Argon NEO 5 M.2 NVMe Expansion Board for Raspberry Pi 5 - Boot from SSD($19.99Value)

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BOOT YOUR PI 5 FROM FAST NVMe STORAGE — No More Slow SD Cards Connects directly to the Raspberry Pi 5's native PCIe slot for dramatically faster boot times and system performance compared to microSD. Transform your Pi 5 into a desktop-class machine. BROAD M.2 NVMe COMPATIBILITY — Fits 2230, 2242, 2260 & 2280 M-Key Drives Works with the full range of M-Key NVMe drives up to 2280 size. Tested with popular brands including Samsung, WD, Kingston, and Crucial. Single-sided drives recommended for best fit. BUILT-IN ALUMINUM HEATSINK WITH THERMAL PADS — Keeps Your Drive Cool Under Load Drive-specific aluminum heatsink and pre-applied thermal pads actively dissipate heat, extending the lifespan of your NVMe drive and maintaining consistent read/write speeds during sustained workloads. SIGNAL-GRADE FPC CABLE INCLUDED — Impedance-Controlled for Reliable Data Transfer The included impedance-controlled Flexible Printed Circuit cable ensures clean, consistent PCIe signal integrity between the Pi 5 and your NVMe drive — no third-party cable hunting required UPGRADE YOUR EXISTING ARGON NEO 5 CASE — Board Only, No Case Duplication Already have an Argon NEO 5 case? This board is the exact upgrade you need — drop-in compatible, replacing the standard base to add full NVMe capability. Requires: Argon NEO 5 enclosure (sold separately) + M-Key NVMe drive (sold separately) + official 27W Raspberry Pi 5 power supply. Raspberry Pi 5 board not included. The Raspberry Pi 5 finally brings PCIe to the single-board computer world, and the Argon NEO 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe Expansion Board is the cleanest way to take full advantage of it. Designed as a drop-in upgrade for any Argon NEO 5 case, this board replaces the standard bottom section and adds a dedicated M.2 slot, routing your NVMe drive directly through the Pi 5's high-speed PCIe interface. The result? You can boot your Raspberry Pi 5 directly from an NVMe SSD — eliminating the bottleneck of a microSD card and unlocking sequential read speeds that are up to 10× faster. Whether you're running a home server, a media center, a Kubernetes node, or a desktop Linux workstation, the performance difference is immediately noticeable. Thermal performance matters with NVMe. Sustained reads and writes generate real heat, and uncooled NVMe drives throttle. Argon included a drive-specific aluminum heatsink with thermal pads — not an afterthought, but a precisely fitted component designed to match the board's footprint. Your drive stays cool, your performance stays consistent. The board ships with an impedance-controlled FPC cable — an engineering detail worth noting. Standard cables can degrade signal quality on a high-frequency PCIe link; the controlled impedance specification ensures data integrity across the flex connector, reducing errors at speed. Supports all M-Key NVMe drives up to 2280 (2230, 2242, 2260, and 2280). Single-sided drives are recommended to ensure clearance inside the case. NVMe-only — M.2 SATA drives are not supported on this board.