Geizhals lists more 2230 drives than 2242 these days - almost twice as many, actually.
the flash chips are getting more and more storage space, we are at a point where a single chip can hold 512gb, while user demand for big SSDs has not appeared yet
I appreciate the honesty at the end on why not do a full review on each item. That's fair. If you do pick one to review, I'd love to see the NVMe drives taken out for a spin. I use Raspberry Pi 5 with a 128GB SD Card as a backup web server should my main server go down. It works, very, very well for that reason. Being able to put a 512GB NVMe drive out there in the data center would be helpful. But as I usually put these in the FLIRC case, so there is no moving parts on these remote installed raspberry pis, there has to be a good pref tradeoff to be made there.
I’m not too familiar with drive performance but this seems decent at that price point and form factor? Might grab one, I’ve got a full size nvme on a bottom board hat currently that I could use elsewhere.
Yeah, it's better than I expected. Usually OEMs will use cheaper chips, but these are older (PCIe Gen 3, since that's what the Pi's bus uses) but decent.
0:46 what with that stuttering in the video? you are not the only channel who did this. There are nearly every new video on RUclips that doing those stuttering/glitches.
Yeah... for me, unfortunately it's a glitch in my OBS setup. I've been hacking away at different formats/encoders for months, and the settings I have now are the most reliable. However, it glitches the audio every 10-20 minutes of recording. When I'm at my other recording areas, I go straight into a Blackmagic monitor that records direct from the analog audio... so there's no glitching there. Might have to bite the bullet and get a different recording setup at my editing desk too someday.
@@Level2Jeff I was curious about it. I have seen this behavior on many other channels. It makes sense if obs has a problem. Many RUclipsrs use obs and if it is a bug of a certain version that is actual around, then it makes a lot of sense why so many channels have those glitches. ^^
Btw., that ai hat from Hailo is useless if you want to do anything besides run their precompiled models with the rpi-cam apps. Their documentation is very lackluster and the compiler is a pain to get started with and if you do get it working, there is no easy way to use your custom model. Lastly I was unable to find any information on their supposed python library...
@@Level2Jeff Yeah I got them mainly to avoid component legs from scratching up the surface I was setting the board on. If you could find tiny rubber feet (or 3D print some with flexible filament) you could add more friction.
If only we had the "Raspberry Pi bumper" for all the (R.I.P.) Raspberry Pi 3's and 4's that were victims while working on our smart lab for medical research at work 🙄 It seems like one of those simple and effective products that makes us slap our forehead while saying "why didn't anyone think of this before?". Is this specific to the Pi 5 or can it be used with older Pis (3b+, 4b+, etc.)? Also, wondering if the M.2 Hailo hat would work with non-RPi hardware / processors - specifically low power x86 based systems? (*hint* wouldn't mind a video on that *hint* 😀). Great video as always - always full of useful information!
Im curious to know how many people actually use the GPIO and is it time to split the product in two. One being a small computer to be a computer and a version with GPIO where people use it. The few times I find people using the GPIO they are using the power efficient PIs.
@@Level2Jeff Sure, but give me some credit. I would try to sell the TPU bumpers at first and if I saw there was a demand I'd probably make a mold and cast silicone copies for production. I wouldn't dare attempt to satisfy orders by printing one-at-a-time.
I just ordered a 64GB Pi branded microSD from Digi-Key for $6.49. Yeah, shipping is flat at $7 but I had other parts in my order so to me this was dirt cheap from a reliable source!
Wait, did they actually make the SSD or did they source it and put their sticker on it? I really like the "AI" camera, I wonder how/if it'll work with Frigate. I've been using 3D printed bumpers and I'm also a fan!
I have a Pi 4 and I have been wanting to get something like the bumper for ever. I have a fan hat and I use the GPIO pins for some stuff and since I leave it on 24/7 I want something that at least makes it harder to just slide down and protects the bottom. I got the official case and tried to only use the bottom part, but it didn't work for me (I don't remember why)
I appreciate the compatibility value; but give that almost all of the SSDs and cards work in almost every PC, isn't the interoperability problem the Raspberry Pi itself? This feels like their power supply: they've set their requirements so finely that you end up needing to buy their version of a what should be a commodity part, for it to work perfectly?
In the case of the Pi, it's usually a problem where some NVMe commands don't seem to work on arm64, or with the Broadcom PCIe implementation specifically, and a lot of times it's from quirks in the way the address space is assigned on the Pi. Some of these bugs are being ironed out over time, though-a lot more cards work today than just a year ago, all through software tweaks.
I do think that CM5 is going to come out soon and they are just tapping to the potential profit they can get from selling their own ssd. I think the lack of detail spec on their ssd is reflection of that thinking. I could be wrong though.
Mouser has listings for the CM5 Case (search SC1753), heatsink (SC1752), and IO board (SC1751), but not the CM5. The case and heatsink are expected on 2024-11-20. No date listed for the IO Board, but the photo does show an m.2 slot.
the touch screen is to press buttons, for dedicated slutions, not to watch youtube so you save on your dataplan the tv is dvb and i bet they will offer other versions so you can find other reasons to complain, why the negativism
I didn't read it as negative, just pointing out a couple flaws for people depending on what they're expecting. I do hope they update their touch screen at some point. It's a bit long in the tooth but having first party support makes it so much easier to integrate.
I've noticed with the 2230 nvme drives that heat becomes an issue very quickly. i've had to peel the label and stick on some small heatsinks on a couple of mine.
Some of those PM991a nvme ssds do not play well with Debian. (or even macos for that matter). I can't say if these have different firmware over the older PM991a nvme ssds, but GParted will not work on that particular nvme ssd without it erroring out (and a few other issues but its been a while since I've had it in my machine). I'd bet that they went with that particular ssd as its super common in the 2230 size. Also macOS issues have been largely been kernel panics which have been supposedly fixed with NVMEFix.
About HATs I have the Senshat. to be exactly i have 3 of them. Every one bought in different years and every one has different LEDs but all of them are Revision 1.0.
@@Level2Jeff om my first Sensehat the joystick is backwards if you use the library for the Sensehat. I don't think all Sensehat I have are really revision 1.0 even the PCB print says that.
well, they wouldnt make one yet, and, it wouldnt be them in reality, because the gpu chip, i bet would be made by broadcom, as the pi soc itself they have not donte much progress in terms of expansion cards, so, it could happen, but seems to be many years in the future
you write that like it was not something common, at least they will do it with a size that is not common or cheap and they will certify it will work with pi, some do not work well or at all
Not from UK (I'm Swedish) but those NVME's... I soo do wish the "Made in China" sticker said "Made in the UK"... even if maybe the engineering was made in UK... This (not seen the whole video yet) was just a sticker NVME... everything was done in China? but works good on the Pi...
everything is made to make money, but the other reason is to offer parts that are known to work with pi, some brands are not working with pi, even the pc or smartphone you are using to write that comment was made to make money from you, not to help you comunicate with others so we ccan know how bitter your commennts can be.
I've done it less recently, because of regulatory issues... it's almost channel suicide to do any giveaways through RUclips. I might do some sort of 'yard sale' thing where I give away some of the things I never get around to testing, but trying to figure out the logistics of that is tough. Again, especially since there are laws/regulations around how to do that without hitting weird tax or legal issues :( Meanwhile those things just sit on the shelf collecting dust!
giveways and raffles are strictly regulated in many nations/states, so that's a big NO. That's one of the reasons Linus of LTT only does physical auctions at his location to get rid of excess inventory
I think Raspberry Pi made their own SSD (specifically 2230) because of Pi6. when they release Pi6 with nvme slot (which they should have done with Pi 5) they can easily bundle it and sell more, essentially redirecting the profits to their own pockets instead of other storage manufacturers.
I do hope they include an M.2 slot on the Pi 6, or even add one onto a Pi 500 if they ever release one. I'm sure they have prototypes, just not sure why it hasn't happened (IMO a Pi 500 with NVMe support would be a very popular product).
@@Level2Jeff I hope they have two slots for redundancy but that might be hoping for too much :(
@@Level2Jeff I also hope Pi500 with NVMe happens soon and will be a perfect mini PC alternative if they have at least 16GB of RAM (great for Windows on ARM). The reason i think Pi6 will launch with NVMe is because they need to upgrade PCIe to gen3 x2 or x4 and cannot continue using same flimsy connector. It will be lot easier to design and install expansion hats from m.2 NVMe slot.
Pi 6, when?!
I like RPis but i always have an issue with storage reliability if they're on for too long.
- SD cares are too unreliable
- USB devices can have too loose connections, or there is some USB related oddity
- HATs i've not tried due to the very limited number of cases that accommodate them.
I love their MagPi. Essentially, it's a trained homebound Corvidae that has revolutionary lightweight leapfrog-class neodymium magnets strapped to its back. You basically install a number of custom made copper coils, strategically placed along the walls of your room. As the MagPi flaps around, it powers your Raspberry Pi for at least a day.
Edit: I'm also a big fan of popping on a sock when I'm tinkering with it. Kudus to Jeff for sharing this 💚
What... did I just read???
@@Level2Jeff Haha! Some of us are crazy lovers of your channel and have a sense of weird humour :DD
Honoured to have a reply!
All I want from the Pi Foundation these days is a Pi 0 with MORE MEMORY!!!
Mmm... Pi Zero 2 with 1+ GB RAM would be nice.
@@Level2Jeff Feels more like a Pi Zero 3 thing tbh
at this point i would just consider the CM4 to be new RPi Zero 3
I'd like an A+ variant of the Pi 4 or Pi 5 with at least 1GB of RAM, but 2GB would be a warm welcome and a single USB 3 port. And a Pi 500 with 8GB RAM would be SWEET as a modern every-day web-browsing computer.
@@ireallydontknowifiamhonest It's not small enough. The Pi Zero is great because it's more than a dumb microcontroller yet can fit everywhere I need it. The problem is just too little memoru.
First party "basic but known to be reliable" parts might be a good move for newbies dipping their toes into the Pi ecosystem. Overwhelmed by all the various parts out there? Same brand is a good place to start.
Indeed. Their own products are likely to be a known quantity and hence well supported.
I'm mildly annoyed that they didn't bother to add capacitors to have power loss protection for the SSD
The bumper could be pretty handy... if you've ever shorted out the bottom of your pi setting it down on a screw or a male breadboard jumper that was on the bench... save the magic smoke from being set free.
Yep! Like I said, my favorite Pi product... I just ordered 5 more, planning on slapping them on all the Pis I have sitting around.
12:00 It's funny how Jeff doesn't realise that +99% of his videos are about Raspberry Pis, which essentially makes him the Raspberry Pi person on RUclips
5 of the last 12 videos on my main channel were about Pi-related projects-the rest varied between homelab, RISC-V, Windows on Arm, and even a 3D printer... the problem is, I'm pretty sure RUclips pigeonholes certain users into certain topics, so unless you follow someone only on the subscriptions page, you'll only see the videos that are more in line with what RUclips *thinks* you want to see on the home page or sidebar.
@@Level2Jeff I've belled you, so i see all of your uploads. 🙂
Yeah sure, recently you've made fewer videos related to the RPi, but if we look at the last 4 years of your channel, how many of them as a percentage are RPi related? You made RPi videos before the last 4 years, but you didn't do as many except for your RPi cluster mini series.
Peripherals generally have a higher profit margin plus there will also be those that will purchase first party over third party due to compatibility and/or quality.
This is how it works for the likes of the console manufacturers.
I believe the pi SSD is just an opportunity to a) make more money which I don't see the problem since we know and trust this brand b) ensure the best comparability so if you are a beginner just buy what works best?
R PI, please make a “Pi 5 +” or something with no SD card slot and instead a full M.2 slot for an NVME drive.
With you there-though I'd love to have both :D
what i like of your comment is that you are writing that comment to pi directly, and they will read it!
also would be nice more usb2 headers and led and buttons header for power and similar stuff
@@arch1107 call it wishful thinking. :) Considering Jeff has interviewed the CEO a few times and makes lots of content around PIs, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that someone at the company sees the interest in the idea.
@@Level2Jeff alright Jeff, hear me out… TWO M.2 slots instead of one of each. :)
Worth remembering Sony makes these cameras - and Sony owns a chunk of RPI trading.
Sony also make the Raspberry Pi in their factory in Wales
Crazy how affordable this is considering you get built in people/object detection on a camera feed. I foresee this causing a positive chain reaction in the robotics industry.
9:18 that's just a lazy bs excuse, shame on Raspi foundation/corporation. Bro what do you mean you can't publish full specs because they might change in the future? It's a website, not a stone tablet. Just put a revision number on the darn thing and list different specs for each SSD revision number.
This is 100% dishonest bs
Dude, he LITERALLY says why: if the specs drop by 2% because of a chip change, you get outrage & they don't want that.
how many people look at a revision number ?
@@var67 Dude I literally called that "lazy bs excuse". Oh no some autistic people on the internet might be angry about a 2% performance change in a device where performance was poor to begin with and mostly irrelevant!!! We must protect ourselves from the onslaught!!!!
@@jyvben1520 how many people look at the drive specs at all? Why have a page called "drive specs" and say nothing on it
@@var67 yeah and I called that "lazy bs excuse".
Many people, like myself, would buy a Rasp Pi primarily because it is standardized equipment where you can substitute one Pi for another without every having hardware compatibility problems. Sure, there are a whole number of SSDs that are compatible with the Rasp Pi, but not all of them are compatible. SSDs are not as universally compatible as some people think. Further there are many people like myself that are quite willing to pay the "tax" to know that these parts are all tested and validated by the Rasp Pi foundation.
Might explain why I wasn't able to boot through one.
I can see people grabbing these not for use with the Pi, but for small form factor PC builds in general (that doesn't need peak performance)
for steam deck. it has the size, there are other brands offering it, but mostl or is too expensive or the quality is uncertain
Thanks for the mention Jeff 😃
You're quite welcome! Thanks for covering all the stuff you cover!
I am working on a video for a Minecraft Server powered with a Raspberry Pi, and I was trying to figure out how to make the whole M.2 NVME SSD and Active cooler both work and be practical enough for anyone else to replicate. Getting 3rd party parts to build it out could have so many more potential compatibility problems, but within the time span of me writing the script for the project, Raspberry Pi literally released everything I needed as an official part, which is awesome 👍
Channels inner Doug Demuro: THIIIIIIIIIS is a raspberry pi accessory and today I am going to take you over its quirks and features.
Petition to call pi nvme etc bases "Shoes". We've already got hats for main pi and socks for picos.
2230 SSDs are getting more and more traction. The German price comparison engine Geizhals lists more 2230 drives than 2242 these days - almost twice as many, actually.
Everything is getting smaller
the flash chips are getting more and more storage space, we are at a point where a single chip can hold 512gb, while user demand for big SSDs has not appeared yet
And NVMe support is showing up in more and more devices.
I appreciate the honesty at the end on why not do a full review on each item. That's fair. If you do pick one to review, I'd love to see the NVMe drives taken out for a spin. I use Raspberry Pi 5 with a 128GB SD Card as a backup web server should my main server go down. It works, very, very well for that reason. Being able to put a 512GB NVMe drive out there in the data center would be helpful. But as I usually put these in the FLIRC case, so there is no moving parts on these remote installed raspberry pis, there has to be a good pref tradeoff to be made there.
I’m not too familiar with drive performance but this seems decent at that price point and form factor? Might grab one, I’ve got a full size nvme on a bottom board hat currently that I could use elsewhere.
Yeah, it's better than I expected. Usually OEMs will use cheaper chips, but these are older (PCIe Gen 3, since that's what the Pi's bus uses) but decent.
I love 2230 NVMes. I look forward to being disappointed next week by Apple NOT using them in a new Mac Mini.
Ugh, easy wins for Apple yet they keep not doing that!
0:46 what with that stuttering in the video? you are not the only channel who did this. There are nearly every new video on RUclips that doing those stuttering/glitches.
Yeah... for me, unfortunately it's a glitch in my OBS setup. I've been hacking away at different formats/encoders for months, and the settings I have now are the most reliable. However, it glitches the audio every 10-20 minutes of recording.
When I'm at my other recording areas, I go straight into a Blackmagic monitor that records direct from the analog audio... so there's no glitching there. Might have to bite the bullet and get a different recording setup at my editing desk too someday.
@@Level2Jeff- We don’t care about a few glitches; your money and time are best spent elsewhere and elsewhen.
@@Level2Jeff I was curious about it. I have seen this behavior on many other channels. It makes sense if obs has a problem. Many RUclipsrs use obs and if it is a bug of a certain version that is actual around, then it makes a lot of sense why so many channels have those glitches. ^^
Btw., that ai hat from Hailo is useless if you want to do anything besides run their precompiled models with the rpi-cam apps. Their documentation is very lackluster and the compiler is a pain to get started with and if you do get it working, there is no easy way to use your custom model. Lastly I was unable to find any information on their supposed python library...
I Like the way they have a car being detected as an apple in the front of the box.
Anything vaguely rectangular and black is a 'cell phone' too :D
Another solution for feet for Pi’s and other bare boards is to buy a pack of nylon standoffs to use for feet.
Another good option! Though nylon standoffs aren't great at stiction.
@@Level2Jeff Yeah I got them mainly to avoid component legs from scratching up the surface I was setting the board on. If you could find tiny rubber feet (or 3D print some with flexible filament) you could add more friction.
If only we had the "Raspberry Pi bumper" for all the (R.I.P.) Raspberry Pi 3's and 4's that were victims while working on our smart lab for medical research at work 🙄 It seems like one of those simple and effective products that makes us slap our forehead while saying "why didn't anyone think of this before?". Is this specific to the Pi 5 or can it be used with older Pis (3b+, 4b+, etc.)?
Also, wondering if the M.2 Hailo hat would work with non-RPi hardware / processors - specifically low power x86 based systems? (*hint* wouldn't mind a video on that *hint* 😀).
Great video as always - always full of useful information!
Im curious to know how many people actually use the GPIO and is it time to split the product in two. One being a small computer to be a computer and a version with GPIO where people use it. The few times I find people using the GPIO they are using the power efficient PIs.
I would love the tutorial on how to move your OS to the SSD the easiest way
Check out rpi-clone.jeffgeerling.com - that's what I use!
Ha! I've been printing "bumpers" now for the past 3 years out of TPU. Never even dawned on me that I might have a salable product.
Missed opportunity! Though molded is probably a lot cheaper to manufacture than FDM
@@Level2Jeff Sure, but give me some credit. I would try to sell the TPU bumpers at first and if I saw there was a demand I'd probably make a mold and cast silicone copies for production. I wouldn't dare attempt to satisfy orders by printing one-at-a-time.
I just ordered a 64GB Pi branded microSD from Digi-Key for $6.49. Yeah, shipping is flat at $7 but I had other parts in my order so to me this was dirt cheap from a reliable source!
Pi Bumper - Couldn't you print something similar with TPU ?
Yep!
Do you have livestream footage of you ironing out the driver bugs ? It would be very interesting to see the process and the trial and error attempts
Wait, did they actually make the SSD or did they source it and put their sticker on it? I really like the "AI" camera, I wonder how/if it'll work with Frigate. I've been using 3D printed bumpers and I'm also a fan!
It's a Samsung PM991a, they just rebranded an existing OEM SSD
Ooh ssd? I hope it's a gooden
The create versions for the Pi itself, why not for storage? Change the hardware, change the version? Seems like an easy problem to solve.
I have a Pi 4 and I have been wanting to get something like the bumper for ever. I have a fan hat and I use the GPIO pins for some stuff and since I leave it on 24/7 I want something that at least makes it harder to just slide down and protects the bottom. I got the official case and tried to only use the bottom part, but it didn't work for me (I don't remember why)
It has been a while since I had to buy a microsd card, I see the mess of symbols has become even bigger
lol true... they have to add 'class' and 'A' ratings, along with regulatory logos, and sometimes silly wishful-thinking speed ratings!
Thanks Jeff!
The pi ssd if its cheap is a good replacement for my 64gb steam deck ssd.
I appreciate the compatibility value; but give that almost all of the SSDs and cards work in almost every PC, isn't the interoperability problem the Raspberry Pi itself? This feels like their power supply: they've set their requirements so finely that you end up needing to buy their version of a what should be a commodity part, for it to work perfectly?
In the case of the Pi, it's usually a problem where some NVMe commands don't seem to work on arm64, or with the Broadcom PCIe implementation specifically, and a lot of times it's from quirks in the way the address space is assigned on the Pi.
Some of these bugs are being ironed out over time, though-a lot more cards work today than just a year ago, all through software tweaks.
Have you covered that Heat-sink you mentioned, and what A2 is all about? I just happen to buy a Sandisk Extreme 64Meg A2 without knowing about that.
I do think that CM5 is going to come out soon and they are just tapping to the potential profit they can get from selling their own ssd. I think the lack of detail spec on their ssd is reflection of that thinking. I could be wrong though.
Mouser has listings for the CM5 Case (search SC1753), heatsink (SC1752), and IO board (SC1751), but not the CM5. The case and heatsink are expected on 2024-11-20. No date listed for the IO Board, but the photo does show an m.2 slot.
7” touch screen.. still at 800x400 🧐
TV hat …. Does not work in US 😎
the touch screen is to press buttons, for dedicated slutions, not to watch youtube so you save on your dataplan
the tv is dvb and i bet they will offer other versions so you can find other reasons to complain, why the negativism
I didn't read it as negative, just pointing out a couple flaws for people depending on what they're expecting.
I do hope they update their touch screen at some point. It's a bit long in the tooth but having first party support makes it so much easier to integrate.
I've noticed with the 2230 nvme drives that heat becomes an issue very quickly. i've had to peel the label and stick on some small heatsinks on a couple of mine.
bigger profits, probably for the pi6 which will include a nvme slot
Some of those PM991a nvme ssds do not play well with Debian. (or even macos for that matter). I can't say if these have different firmware over the older PM991a nvme ssds, but GParted will not work on that particular nvme ssd without it erroring out (and a few other issues but its been a while since I've had it in my machine). I'd bet that they went with that particular ssd as its super common in the 2230 size. Also macOS issues have been largely been kernel panics which have been supposedly fixed with NVMEFix.
They won't publish specs so they don't have to warranty it out.
About HATs I have the Senshat. to be exactly i have 3 of them. Every one bought in different years and every one has different LEDs but all of them are Revision 1.0.
Oof! Wish they'd treat board revisions better then - and maybe that explains partly why they don't want to release detailed specs on the SSD...
@@Level2Jeff om my first Sensehat the joystick is backwards if you use the library for the Sensehat. I don't think all Sensehat I have are really revision 1.0 even the PCB print says that.
When are they going to make a graphics card? that is the question..
Ha!
well, they wouldnt make one yet, and, it wouldnt be them in reality, because the gpu chip, i bet would be made by broadcom, as the pi soc itself
they have not donte much progress in terms of expansion cards, so, it could happen, but seems to be many years in the future
Why does this reminds me a lot of the old x86 math co-processors ?
it is the same concept, but math coprocesors are useful, this is not, not for anything i do, the ai idea is still creepy in general
Are there any signs of a CM5 release any soon?
Good question! They said 2024... and there are only a couple months left, so I'm holding out hope it'll be before the end of 2024!
I got a sheet of bubble wrap cut and taped to the bottom of pi5 😅
Hello jeff
Howdy!
@@Level2Jeff good can you help me
making? or branding?
they cant make chips, they dont have a fab, so probably branding a specific model, for their future pi using 2230 modules
Ai Cam webcam???
For the $$ 😂
Wow. What a problem to have. I get sent a load of free stuff and it's an issue... Wish I had thst problem 😂😂
they do not make these accessory they paid and put there name the accessory for appetizing their name.....
you write that like it was not something common, at least they will do it with a size that is not common or cheap and they will certify it will work with pi, some do not work well or at all
Not from UK (I'm Swedish) but those NVME's... I soo do wish the "Made in China" sticker said "Made in the UK"... even if maybe the engineering was made in UK... This (not seen the whole video yet) was just a sticker NVME... everything was done in China? but works good on the Pi...
Cash Grab
Shocking that a company wants to make money……
So don’t buy them… choice is yours.
Capitalism?
Rebranding generic ssd 🤔
if it is known to work with pi, it would be great, they dont have a fab to make ssd chips or the controller or the ram, so of course.
the answer is always money so stop
everything is made to make money, but the other reason is to offer parts that are known to work with pi, some brands are not working with pi, even the pc or smartphone you are using to write that comment was made to make money from you, not to help you comunicate with others so we ccan know how bitter your commennts can be.
LMAO , They send me to much free stuff - LOL Give them away to us your viewers
iirc he does that sometimes
I've done it less recently, because of regulatory issues... it's almost channel suicide to do any giveaways through RUclips.
I might do some sort of 'yard sale' thing where I give away some of the things I never get around to testing, but trying to figure out the logistics of that is tough. Again, especially since there are laws/regulations around how to do that without hitting weird tax or legal issues :(
Meanwhile those things just sit on the shelf collecting dust!
giveways and raffles are strictly regulated in many nations/states, so that's a big NO. That's one of the reasons Linus of LTT only does physical auctions at his location to get rid of excess inventory