GeeekPi N04 M.2 NVMe to PCIe Adapter for Raspberry Pi 5, Support M.2 NVMe SSD 2230 2242 2260 2280

Connects as it should, performance as it should.Would recommend to anyone with a raspberry pi 5. Dramatically increases the responsiveness from the raspberry pi 5.I have now purchased several of these for my rpi5s, each operates at low power and is immediately available for someone to pull up Kodi and stream something from our Home server.

I wanted to move to an NVMe drive for a little web server I'm running on my Pi5 and this one fits perfectly and works equally as well. So far, I've had no problems and I'd say for the price, it can't really be beat! Installation was super easy of course as it just snaps right onto the top of the Pi.

On a Pi 5, you can use one device at the full 5000 speed -- pci, or USB. Gigabit ethernet is separate. Real-world data storage transfer is about 750MB/s on a Pi 5 using this adapter in my world, with the pci set to run the more risky pci 3 speed. But then, all USB ports are capped at 480 - no USB speed for the storage. That said, the ethernet port and an Nvme on this adapter managed to saturate gigabit ethernet, and then still have storage bandwidth to and from the processor that is much faster. This is a good device. It came with two ribbon cables, but both were short. When I added a POE+ hat to the Pi, the ribbon cable would not reach, so I had to order the longer cable kit. It would be nice if this kit came with two cables - one short, and one a bit longer for hats that could also be used as a spare. It is working great.

Works great was able to format the m.2 card without issues and use it as a file server.

Does the job and allows coolers to function underneath. More elegant designs may be available depending on your use case but if this fits it it’s worth it. Mine has been perfectly reliable with moderate use. Get a case that has a little extra room up top obviously and it’ll fit great. Speeds are good and installation was straightforward.

Works as needed, but the cable connection took a few tries to get it to work. But overall like being able to use full length storage and good color. Instructions also clear.

I’ve been using this product for over a year and have dealt with multiple memory failure issues as a result. I thought the memory was going bad but it turns out this board injects write errors the pi interprets as memory faults. When I replaced it with the official pi hat board and retested old memory sticks I thought were bad they worked fine. In hindsight I would not have purchased this product.

This is a very nice upgrade for the Pi. It was very easy to install since I have dealt with these kinds of cables before, and it is much faster than using an SD card. That being said, you don't need to use this to have a good time with your Pi. Be mindful of your case however, as you might need a new one if your case has no clearance above it.