PCIe M.2 HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5, NVMe SSD PIP PCIe Peripheral Board With Extra Screw Sets for 2280/2260/2242/2230 NVMe SSD

If you’ve upgraded to the Raspberry Pi 5 and want to take full advantage of its new PCIe capabilities, the iUniker PCIe M.2 HAT+ is the expansion board you need. It brings fast, reliable NVMe SSD storage to the Pi in a compact, well-designed form — perfect for makers, DIY server builders, or anyone using the Pi 5 as a desktop replacement.Why It’s a Game Changer:⚡ Full NVMe SSD Support: Add an M.2 M-Key NVMe SSD (2230–2280) directly to your Pi 5. Say goodbye to slow microSD cards — this HAT+ makes booting and data transfer blazing fast.🔧 Plug-and-Play with Minimal Fuss: Setup is straightforward. Just connect it to the PCIe FFC port on the Pi 5 and you're good to go (with a little help from the Pi 5’s firmware updates).🌡️ Built-in Heatsink & Active Cooling: Includes a well-sized aluminum heatsink and small fan to keep both the SSD and Pi cool under load. It’s efficient and super quiet.🔩 Stackable HAT+ Design: Keeps a low profile and integrates cleanly with official Raspberry Pi 5 cases (with minor modifications).💡 LED Activity Light: Handy indicator for SSD activity so you know your drive is working properly.Use Cases:Perfect for Raspberry Pi NAS builds, home servers, media centers, and power users who want the performance of a full SSD setup without the size or noise of a traditional PC.Final Thoughts:The iUniker PCIe M.2 HAT+ is one of the best upgrades you can add to your Raspberry Pi 5. With its clean design, active cooling, and support for fast NVMe drives, it turns your Pi into a serious performance machine.

Great addition to my RPi 5. I plan to get more as I upgrade my cluster of Pi 4 to Pi 5. Reliable and works well. Installation is relatively easy, just be careful when handling the printed circuit flat ribbon cable that connects to the PCIe slot on the PI. This HAT fit perfectly on the PI and was low enough profile that I could place the PI and HAT in a 19" rack mount cage from UCTRONICS. So nice to have the speed and reliability of an NVMe for the PI.

--- Experience with a competitive product ---I had originally tried using a GeekPi SSD hat and had all sorts of problems with it, even after ensuring I was using a RPi-compatible 2TB SSD and swapping/reseating the PCI flex cable on both ends several times. Sometimes I could get the SSD to work for short periods of time but it would inevitably fail.--- Experience with THIS product ---In contrast, this unit worked properly immediately after assembly. And unlike the GeekPi unit, it does not block any of the GPIO header pins, and is a bit smaller (does not cover the entire width of the RPi mainboard), which improves cooling performance. It came with all the standoffs, screws and other hardware needed to securely mount it. The only (minor) negative is that it did not come with a backup/replacement PCI flex cable like the GeekPi unit did, it only came with one that was already attached to the hat board.

Speed and function was great for the small price. Easy to install, but it may or may not have bricked my pi 5 16gb. After a week or so it just stopped booting altogether. Didn't even try to boot, just a solid red light. Probably coincidence, but I can't find any info about what may have gone wrong.

This hat works wonderfully. It was easy to install on my RasPi 5. It also fit perfectly. The standoffs were easy to mount. The SSD clipped right in like it should. I have not had any heat issues with this either. Just make sure that you have a case designed for the hat if you are using a case.

Honestly a little disappointed, i love this hat, it worked wonderfully for 2 months but just crapped out on me bringing down my whole home assistant setup. this is my favorite form factor and includes the i/o lights which i also love and ive had great experiences with everything uniker that ive purchased in the past but this failing out of nowhere was definitely a downer. the device boots normally but shortly after acts as if i have ripped the hard drive out