Comment on Raspberry Pi 5 revealed, and it should satisfy your need for speed

alphapuggle@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ButtholeSpiders@startrek.website ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Still no m2 slot support? SD cards remind me of the 5400rpm HDD days.

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  • Rootiest@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It does support m.2 (and presumably other single-lane pcie devices via a HAT apparently.

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    • SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      While true m.2 is available as a bulky Hat, I wonder when they will start using the underside more. There is so much space where e.g. a m.2 slot would have fit perfect while still keeping the whole system slim.

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      • Rootiest@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        To be fair it doesn’t have to be a hat. They have the pcie lane rigged up to an FPC connector similar to the DSI ones. So someone could easily design an m.2 drive enclosure, PCB, etc that just accepts the FPC ribbon and you can mount it wherever you’d like

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  • alphapuggle@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not sure it’s needed, but certainly would be nice. Most applications for a pi are just fine on a high performance SD card

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• scorpionix@feddit.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Agreed. Seems like I am going to skip this generation or if I need a new Pi, buy a 4.

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  • alphapuggle@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Personally I’m not sure yet. Sounds like its gotten a very much needed performance boost but those drawbacks are certainly disappointing.

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• danc4498@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Every post I’ve seen about this had people complaining about the things it didn’t have. Will it actually satisfy anyone?

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