Jeff Geerling | SBCs: It's time to ditch microSD @JeffGeerling | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 11 minutes ago.
Are microSD cards days numbered on Raspberry Pi 5? Raspberry Pi has a new M.2 HAT for the Pi 5, but there are many others. Which one's best?

Guides and other videos I mentioned:

- Geekworm 4-drive NVMe review on Level2Jeff: youtube.com/watch?v=yLZET7Jhza8
- Explaining Computers Network Install video: youtube.com/watch?v=Ll9Tmp3tppU
- Pi PCIe database - Pi 5 HATs: pipci.jeffgeerling.com/hats
- Set PCIe Gen 3 speed on the Pi 5: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/forcing-pci-express-gen-30-speeds-on-pi-5

Devices I mentioned (some links are affiliate links):

- Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+: raspberrypi.com/products/m2-hat-plus
- Pineboards (many devices mentioned): pineboards.io
- Cytron MakerDisk NVMe: cytron.io/p-nvme-2242-b-plus-m-key-makerdisk-ssd-128gb-preloaded-rpi-os
- Pimoroni NVMe BASE: shop.pimoroni.com/products/nvme-base?variant=41219587178579
- GeeekPi N04 M.2 NVMe HAT: amzn.to/4bGWpPP
- GeeekPi N05 M.2 NVMe HAT: amzn.to/3V2enXv
- USB RIITOP NVMe to USB Docking Station: amzn.to/4beEIav
- Raspberry Pi NOOBS microSD card: amzn.to/3K3iQmu
- Geekworm X1011 4-drive NVMe board: geekworm.com/products/x1011
- Argon ONE V3 M.2 NVMe PCIe case: amzn.to/3QFLZHN
- (Let me know in the comments if I missed something!)

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00:00 - NVMe's time to shine
00:35 - Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+
01:49 - Alternatives have more interesting uses
02:10 - Ditch microSD
03:26 - What makes NVMe so good?
05:12 - Better performance and compatibility
06:29 - Multi-drive HATs - compromises
07:50 - Opportunities and a Pi 500?