Why did Raspberry Pi make their own SSD?

Raspberry Pi just launched microSD cards, SSDs, new AI HATs, and even a rubber bumper!

Can I possibly cram them all into one video?

Raspberry Pi sent the products that are mentioned in this video for testing. They did not pay anything for this video, nor did they have any say in this video's content (or any ability to review it before publication).

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Contents:

00:00 - Pi SSD, Pi microSD, Pi AI, Pi Bumper
00:46 - AI Camera
01:50 - AI HAT+ with 26 TOPS
03:54 - Bumper
05:43 - A2 microSD cards
07:54 - 2230 NVMe SSDs
11:52 - Learn more from other YouTubers

[yeswanthkumar]

I think Raspberry Pi made their own SSD (specifically 2230) because of Pi6. when they release Pi6 with nvme slot (which they should have done with Pi 5) they can easily bundle it and sell more, essentially redirecting the profits to their own pockets instead of other storage manufacturers.

[raspberrypi]

Hard agree that the $3 bumper is our greatest accessory yet.

[LockonKubi]

First party "basic but known to be reliable" parts might be a good move for newbies dipping their toes into the Pi ecosystem. Overwhelmed by all the various parts out there? Same brand is a good place to start.

[Tehk]

Petition to call pi nvme etc bases "Shoes". We've already got hats for main pi and socks for picos.

[Shocker]

12:00 It's funny how Jeff doesn't realise that +99% of his videos are about Raspberry Pis, which essentially makes him the Raspberry Pi person on YouTube

[mausmalone]

I love that in order to show off the Pi accessories which are extremely small, you have to zoom in SO MUCH that you can see the halftone print pattern on the fake wood texture.

[SmithyScotland]

Worth remembering Sony makes these cameras - and Sony owns a chunk of RPI trading.

[shapelessed]

All I want from the Pi Foundation these days is a Pi 0 with MORE MEMORY!!!

[DiamondMaster]

I am working on a video for a Minecraft Server powered with a Raspberry Pi, and I was trying to figure out how to make the whole M.2 NVME SSD and Active cooler both work and be practical enough for anyone else to replicate. Getting 3rd party parts to build it out could have so many more potential compatibility problems, but within the time span of me writing the script for the project, Raspberry Pi literally released everything I needed as an official part, which is awesome 👍

[thegreyfuzz]

The bumper could be pretty handy... if you've ever shorted out the bottom of your pi setting it down on a screw or a male breadboard jumper that was on the bench... save the magic smoke from being set free.

[eltamarindo]

Many people, like myself, would buy a Rasp Pi primarily because it is standardized equipment where you can substitute one Pi for another without ever having hardware compatibility problems. Sure, there are a whole number of SSDs that are compatible with the Rasp Pi, but not all of them are compatible. SSDs are not as universally compatible as some people think. Further there are many people like myself that are quite willing to pay the "tax" to know that these parts are all tested and validated by the Rasp Pi foundation.

[richards]

Peripherals generally have a higher profit margin plus there will also be those that will purchase first party over third party due to compatibility and/or quality.

This is how it works for the likes of the console manufacturers.

My problem with these AI HATs is that these are only for image processing tasks. They should really provide variants with onboard memory which can run at least a 7B LLM. That would be useful. Eg. with home automation, you could use it as an always-on low power LLM agent for Home Assistant. Or just to run background jobs, eg. fetch and process news and create a personalized filtered feed.
Also I think they due with a Pi 400 successor, I won't be surprised if a Pi5 based revamp shows up before the Christmas period.

[steveiliop]

I believe the pi SSD is just an opportunity to a) make more money which I don't see the problem since we know and trust this brand b) ensure the best comparability so if you are a beginner just buy what works best?

[-TheBugLord]

Crazy how affordable this is considering you get built in people/object detection on a camera feed. I foresee this causing a positive chain reaction in the robotics industry.

[jbrnd]

Great Video! Excited to see the upgrades to your Frigate setup with the new AI boards!

[LongerThanAverageUsername]

R PI, please make a “Pi 5 +” or something with no SD card slot and instead a full M.2 slot for an NVME drive.

[Dygear]

I appreciate the honesty at the end on why not do a full review on each item. That's fair. If you do pick one to review, I'd love to see the NVMe drives taken out for a spin. I use Raspberry Pi 5 with a 128GB SD Card as a backup web server should my main server go down. It works, very, very well for that reason. Being able to put a 512GB NVMe drive out there in the data center would be helpful. But as I usually put these in the FLIRC case, so there is no moving parts on these remote installed raspberry pis, there has to be a good pref tradeoff to be made there.

[psully]

Tune in expecting a blurb about the Pi SSD aka Commercial & get so much more! Kudos Sir, you're one of the Great Ones!

[frogandspanner]

I bought loads of chopping boards that were on offer at the supermarket. I fasten my RPis to them, together with pluggable breadboard, and use the handle to hang my projects on display hooks on the walls above my workbench. If I need to take them down to do hardware mods there is sufficient weight that the assembly does not skitter around.