Not required. And it might block the OFFICIAL cooling case, but it’s a Raspberry Pi. There will be a hundred different custom cooling options soon.
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RobotToaster@mander.xyz 8 months ago
No actual PCIe or M.2 connector on the board, the M.2 hat won’t be available at launch, and it appears to block the required(?) coolers from being fitted.
PeachMan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The problem is that the M.2 thing still is a HAT, and basically sits about 10mm above the main board, leaving no room for proper active or passive cooling - or at least making it very complicated to achieve. Putting the M.2 slot at the bottom of the main board would have been a good solution that would have avoided a lot of problems.
anlumo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I still can’t get over the tower cooler available for the Pi 4.
PeachMan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s completely unnecessary and I love it
somedaysoon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why anyone bothers with Pi Foundation boards any longer is beyond me, there are so many better SBCs. The rockpro64 launched a full year before the Rpi4, back in 2018, and had PCIe, SATA cards, NIC cards, and a sweet NAS case to go with it. It could boot from USB drives right away, unlike the Rpi4, it didn’t have power supply issues unlike the Rpi4, and it had eMMC support unlike the Rpi4, among many other benefits.
Bonehead@kbin.social 8 months ago
I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the Pine64 I bought from their Kickstarter. The thing lasted 4 months before it stopped booting. I have no faith in any subsequent products.
somedaysoon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Bonehead@kbin.social 8 months ago
There were reports that many of the original Pine64 Kickstarter boards had this bootloop problem. While I understand this was one of there first products, I still don't want to sink money into something when better and more stable options are available.