{"id":917,"date":"2024-07-09T03:02:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T03:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/affordable-and-versatile-10-raspberry-pi-5-m-2-hat-fits-perfectly-in-the-official-case\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:57:43","slug":"affordable-and-versatile-10-raspberry-pi-5-m-2-hat-fits-perfectly-in-the-official-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/affordable-and-versatile-10-raspberry-pi-5-m-2-hat-fits-perfectly-in-the-official-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable and Versatile: $10 Raspberry Pi 5 M.2 HAT Fits Perfectly in the Official Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of reasons to love the Raspberry Pi 5<\/a>, and the inclusion of a single-lane PCI Express 2.0 interface for expansion is, for me, chief among them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I (hastily) bought a Pimoroni NVMe Base<\/a> so I could use an M.2 SSD with my Pi 5 (a stonkingly faster experience than a slow-poke microSD card). Only problem is it\u2019s large. With that board attached, my Raspberry Pi 5 can\u2019t fit in the official Raspberry Pi 5 case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And while the newer, smaller official Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ can be used in the official case, you have to keep the top off (which makes it less of a case and more of a clingy coaster).<\/p>\n

But users who want an expansion board that doesn\u2019t take up much room are in luck.<\/p>\n

The folks at Pineboards have engineered a svelte solution.<\/p>\n

Pineboards HatDrive! Nano<\/h2>\n

The Pineboards HatDrive! Nano<\/em> is a 55\u00d734mm M.2 HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5. It not only fits in the official case (even with an M.2 2242\/2230 card attached), but fits in the case with enough room to leave the official active cooler unobstructed.<\/p>\n

This budget-friendly expansion board supports anything that uses an M.2 M-Key interface (M.2 2242\/2230 only). Use it with PCIe 2 and 3 NVMe storage (it supports SUSCLK signal), an NPU, wireless card, and so on.<\/p>\n

They also added a 3A buck converter to improve efficiency and lessen heat output, which is ace.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just a small footprint that the Pineboards HatDrive! Nano offers. The price tag is equally diminutive too: mere $10\/\u20ac9\/\u00a39 \u2014 and yup, that includes a 25mm PCIe FPC cable, plus screws, and spacers for attaching it.<\/p>\n

Obviously, shipping has to be paid on top of that, but the same is true of most M.2 HAT boards, including Raspberry Pi\u2019s own.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s available for buy from The Pi Hut in the UK<\/a>, Welectron or Botland in Germany (and Poland and Czech Republic for the latter), or direct from the Pineboards Store, which (appears to) ship to the US.<\/p>\n

A real sweetener for specific needs<\/h3>\n

If you own a Raspberry Pi 5, and the official case, and you want to take advantage of the board\u2019s PCIe expansion capabilities without drawbacks or case modifications, then Pineboards\u2019 HatDrive! Nano is truly a sweet deal.<\/p>\n

But if you don\u2019t<\/em> care about using the official case, don\u2019t need a specific HAT size, and\/or don\u2019t need a board to sit in a specific position, there\u2019s plenty of choice out there now,<\/p>\n

The official Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+<\/a> is an affordable, solid shout; Pimoroni has several offerings, including a new NVMe Base Duo<\/a> for dual SSDs setups; and an ever-growing crop of Raspberry Pi 5 cases come with built-in SSD expansion, like the ace Argon One v3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I figured I\u2019d pass on word of this since Ubuntu 24.04 LTS runs brilliantly on the Raspberry Pi 5<\/a> when booted from an SSD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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